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Essay by yodaaHigh School, 10th gradeA+, October 2014

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Topic #1 Review Terms: Introduction and Basics of Human Geography

Cartography

Map projections

Distortion

Scale

Large scale maps

Small scale maps

Place

Space

Site

Situation (relative location)

GPS (Global Positioning System)

Remote sensing

GIS (Geographical Information Systems)

Cultural Landscape

Types of regions:

Formal

Functional (nodal)

Perceptual (vernacular)

Sense of place

Environmental determinism

Possibilism

Distribution

Density

Arithmetic density

Clustered

Dispersed

Space time compression

Distance decay

Hearth

Types of diffusion:

Relocation

Expansion

Hierarchical

Contagious

Stimulus

Landscape Analysis

1. the science of maps and map making

2. way to transfer 3D reality to 2D plains

3. The act of distorting something, misrepresenting something.

4. A measurement to find the distances between two locations, by converting the distance between the locations.

5. shows a lot of details on a smaller area

6. shows few details on a large area

7.an area of space

8. An unlimited expansion, where everything is located.

9. A location that has been transformed by physical and human forces.

10. Physical position in relation to the surroundings.

-relative location: location in relevance to different landmarks

11. A system of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers to determine the precise absolute locations on Earth.

12. Use of aircraft and satellites to observe and measure the earth's surface

13. A computer system that captures, stores, analyzes, and displays data.

14. Landscape that have been changed by human society which reflects culture and customs of the people that settled there.

15. types of regions: Formal: An area that has similarities in terms of one or a few physical or cultural features.

16. Areas organized around cores or nodes, they are organized around interactions and connections between places.

17. Areas of land that are believed to exist as part of their cultural identity.

18. Feelings associated with experience and memories associated with a...