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Section 1
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absolute distance
in terms of linear units
agricultural density
refers to the number of people per square unit of land actively under cultivation
arithmetic density
the number of things per square unit of distance
area of influence
outlet malls, shoppers travelling from longer distances but making a fewer number of trips
place-specific culture
ex. Sante Fe, Mexico, a complex mix of multiple Native American, Spanish colonial, and modern American influences based upon the sequence of past and current societal influences
random pattern
when there is no rhyme or reason to the distribution of a spatial phenomenon
region
a type of place
International Date Line (sort of)
180 degrees longitude
Prime Meridian
0 degrees longitude
site
the physical characteristics of a place, such as the fact that NYC is located on a large, deep water harbor, next to the Atlantic ocean
intervening opportunity
the shoppers who are "just passing through", who see a very brief intervening opportunity to do some discount shopping
North and South Poles
90 degrees latitude
functional region
areas that have a central place (or node) that is a focus or point of origin that expresses some practical purpose, the influence of this point is strongest in the areas close to the center, and the strength of influence diminishes as distance increases from that point
political region boundaries
Boundary between countries, finite and well-defined
linguistic region
everyone speaks the same language, but can be very different culturally
sequent occupancy
the succession of groups and cultural influences throughout a place's history
space
geometric surface of the Earth
formal region
an area of bounded space that possesses some homogenous characteristic or uniformity
place
an area of bounded space of some human importance
metes and bounds
distance decay
means that the further away different places are from a place of origin, the less likely interaction will be with the original place
friction of distance
the increase in time and cost that usually comes with increasing distance
Tobler's Law
a principle that expresses relative distance, states that all places are interrelated, but closer places are more related than further ones
Environmental region boundaries
transitional and measurable
map scale
describes the ratio of distance on a map and distance in the real world in absolute terms
relative distance
in terms of the degree of interaction between places or in units of time traveled
cluster
when things are grouped together
level of aggregation
the level at which you group things together for examination
agglomeration
when clustering occurs purposefully around a central point or an economic growth pole
linear
if the pattern is a straight line
relative scale
(AKA the scale of analysis) which describes the level of aggregation
relative location
refers to the location of a place compared to a known place or geographic feature, McLean and DC
physiologic density
measures the number of people per square unit of arable (being farmed or could be farmed) land
scale
relationship of an object or place to the earth as a whole
sinuous
if the pattern is wavy
Central Place Theory
developed in the 1930s by the German geographer Walter Christaller, saw the economic world as an abstract spatial model, in which city location and the level of urban economic exchange could be analyzed using central places within hexagonal market areas, which overlapped each other at different scales
space-time compression
decresed time and relative distance between places
culture region boundaries
The American "Dixie" south, fuzzy borders
central places
any node of human activity
township and range
based upon lines of latitude and longitude
modes of transportation
airplanes, reduce travel time between two distant points, and as a result increase interaction
Equator
0 latitude
scaterred
objects that are normally ordered but appeared dispersed
toponym
a place name
core and periphery
Mormon culture in Salt Lake City and the greater Western US
absolute location
defines a point or place on the map using coordinates such as latitude and longitude
situation
refers to the place's interrelatedness with other places, NYC and New England, port-of-call for Atlantic Circular Trade
market area
a type of functional region, home pro sport team example, more coverage and media in the city, diminishes as you move away
Ecotone
the environmental transition zone between two biomes
vernacular region
based upon the perception or collective mental map of the region's residents
Section 2
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