Geographic Tech.
Latitude, LOPES, & Climograph
Culture
Developed vs. Developing
US & Canada physical geography
100

Software that uses GPS/GIS/Remote sensing

Geographic Technology

100

Measures distance from the Equator, influences climate.

Latitude

100

Shared characteristics passed down by generations, typically relative to a specific region.

Culture

100

A financially stable economy.

Developed

100

Developed infrastructure, roads, streets, large buildings & cities.

Urban

200

Layers or filters that can be turned off/on.

GIS

200

Dependent on hemisphere, lengths of time with a similar average of temperature and precipitation.

Season

200

When cultural traits are altered to accommodate a cultural difference.

Stimulus diffusion

200

Their goal is to survive

Developing

200

Largely consisting of the tundra biome

Canada

300

How to get from point A to point B, specific locations, triangulates with 3 satellites.

Global Positioning System (GPS)

300
Depicted by fluctuation in temperature on a climograph.

Proximity to water

300

When someone moves from one place to another, and spreads their culture.

Relocation Diffusion

300

Focal point of quaternary and tertiary sectors.

Developed

300

Located in the temperate zone

United States (US)

400

Change in data over time (ex: weather, traffic).

Remote Sensing

400

How high something is compared to sea level.

Elevation

400

When someone close-mindedly judges other people's culture because it differs from their own.

Ethnocentrism

400

Focal point of primary,secondary, and tertiary sectors.

Developing

400

Split between the temperate and polar zones

Canada

500

Stores data about temperature and precipitation over the span of a year in a given location.

Climograph

500

A culture's geographical origin.

Cultural Hearth