Vocab
the branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes
What is physical geography
The physical character of a place
What is Site
The arrangement of something across Earth's surface.
What is distribution
a study of a phenomenon in a natural setting
What is field observation
refers to information that is collected "on location."
What is ground truth
the distance in degrees north or south of the equator
What is latitude
the location of a place relative to other places
What is Situation
The frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area
What is density
the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole
What is scale
Information describing color, odor, shape, or some other physical characteristic
What is qualitative data
The way of identifying, explaining, and predicting the human and physical patterns and the connections of various locations.
What is spatial approach
name given to a portion of Earth's surface
What is toponyms
the increase in time and cost that usually comes with increasing distance
What is friction of distance
A scale relative to something else, like a ratio.
What is relative scale
A map which represents the perceptions and knowledge a person has of an area
What is mental map
the regional position or situation of a place relative to the position of other places
What is Relative Location
nearness in space, time, or relationship
What is proximity
refer to the digital representation of space
What is spatial data
show locations of places and geographic features absolute locations
What is reference maps
A smaller division of a geographic region.
What is subregion
the line of longitude that marks where each new day begins, centered on the 180th meridian
What is International Date Line
term for the reduction in time it takes for something to diffuse to a distance place
What is time-space compression
The process of describing and interpreting the landscape ecology of an area.
What is landscape analysis
A map that uses differences in shading or coloring to indicate statistical ranges.
What is a choropleth map
The study of where and why human activities are located where they are
What is Human Geography