basic geography
the study of spatial patterns and relationships on earth
what is geography
an area where one trait is the same throughout
what is a formal region
what is distribution
shows locations of places and features
what is global positioning system (gps)
looking at location, patterns, and relationships in space
what is spatial perspective
an area centered around a node and linked by movement or activity
what is a functional region
the arrangement of things (clustered, dispersed, random)
what is a pattern
shows the patterns of one type of data
technology used to analyze and map data
what is geographic information systems (gis)
a location with specific physical and human characteristics
an area defined by people's opinions and perceptions
what is a vernacular region
the number of something in a given area
what is density
uses color shading to show data values
what is a choropleth map
collecting data from far away (satellites, drones)
what is remote sensing
the distance or area between places
what is space
an area defined based on how people see a place
what is a perceptual region
how spread out or clustered something is
what is concentration
what is a dot density map
lines measuring north and south of the equator (up and down)
the level of analysis (local, regional, national, global)
what is scale
the visible human impact on the land
what is a cultural landscape
interaction decreases as distance increases
what is distance decay
uses different sized symbols to show data
what is a graduated symbol map
what is longitude