UNIT 1 KBAT

Absolute Location: Exact position of a place on Earth's surface using coordinates (latitude and longitude).

Relative Location: A place's location in relation to other places.

Aerial Photography: Photographs taken from aircraft or drones to study Earth's surface.

Built Environment: Human-made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity.

Cartography: The science or practice of making maps.

Cartographic Scale: The relationship between the size of objects on a map and their actual size on Earth's surface.

Concentration: The spread of a feature over space; clustered or dispersed.

Connectivity: How well places are linked together through transportation and communication.

Cultural Ecology: Study of how humans interact with and adapt to the environment.

Cultural Landscape: The visible imprint of human activity and culture on the landscape.

Density: The frequency with which something occurs in space.

Diffusion: The spread of a feature or trend over time and space.

Distance: The amount of space between two points.

Distance-Decay: The idea that interaction decreases with increasing distance.

Distortion: Inaccuracies on maps due to representing a 3D Earth on a 2D surface.

Distribution: The arrangement of something across Earth's surface.

Elevation: The height of a place above sea level.

Environmental Determinism: The belief that the environment shapes human culture and behaviors.

Equator: An imaginary line around the middle of Earth equally distant from the North and South Poles.

Field Observation: Observing people and places firsthand in their natural settings.

Fieldwork: Collecting data on location through direct observation.

Formal/Uniform Region: An area where everyone shares one or more distinct characteristics.

Functional/Nodal Region: An area organized around a central node or focal point.

Geographic Scale: The level of detail or amount of territory covered on a map.

GIS (Geographic Information Systems): Computer systems that store, analyze, and display geographic data.

GPS (Global Positioning System): A system that determines precise location using satellites.

Human Geography: The study of human activity in relation to the earth's surface.

Human-Environment Interaction: How humans adapt to, modify, and depend on the environment.

International Date Line: An imaginary line that defines the boundary between one day and the next.

Landscape Analysis: Studying the human and natural features of a landscape to understand its impact.

Latitude/Parallel: Imaginary lines running east-west measuring distance north or south of the equator.

Location: A specific place or position on Earth.

Longitude/Meridian: Imaginary lines running north-south measuring distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.

Map: A visual representation of Earth's surface.

Mental Map: A person's internal, subjective representation of geographic space.

Patterns: Repeated spatial arrangements of phenomena.

Physical Geography: The study of natural features and processes of the Earth.

Place: A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic.

Possibilism: The theory that humans can adapt and choose how to respond to their environment.

Prime Meridian: The meridian at 0° longitude from which east and west are measured.

Processes: Ongoing events or series of actions that result in change.

Projection: The method used to represent Earth's curved surface on a flat map.

Proximity: Nearness in space, time, or relationship.

Qualitative Data: Descriptive data (e.g., interviews, observations).

Quantitative Data: Numerical data (e.g., statistics, measurements).

Reference Maps: Maps that show general spatial properties such as cities, boundaries, and roads.

Region: An area of Earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics.

Regionalization: The process of dividing an area into smaller segments or regions.

Remote Sensing: Collecting data from a distance, typically using satellites or aircraft.

Scale: The relationship between map distance and actual ground distance.

Scale of Analysis: The spatial extent at which phenomena are studied (local, national, global).

Sense of Place: The feelings and meaning associated with a place.

Site: The physical characteristics of a place.

Situation: A place's location relative to other places.

Spatial Approach: Understanding phenomena in terms of location, distance, direction, orientation, pattern, and interconnection.

Spatial Association: The relationship between the distribution of one feature and another.

Spatial Interaction: The movement and flows involving human activity.

Spatial Data: Information tied to a specific location on Earth.

Sustainability: Meeting current needs without compromising future generations.

Thematic Maps: Maps that display specific types of information (e.g., population, climate).

Time-Space Compression: The idea that technology reduces the time it takes for something to spread across space.

Topographic Maps: Maps that show elevation and landform features.

Toponym: The name given to a place.

Vernacular/Perceptual Region: An area defined by people's beliefs or feelings about a place.