Spatial Significance
Patterns and Trends
Geographic Perspectives
Interrelationships
Geospatial Technology
100
What is going on in that specific place
Spatial significance
100
The distribution of data across a space
A Pattern
100
Your personal point of view or the way you see/perceive a situation, topic,event or issue
A perspective
100
How two or more things connect and affect each other.
An interrelationship
100
A collection of tools that make it easier to study, map and find patterns, trends and interrelationships on the earth’s surface.
Geospatial Technology
200
Step ___, Identify where on earth it's happening
One
200
Changes in the distribution of value over time
A Trend
200
Proven to be true and backed by science
A fact
200
Volcanic eruptions or shifting tectonic plate boundaries alter local landscapes and climates
Natural-Natural
200
A device communicates with three satellites, the satellites pinpoint the devices location (Trilateration)
GPS
300
Step ___, Identify important human activities
Three
300
An outlier
300
A personal view based on thoughts or feelings
An opinion
300
Mountain ranges or harsh winter climates dictate where major Canadian highways, railways, and cities are built.
Natural-Human
300
Scanning the earth with aircraft and satellites to obtain information
Remote sensing
400
Step ___, Identify what is occurring naturally at this location.
Two
400
Increasing trend
400
A person or group of people that have a connection or say in an issue
A stakeholder
400
Industrial greenhouse gas emissions drive rapid climate change, causing glacial melting and extreme weather.
Human-Natural
400
The layering of data to make maps and planning
GIS
500
Step ___, Explain why it is important to know what is going on at this location.
Four
500
The behaviour of data
What patterns and trends tell us
500
The four geographic perspectives
Social, environmental, political, economic
500
A country’s economic wealth and infrastructure determine how quickly its communities recover from a localized crisis or urban shift.
Human-Human
500
The tracking of a devices to control, communicate with, and monitor it
Telematics