APHUG Vocab 1

Carl Sauer defined the concept of __________ as the fundamental unit of geographical analysis.

cultural landscape

The __________ is the geographic unit at which one investigates various patterns or processes.

Scale of Analysis

__________ refers to feelings evoked by people as a result of certain experiences and memories associated with a particular place.

Sense of Place

The __________ is the absolute location of a place, described by local relief, landforms, and other characteristics.

Site

__________ is the relative location of a place in relation to the physical and cultural characteristics of the surrounding area.

Situation

A __________ scale map has a small ratio of units on the map to units on Earth, often depicting large areas.

Small Scale

__________ refers to the ways in which phenomena travel over space, including innovations or cultural trends.

Spatial Diffusion

The __________ is an intellectual framework that looks at the locations of specific phenomena.

Spatial Perspective

__________ is the concept of using Earth’s resources to meet present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet theirs.

Sustainability

Thematic layers in a Geographic Information System are essentially __________ maps that are overlaid to analyze spatial relationships.

individual

A __________ map displays one or more variables, such as population or income level, within a specific area.

Thematic

Time-space convergence is the idea that distance between some places is __________ as technology advances.

shrinking

Topographic maps use __________ to represent constant elevations.

isolines

__________ refers to the costs involved in moving goods from one place to another.

Transferability

__________ involves the use of sophisticated software to create dynamic computer maps, often interactive or three-dimensional.

Visualization