| A | B |
|---|
| What questions do geographers ask | where and why |
| distribution | how a feature is arranged throughout North America |
| an example of density | how many cars per family |
| arithmetic density | number of people per mile |
| physiological density | person per mile of farmland |
| agricultural density | farmer per mile of farmland |
| housing density | houses per mile |
| concentration | how a feature is spread out |
| In the 1900s where were Americans clustered | Northeast |
| clustered | feature is bunched in one area |
| dispersed | feature is spread out |
| pattern | arrangement of a feature |
| how American cities are organized | grid pattern |
| linear | feature organized in a straight pattern |
| two dimensional flat model of Earth | map |
| science of mapmaking | cartography |
| Aristotle | first to hypothesize Earth was a sphere |
| maps were very detailed when these people ruled the world | Romans |
| combines several layers of information | GIS |
| series of satellites that help motorists find their way | GPS |
| using computers to gain information about Earth's surface | remote sensing |
| Mental Map | Vernacular Region |
| Area surrounding a node or focal point | Functional Region |
| An Area with a unique uniform characteristic | Formal Region |
| Diffusion of a concept from a place of authority | Hierarchical Diffusion |
| The diffusion of a part/aspect of a idea/concept | Stimulus Diffusion |
| Diffusion through the physical movement of people | Relocation Diffusion |
| The interaction between Humans and their environment | Cultural Ecology |
| Ratzel theory that the environment creates culture | Environmental Determinism |
| Humans adapt their environment to fit their needs | Possiblism |
| The interaction of people/places over a network | Spatial Interaction |
| Physical/MTN, Cultural/Religion | Types of barriers of diffusion |
| The increased conectivity of the world | Globalization |
| The representation of distance on the earth on a map | Scale |
