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Absolute distance
describing how far a distance is quantitative units of distance (miles, kilometers, etc.)
Census
an official count of individuals in a population (in the USA, it happens every 10 years)
Expansion diffusion
a trend is spread from its originating place, outward
Relative location
describing the position of a place as compared to or relative to another landmark
Placelessness
A location without a sense of place. No distinct
attributes
Projection
a method of taking a 3D object and putting in on a 2D plane
GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
software that captures, manages, analyzes, and displays data that is collected geographically
Relocation diffusion
the physical spread of a feature or trait by people migrating
Natural resource
a physical material constituting part of Earth that people need and value
Cultural Landscape
Physical artifacts that humans created which make up the landscape. Human produced
Relative distance
Using time to determine how long something will take to get somewhere
GPS (Global Positioning System)
a system that measures distance from a series of satellites to determine location on the planet
Toponym
name place, relating to history or culture
Environmental determinism
the belief that a physical environment is the reason why we live the way that we do
Sense of Place
Factors that contribute to the uniqueness of a location
Spatial distribution
arrangement of a phenomenon across the Earth's surface
Remote sensing
the science of making measurements of the earth using sensors on airplanes or satellites
Diffusion
a feature or idea that is spread from its originating place
Environmental possibilism
the belief that a physical environment plays a role in the development of a society
Fieldwork
The act of an individual physically visiting a location or place and recording, firsthand, information there
Spatial
describing how things are organized in space
Absolute location
describing where something is using the exact site on an objective coordinate system
Scale of Analysis
how zoomed in or out you are when looking at geographic data
Time-space compression
the idea that the world feels smaller than it used to because of increased technology in transportation and communication
Patterns & Spatial Associations
Indication that two (or more) phenomena
may be related, associated, or correlated
with one another