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| exact location of a place on a mathematical grid of the earth |
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| The art and science of mapmaking |
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| Objects that circle another object (centralized pattern) |
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| Products of interactions between humans and the environment |
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| Pushes the clock forward one hour in the spring for more sunlight in the afternoon |
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| The change of the original shape |
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| Branch of geography that focuses on the interaction of human and physical geography on the environment |
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| Imaginary line that lies halfway at 0° latitude |
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| Greek scholar who accurately calculated the circumference of the earth by measuring the sun's angles |
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| Uniform regions, an area that has striking similarities in physical or cultural features |
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| Functional (nodal) regions |
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| Area organized around cores |
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| Geographic information system; computer system that captures, stores, analyzes, and displays data |
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| Expansion of ideas to where they impact other parts of the world |
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| Standard time at the prime meridian |
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| Global positioning system; system that uses series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers to determine precise locations |
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| Reflects a rectangular system of land survey adopted in much of the country under the Ordinance of 1785 |
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| Greek philosopher who created a map of the world. Although it was wrong in many aspects, it brought a new set of ideas to geography |
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| branch of geography that focuses on people, dealing with how human activity effects or is influenced by the earth's surface |
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| Arab geographer who collected geographical information and created a world map. The map is lost, but some parts of it have survived. |
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| Exposed his beliefs that in the importance of geography was a crucial element in establishing the subject |
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| The overall appearance of an area that is shaped by human and natural influences |
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| Distance north and south of the equator |
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| Pattern that is along straight lines |
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| The time in a particular area/region expressed with reference to the Meridian passing through it |
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| Position of something on Earth's surface |
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| Numbering system that calculates distance east/west of the prime meridian |
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| Wrote a treaties titled, "Man in Nature, or Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action". Major influence on US environmentalism |
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| developed in 1569 by Gerardus Mercator as a navigation tool. Aided navigators, but has always been a poor projection. North and south of world shown too big |
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| are drawn between north/south poles that measures longitude |
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| Multi–national Corporations |
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| Have centers of operation in many parts of the globe, economic globalization |
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| Imaginary lines around the earth. Parallel to the equator |
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| Arrangement of objects on Earth's surface in relationship to one another |
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| Perceptual (vernacular) regions |
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| Regions that are not formal and functional. They are places that people believe to exist as part of their cultural identity |
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| The outside boundary/surface of something, or the region's margins |
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| The controversial projection the focuses on keeping landmasses equal in area. Shape became distorted |
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| Specific point on earth with human and physical characteristics that distinguish it from other points |
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| Branch of geography that deals with natural features and processes |
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| Physical site characteristic |
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| Location that includes climate, topography, soil, water sources, vegetation, and elevation |
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| Located at Greenwich at 0° longitude; an imaginary line that separates the globe into two halves (east & west) |
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| Greek scholar who recalculated the circumference of the earth and found it to be much smaller. He was wrong, but his"Guide to Geography" is still very famous today |
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| Pattern that has no regular distortion |
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| Organization of earth's surface into distinct areas that are viewed differently from other areas |
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| Tries to correct distortion in north and south latitudes by curving these areas inward by making errors in shape, size, distance, and projection. Good for general use |
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| Geographer from California who argued that cultural landscape should be the main focus of geographic study. He studied environmental geography |
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| Relationship between the size of an object or distance between objects on the map and the actual object or distance on the earth's surface |
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| Location, physical and human transformed characteristics of a place |
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| Relationship of the settlement site to its surroundings & a factor in whether the settlements will grow or not |
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| The time based on the position of the sun in the sky |
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| Physical gap or distance between two objects |
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| Term to describe the changes that rapid connections among places and regions have brought |
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| Location of places, people, events, and the connections among places and landscapes |
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| Notice patterns of natural and human environments, distributions of people, and the locations of all kinds of objects |
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| Region that has adopted same standard time |
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| Places on earth that have names |
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Biggest employers of geographers in the US.
Government program that surveys population every 10 years |
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| Explains human geography and spatial patterns |
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