ENVSOCTY 1HA3 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Geography - Answer -the study of patterns and processes on the earths surface
Physical Georgraphy - Answer -study of patterns and processes of the physical world
(physical environment)
Human Geography - Answer -study of patterns and processes of the human world
(social environment)
absolute space - Answer -objective, physically real, with measurable extent and
definable boundaries
relative space - Answer -subjective/perceptual
location - Answer -a particular position in space
Absolute (mathematical) location - Answer -relatively stable, unchanging
Relative (percieved) location - Answer -subject to change and interpretation
nominal (or toponym) location - Answer -a location of significance is typically given a
name
place - Answer -a location with a particular identity, meaning or significance
sense of place - Answer -the personally significant attachments we associate with
certain places
place making - Answer -the transformation of "space" or location into "replace"
placelessness - Answer -some places evoke little or no meaning whatsoever; we refer
to these as being placeless
distance - Answer -the amount of space between two or more locations
Distribution - Answer -geographic phenomena can often be explained with reference to
the distance between them and their spatial organization
Density - Answer -A measure of the relationship between the number of geographic
phenomena (e.g. people) and a unit of area; typically expressed as a ratio
concentration/discretion - Answer -how something is spread over an area
, concentrated/clustered (agglomerated) - Answer -objects are close together (small
distance)
Dispersed (Scattered) - Answer -objects are far apart
pattern - Answer -the spatial arrangement of objects
region - Answer -a part of the earth's surface that displays internal homogeneity and is
relatively distinct (different or heterogeneous) from surrounding areas according to
some criteria/criterion
Regionalization - Answer -the process where we simplify our complex world and its
human and physical geographic patterns and processes into regions
scale - Answer -a way to think about society at different levels or layers
landscapes - Answer -the visible features of the lab/sea
cultural landscape - Answer -the outcome of interactions between people and their
environments; the visible human imprint on the land
diffusion - Answer -the movement/spread of a geographic phenomena across space
and over time
relocation diffusion - Answer -the spread of ideas, cultural characteristics, etc. from one
area to another via the physical movement of people
expansion diffusion - Answer -the spread of innovations and other phenomena
Hierarchical Expansion Diffusion - Answer -ideas, innovations, diseases, etc. leapfrog
from one important person to another, or from one city to another, temporarily
bypassing
Contagious Expansion Diffusion - Answer -the rapid and widespread diffusion of a
characteristic throughout the population
mental maps - Answer -a unique personal representation of reality
map - Answer -a two dimensional graphical representation of the world; a device used
to communicate information and analyze spatial problems
scale - Answer -indicated the spatial relationship between real-world locations,
distances and areas, and their representation in the map
perspective - Answer -how the map is oriented ex. compass or north/south/east/west
Geography - Answer -the study of patterns and processes on the earths surface
Physical Georgraphy - Answer -study of patterns and processes of the physical world
(physical environment)
Human Geography - Answer -study of patterns and processes of the human world
(social environment)
absolute space - Answer -objective, physically real, with measurable extent and
definable boundaries
relative space - Answer -subjective/perceptual
location - Answer -a particular position in space
Absolute (mathematical) location - Answer -relatively stable, unchanging
Relative (percieved) location - Answer -subject to change and interpretation
nominal (or toponym) location - Answer -a location of significance is typically given a
name
place - Answer -a location with a particular identity, meaning or significance
sense of place - Answer -the personally significant attachments we associate with
certain places
place making - Answer -the transformation of "space" or location into "replace"
placelessness - Answer -some places evoke little or no meaning whatsoever; we refer
to these as being placeless
distance - Answer -the amount of space between two or more locations
Distribution - Answer -geographic phenomena can often be explained with reference to
the distance between them and their spatial organization
Density - Answer -A measure of the relationship between the number of geographic
phenomena (e.g. people) and a unit of area; typically expressed as a ratio
concentration/discretion - Answer -how something is spread over an area
, concentrated/clustered (agglomerated) - Answer -objects are close together (small
distance)
Dispersed (Scattered) - Answer -objects are far apart
pattern - Answer -the spatial arrangement of objects
region - Answer -a part of the earth's surface that displays internal homogeneity and is
relatively distinct (different or heterogeneous) from surrounding areas according to
some criteria/criterion
Regionalization - Answer -the process where we simplify our complex world and its
human and physical geographic patterns and processes into regions
scale - Answer -a way to think about society at different levels or layers
landscapes - Answer -the visible features of the lab/sea
cultural landscape - Answer -the outcome of interactions between people and their
environments; the visible human imprint on the land
diffusion - Answer -the movement/spread of a geographic phenomena across space
and over time
relocation diffusion - Answer -the spread of ideas, cultural characteristics, etc. from one
area to another via the physical movement of people
expansion diffusion - Answer -the spread of innovations and other phenomena
Hierarchical Expansion Diffusion - Answer -ideas, innovations, diseases, etc. leapfrog
from one important person to another, or from one city to another, temporarily
bypassing
Contagious Expansion Diffusion - Answer -the rapid and widespread diffusion of a
characteristic throughout the population
mental maps - Answer -a unique personal representation of reality
map - Answer -a two dimensional graphical representation of the world; a device used
to communicate information and analyze spatial problems
scale - Answer -indicated the spatial relationship between real-world locations,
distances and areas, and their representation in the map
perspective - Answer -how the map is oriented ex. compass or north/south/east/west
