Ib Geography Ch. 1

Front 1

absolute direction

Back 1

direction with respect to cardinal east, west, north, and south

Front 2

absolute distance

Back 2

shortest-path seperation between two places measured on a standard unit of length

Front 3

absolute location

Back 3

exact position of an object or place stated in spatial coordinates

Front 4

accessibility

Back 4

relative ease with which a destination may be reached from other locations

Front 5

concentration

Back 5

clustering of a phenomenon around a central location

Front 6

connectivity

Back 6

directness of routes linking pairs of places; an indication of the degree of internal connectivity

Front 7

cultural landscape

Back 7

natural landscape as modified by human activities and bearing the imprint of a culture

Front 8

density

Back 8

quantity of anything

Front 9

dispersion

Back 9

statement of the amount of spread of a phenomenon over area or around a central location

Front 10

formal region

Back 10

region distinguished by a uniformity of one or more characteristics

Front 11

functional region

Back 11

region differentiated by what occurs within it rather than by a homogeneity of physical or cultural phenomena

Front 12

geographic information system

Back 12

integrated computer programs for handling, processing, and analyzing data specifically referenced to the surface of the earth

Front 13

globalization

Back 13

increasing interconnection of all parts of the world

Front 14

mental map

Back 14

maplike image of an area that a person carries in mind, subjective, personal perceptions and preferences

Front 15

model

Back 15

idealized representation of reality. simplifies real world complexity

Front 16

natural landscape

Back 16

physical environment unaffected by human activities

Front 17

nodal region

Back 17

region differentiated by what occurs within it rather than by a homogeneity of physical or cultural phenomenon

Front 18

pattern

Back 18

design or arrangement of phenomena in earth space

Front 19

perceptual region

Back 19

region perceived to exist by its inhabitants

Front 20

projection

Back 20

systematic method of transferring the glob grid system from the earth's curved surface to the flat surface of a map

Front 21

region

Back 21

any earth area with distinctive and unifying physical or cultural characteristics

Front 22

regional concept

Back 22

view that physical and cultural phenomenon

Front 23

relative direction

Back 23

culturally based locational reference
ex: far east, middle east

Front 24

relative distance

Back 24

transformation of absolute distance into such relative measures as time or monetary costs

Front 25

relative location

Back 25

position of a place or activity in relation to other places or actitivities

Front 26

scale 12;20

Back 26

ratio between the size of area on a map and the actual size of that same area on the earth's surface

Front 27

site

Back 27

absolute locaiton of a place or activity described by local relief and other physical characteristics

Front 28

situation

Back 28

relative location of a place or activity in relation to the physical and cultural characteristics of the larger region that it is a part of

Front 29

spatial diffusion

Back 29

spread or movement of a phenomenon over space or through time

Front 30

spatial distribution

Back 30

arrangement of things on the earth's surface

Front 31

uniform region

Back 31

region distinguished by a uniformity of one or more characteristics that can serve as the basis for a real generalization

Front 32

spatial system

Back 32

arrangement and integrated operation of phenomena produced by or responding to spatial processes on the earth's surface

Front 33

spatial interaction

Back 33

movement between different places; an indication of interdependence between different geographic locations