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12 Cards in this Set
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4 Geo Concepts |
Interrelationships, Paterns Trends, Spatial Sig. Geo. Perspective |
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What are Stats |
Statistics are collections of numbers and are shown incolumns or in graphic form |
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3 Questions for developing Sense Of Place |
What Is Where, Why There, Why Care |
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4 types of maps |
Thematic, Topographical, Political, Historical |
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3 ways ggraphers use stats |
Describe andsummarize data, understanding a situation, and comparing similar types of data |
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What is A GPS |
A satellite-based system that provides location data |
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What is GIS |
Computer system that manages and analyzesgeographic information |
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What is Remote Sensing |
Seeing or measuring something from aconsiderable distance, often from a satellite |
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Absolute Location |
Wheresomething is located in terms of latitude and longitude |
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Relative Locatiom |
Wheresomething is located in relation to other geographic features |
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Eg. Of Telematics |
for weather monitoring stations wheredata such as temperature or precipitation are recorded and transmitted everyfew minutes to central locations using cellular service or satellites |
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Telematics |
Anytechnology that involves the long-distance transmission of digital data |
