Maps & Spatial Concepts
The exact position on Earth using latitude and longitude.
What is the absolute location of a place?
GPS stands for…
What is Global Positioning System?
The physical gap or distance between two things is called...
What is space?
A region defined by measurable data is called a ______ region.
What is formal region?
The spread of ideas, traits, or people across space
What is Diffusion?
A map that changes size of countries based on a variable (like population) is called a ______ map.
What is a Cartogram map?
Storing, analyzing, and layering geographic data.
What is GIS used for?
When Interaction decreases as distance increases.
What is distance-decay?
A region connected by movement (like a subway system) is a ______ region.
What is functional region?
The type of diffusion happens when a trend starts with the elite or big cities.
What is the Hierarchical diffusion?
A type of map shows areas of equal value using lines.
What is an Isoline map?
Collecting data from satellites or aircraft.
What is remote sensing?
The idea that technology reduces the impact of distance is called…
What is time-space compression?
A region based on perception (like “the South”) is a ______ region.
What is Vernacular/perceptual region?
The type of diffusion spreads rapidly outward from a center.
What is Contagious diffusion?
A method of transferring Earth’s curved surface onto a flat map.
What is a map projection?
What is the difference between quantitative and qualitative geographic data?
Quantitative data includes numerical information (like population counts), while qualitative data includes descriptive information (like interviews, sketches, or field observations).
The arrangement of objects or phenomena on Earth’s surface
What is a geographic pattern?
Organizing Earth’s surface into smaller areas for study.
What is regionalization?
When the basic idea spreads but changes (like McDonald’s menus), it is ______ diffusion.
What is Stimulus Diffusion?
What does environmental determinism argue?
Environment shapes human actions.
The organization collects census data in the U.S.
What is the U.S. Census Bureau?
The term for connection between places.
What is spatial interation?
This change occurs when the central node (like a city, port, or service hub) gains or loses influence. Boundaries shift as patterns of movement, communication, or economic activity change—for example, when a new highway, airport, or business center alters how people interact with the region.
What is functional regional change?
The Spread Occurs through the physical movement of people.
What is relocation diffusion?