APHG Unit 1 Vocab

Carl Ritter

Spread of a feature or trend from one key person or node of authority to other persons

Theory describing spatial and functional relationships between countries in the global economy

The meridian, designated at 0 degrees longitude, passes through Greenwich, England

A country/region with wealth, higher education levels, advanced technologies, resources, strong militaries, & allies

Area between two or more things

A perceptual region

Reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place due to technology

A country/region with less wealth, lower education levels, less technologies, unstable govt., poor healthcare

A person who creates maps

Involving data that is descriptive of a research subject & is often based on people's opinion

The physical characteristics of a place

Physical environment sets limits on human activities, but humans adjust the environment more

The cardinal directions north, south, east, & west

The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite or other long-distance methods

Arrangement within a given space, Described by density, concentration, & pattern

A system used to transfer locations from Earth's surface to a flat map.

Representation of Earth's surface to show natural and human-made features especially elevation & relative positions

Development that meets the needs of the present w/o compromising ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Any map that focuses on one or more variables to show a relationship between geographic data

Description of where a place is in relation to other places or features

Direction based on a person's perception, such as right, left, up, or down

Use of Earth's land & natural resources in ways that ensure they will continue to be available in the future

A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data in layers

Official count of the number of people in a defined area, such as a state. Given every 10 years.

The expansion of economic, cultural, and political proceses on a worldwide scale

Something produced in nature more rapidly than it is consumed by humans

Impact of a person/community on the environment expressed as the amount of land required to sustain the use of resources

A nodal region

A map based on what an individual knows about a place, contains personal impressions

Study of natural proceses & distribution of features in the environment, ex: landforms, plants, animals, soil, & climate

A country/region with qualities of core and peripheral areas, in the process of industrializing

The more distance the less interaction

A specific point on Earth, distinguished by a particular characteristic

Position of anything on Earth's surface

Parallels; 0-90 degrees; climate zone; north & south hemispheres

The location of a place relative to another place

An area based on a node that decreases as you leave the node

A map that focuses on the location of places

Involving data that can be measured by numbers

Spread of an idea, object, person from its hearth & becoming popular in a new location due to a change in idea, object

System that determines the precise position of something on Earth through satellites

Spread of something over a given area

Belief the environment determines human activities

Spread of a feature or trend among people through a "snowball" effect

Less densley populated residential and commercial areas surrounding a city

Relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earth

Frequency at which something occurs

An area in which everyone shares in common characteristics with formal, recognizable boundaries

Area of Earth being studied

Exact location of an object, usually given by longitude & latitude

Meridians; 0-180 degrees; time zones; east & west hemispheres

180 degrees longitude, clock moves ahead or behind 24 hours when crossed

A uniform region

An area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity, Ex: American South

Spread of an object, person, or idea through word of mouth

Focal point of a functional region; highest concentration of phenomena in a region

The study of the processes that have shaped how humans understand, use, & alter Earth

An area distinguished by similar trends or features

Distance that can be measured using a standard unit of length like miles, feet, yards

Name given to a portion of Earth's surface

Distance determined in relation to other places or objects

Focuses how people live on Earth, how they organize themselves, & why the events of human societies occur where they do

A circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians

Core-periphery Model is another name for what theory?

What type of diffusion: I like your shirt, where did you get it?

The geometric or regular arrangement of something in a particular area

The spread of a feature or trend through bodily movement of people from one place to another

Body of customary beliefs, norms, and values of a group of people

Something produced in nature more slowly than it is consumed by humans

A company that conducts business in multiple nations

HOW something spreads from one place to another over time

Place of origin

Clustered vs. Dispersed describes _________

A design system often used for public transportation; creates a functional/nodal region