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define space time compression relating it to technological innovations |
Space time compression is the increasing sense of connectivity that seems to be bringing people closer together even thought their distances are the same. Space time compression is the solution to distance decay because technology (internet,cell phones) is allowing us to communicate more across longer distances. |
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formal region |
region composed of areas that have a common cultural or physical feature |
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spatial perspective |
outlook through which geographers identify,explain, and predict the human and physical patterns in space and the interconnectedness of various spaces |
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situation |
location of a place relative to the physical and cultural characteristics around it |
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perceptual region |
region whose boundaries are determined by people’s beliefs, not a scientifically measurable process |
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intermediate directions |
southeast,southwest,northeast, and northwest |
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human geography |
branch of geography primarily concerned with analyzing the structures,processes, and location of human creations and interactions with the earth |
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gps |
system of satellites used to determine an exact location on the global grid |
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gmt |
baseline for time zones around the world,centered on the prime meridian |
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relative directions |
directions commonly given by people, such as right,left,up, and down, among many others |
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distortion |
necessary error resulting from trying to represent a round,nearly spherical earth on a flat plane or map |
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absolute location |
position of an object on the global grid: latitude and longitude |
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great circles |
the equator and every line of longitude paired with its twin on the opposite side of the earth form one of these |
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cartography |
process of map making |
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friction of distance |
degree to which distance interferes with some interaction |
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equidisant map |
map that maintains distance but distorts other properties |
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geographic model |
simplified version of what exists on the earth or what might exist in the future |
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map |
two dimensional model of the earth or a portion of its surface |
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sense of place |
person’s perception of the human and physical attributes of a location that give it a unique identity in that person’s mind |
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cultural ecology |
study of human-environment interaction |
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galls-peter projection |
map created by a geographer to show the relative sizes of the earth’s continents accurately. its distorts shape so it is not conformal |
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chloropleth map |
map that shows a pattern of some variable,such as population density or voting patterns,by using various colors or degrees of shading |
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site |
internal physical and cultural characteristics of a place, such as its terrain and dominant religions among others |
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Robinson Projection |
map showing the world with slight distortions to all four properties,rather than having one property correct and the others drastically distorted |
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simplification |
Cartographer’s process of eliminating unnecessary details and focusing on the information that needs to be displayed in the map |
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isoline thematic map |
map displaying lines that connect points of equal value. |
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