front 1 Human Geography | back 1 The study of where and why human activities are located where they are |
front 2 Cultural Landscape | back 2 A combination of cultural features such as language and religion, economic features such as agriculture and industry, and physical features such as climate and vegetation. |
front 3 Why is Geography a Science? | back 3 Key Issue 1.1 |
front 4 Cartography | back 4 The science of map making |
front 5 Place | back 5 A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular character. |
front 6 Scale | back 6 The relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole. |
front 7 Space | back 7 The physical gap or interval between two objects. |
front 8 Connection | back 8 Relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space. |
front 9 Projection | back 9 the scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map. |
front 10 Map Scale | back 10 The relationship between a distance on the map and the actual distance on the ground |
front 11 Ratio Scale | back 11 A ratio or fraction shows the numerical relationship between distances on the map and Earth's surface. |
front 12 Written Scale | back 12 Describes the relationship between map and Earth distances in words |
front 13 Graphic Scale | back 13 Usually consists of a bar line marked to show distance on Earth's surface. |
front 14 Distortions | back 14 Flaws |
front 15 Map | back 15 A two-dimensional, or flat-scaled model of Earth's surface or a portion of it. |
front 16 Reference Tool | back 16 Maps purpose (to find the shortest route between two places and avoid getting lost along the way). |
front 17 Communications Tool | back 17 Maps purpose (to depict the distribution of human activities or physical features). |
front 18 Geographic Information System (GIS) | back 18 The analysis of data about Earth acquired through satellite and other electronic information technologies |
front 19 Photogrammetry | back 19 The science of taking measurements of Earth's surface from photographs. |
front 20 Remote Sensing | back 20 The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or other long-distance methods. |
front 21 Global Positioning System (GPS) | back 21 A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers. |
front 22 Geotagging | back 22 Identification and storage of a piece of information by its precise latitude and longitude coordinates. |
front 23 Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) | back 23 The creation and dissemination of geographic data contributed voluntarily and for free by individuals |
front 24 Citizen Science | back 24 Scientific research by amateur scientists |
front 25 Participatory GIS (PGIS) | back 25 Community-based mapping, representing local knowledge and information. |
front 26 Citizen Science and PGIS | back 26 Collect and disseminate local knowledge and information through electronic devices. |
front 27 Mashup | back 27 a map that overlays data from one source on top of a map provided by a mapping service. |
front 28 Mashup Examples | back 28 Google Maps or Bing Maps |
front 29 Mental Map | back 29 An personal representation of a portion of Earth's surface. |
front 30 Geographic Grid | back 30 a system of imaginary arcs drawn in a grid pattern on Earth's surface. |
front 31 Meridian | back 31 An arc drawn on a map between the North and South poles. |
front 32 Prime Meridian | back 32 The meridian, designated at 0° longitude, which passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England. |
front 33 Longitude | back 33 the numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the prime meridian. |
front 34 Parallel | back 34 A circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians. |
front 35 Latitude | back 35 The numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator. |
front 36 Isoline Map (definition) | back 36 A map that connects with lines all the places that have particular values. |
front 37 Dot Distribution Map (Definition) | back 37 A map that depicts data as points and shows how those points are clustered or spread over an area. |
front 38 Choropleth Map (Definition) | back 38 A map where recognizable areas are shaded or patterned in proportion to the measurement of the variable. |
front 39 Graduated Symbol Map (Definition) | back 39 A map that displays symbols (usually circles) that change in size according to the value of the variable. |
front 40 Cartogram Map (Definition) | back 40 A map in which the size of a country or U.S state is proportional to the value of the particular variable. |
front 41 Place Name/Toponym | back 41 The name given to a place on Earth |
front 42 Site Factors | back 42 physical characteristics of a place. |
front 43 Situation Factors/Relative Location | back 43 The location of a place relative to other places. |
front 44 Mathematical Location/Absolute Location | back 44 Describes the position of a place in a way that never changes. (Ex. Longitude and Latitude) |
front 45 Region | back 45 An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features. |
front 46 Formal Region/Uniform Region | back 46 An area in which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics. |
front 47 Functional Region/Nodal Region | back 47 An area organized around a node or focal point. The further you move away the less an activity takes place. |
front 48 Vernacular Region/Perceptual Region | back 48 An area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity |
front 49 Why Are Different Places Similar? | back 49 Key Issue 1.3 |
front 50 Globalization | back 50 a force or process that involves the entire world and results in making something worldwide in scope. (A man-made spread globally) |