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22 Cards in this Set
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Funtional region |
Region defined by the particular set of activities or interaction that and occur with thin it |
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Generalized maps |
Help us see general trends |
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Geocaching |
A hunt for a cache, the GPS Coordinates which are placed on the Internet by other Geo catchers |
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Geographic concepts |
Ways of seeing the world spatially that are used by geographic roots in answering research question |
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Geographic information system (GIS ) |
Collection of computer hardware and software that permits spatial data to be collected, recorded, stored, retrieved come a manipulated, analyzed, and displayed to the user |
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Global positioning system (GPS) |
A satellite - based system for determining the absolute location of places or geographic features |
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Hierarchical diffusion |
Form of diffusion in which an area or innovation spreads by passing 1st among the most connected places or people |
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Human geography |
One of the 2 major divisions of geography;the spatial and analysis of human population, it's cultures common activities, and landscapes |
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Human - environment |
Reciprocal relationships between human and environment |
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Landscape analysis's |
Overall appearance of an area |
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Location |
Geographical situation of people and things |
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Location theory |
A logical attempt to explain the locational pattern of an economic activity, and the manner in which its producing areas are interrelated |
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Mental map |
Image or picture of the way space is organize as determined by an individual's perception, impression, and knowledge of that space |
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Movement |
The mobility of people, goods, and ideas across the surface of the planet |
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Pattern |
The design of spatial distribution (scattered or concentrated ) |
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Perceptual region |
Region that only exist as a conceptualization or an idea that is not as a physically or demarcated entity |
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Map distortion |
3 of these common types of maps projections are cylindrical, conic, and azimuthal |
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Media reports |
Print media (newspapers, magazines) Internet |
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National scale |
An area that represents a nation or country |
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Online mapping |
Come place and in publication of websites that provide exhaustive graphical and text information in the form of maps and databases. Used for GPS, travel of a planning, and tracking weather |
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Online visualization |
Describes any effort to help people understand the significance of a data by placing it in a visual context |
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Personal interviews |
Technique for gathering information through face- to-face contact with individuals |
