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Region
formed by a group of places that share characteristics in the same area
Site
the physical characteristcs at the immediate location: soil type, climate, labor force, human structures
Situation
the location of a place relative to other places
Sense of place
when a place has emotional ties to people: so basically, if a place has no meaning to anyone, it has placelessness
Toponym
The name of a place. Also a way to designate locations: like Myrtle Beach, the Appalachian Mountains, Denali
Time-space compression
the shrinking "time distance" between locations because of improved methods of transportation and communication
Spatial interaction
the contact, movement, and flow of things between locations: like roads
Distance decay
when things are farther apart, they tend to be less well connected: like US and China vs the US and Mexico
Patterns
the general arrangements of things being studied
Distribution
the way a phenomenon is spread out or arranged over an area to describe patterns: examples of distribution patterns- linear, geometric, dispersed, circular, or random
Human-environment interaction
the connection and exchange between humans and the environment: how humans influence the physical world- this leads to analyzing things like sustainability and pollution issues
Natural resources
items that occur in the natural environment that people can use: air, water, oil, fish, soil, and minerals
Renewable natural resources
natural resources that are theoretically unlimited and won't be depleted based on use by people: solar energy, biomass, wind, falling water, waves/tide energy
Non-renewable natural resources
natural resources that are limited and can be exhausted by human uses
Sustainability
trying to use resources now in ways that allow their use in the future while minimizing negative impacts on the environment
Cultural landscape
Anything built by humans
Environmental determinism
the belief that landforms and climate are the most powerful force shaping human behavior and societal development while ignoring the infulence of culture
Possibilism
a view that acknowledges limits on the effects of the natural environment and focuses more on the role that human culture plays: (kinda environmental determinism but +the culture aspect)
Global scale
Scale shown- the entire world: examples- global earth at night image, world population density map
Regional scale
Scale shown- multiple countries of the world: examples- north america, south asia
National scale
Scale shown- one country: example- the united states, thailand
National regional scale
Scale shown- a portion of a country or a region(s) within a country: example- the midwest, eastern china
Local scale
Scale shown- a province, state, city, county, or neighborhood: example- Tennessee, Moscow
Aggregation
when geographers organize data into different scales such as by census tract, city, county, or country
Regions
Areas that share common characteristics: formal regions, functional regions, perpetual regions
Formal regions (AKA uniform regions or homogeneous regions)
they are political (Brazil in South America), physical (the Sahara), cultural (southwestern Nigeria, set apart because they speak a different language), or economic (Gold Coast of Africa, which exports gold)
Functional regions (AKA nodal regions)
These regions are organized around a focal point and defined by an activity, usually political, social, or economic
Perceptual regions
Regions defined by the informal sense of place that people create in their minds
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