Human GEO test unit one

What is Human Geography?

study of humanity and society from a spatial perspective.

What are the five themes of geography?

Location, Human environment interaction, Region, Place, Movement

Relative Location

Locations compared to other places

Absolute Location

Address, longitude, GPS Coordinates , or the exact location

Human Environmental Interaction

When humans alter the environment or when the environment changes affect humans.

Region

A region is an area of Earth with a degree of similarity that differentiates it from surrounding areas.

Formal region

A formal region has a shared trait, either physical or cultural

Functional region

An area that shares a common purpose

Vernacular Region (AP)- Perceptual Region (Nor)

Images people carry in their minds based on accumulated knowledge of people, places, and things

Place (two aspects)

Physical- rivers, mountains, etc

Human- language, religion, fashion, etc

Movement

Movement refers to the mobility of people, goods, and ideas. It's an expression of the interconnectedness of places.

Diffusion- going to be a lot of questions on this BTW.

Be ready to answer what examples of each type on test

When an idea disseminates or spreads across space

Contagious Diffusion

An idea spreads through all people or locations that are adjacent to the hearth and one another- EX Memes from one to another

Hierarchical Diffusion

Defined by how an idea spreads by was of a first order location. Might happen when an idea spreads from a influential person

Stimulus

The basic Idea triggers someone to adopt that idea and expand on it. EX: Mcdonalds in INDIA

Map Scale- on test

Point to point distance on a map as a representation of distance in reality

Relative Scale- prob on test

The level within which you group phenomenon for analysis

Relocation diffusion- sorry out of order

Relocation diffusion- sorry out of order

Occurs when an idea or innovation spreads from its hearth by the action of people moving and taking it with them

Cultural Landscape

The visible imprint of human activity on mind

Remote sensing

Method of collecting data or info through instruments that are physically distant

Reference map

• Show physical features of an area

• Locations, roads, mountains, rivers, etc

Thematic Maps

• Tell what an area is like using different topics

• Subject to change

• Tell a story

Choropleth Maps

• Choropleth maps use colors within defined areas to display a geographic theme

• These are thematic maps

Dot Density Maps

• a map that uses dots to show concentration of data and distribution of data

• These are thematic maps

Topographic Maps

• display elevation (contour lines), in addition to physical features on the surface (roads, rivers, etc.)

• These are reference maps

Flow-Line Maps

• use lines to display the movement of a particular phenomenon

Isoline Maps

show data points across large spaces using contour* lines

Cartograms

Cartograms change real boundaries to show proportional data

BIAS IN MAPPING

• Generalized maps show broad trends

• “All maps simplify the world” EXAMPLE: Golf of America- in our maps show BIAS towards…