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Physical Geography
The study of where natural forces occur (landforms, climate, vegetation, etc.)
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How do geographers define the concept of "place?"
A location on the Earth's surface that has distinct / unique characteristics.
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GIS
A set of computer tool used to capture, store, transform, analyze, and display geographic data (creates thematic layers)
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What is cartography?
The art / science of mapmaking
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Explain space-time compression?
As communication / technology improves, the time it takes to travel decreases making it seem as if places are closer
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What is a Functional / Nodal region?
Some characteristic dominates a specific area and diminishes the further it gets from the focal point (newspaper, radio station, etc.)
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Explain Carl Sauer's Cultural Landscape theory.
Focuses on items placed on the landscape by people ("culture is the agent, the natural area the medium, the cultural landscape is the result")
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What are the five themes of geography?
place, region, movement, location, human-environment interaction
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What are the four traditions according to W. D. Pattison?
Area-analysis, culture-environment, earth-science, and locational
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Explain the "why of where" concept.
Understanding why things occur where they do. This illustrates the fact that spatial patterns are important.
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Quantitative Data
This is the concept of using math and statistics to analyze spatial data in geography
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What are choropleth maps
Thematic maps that use shades of a color to illustrate certain aspects of data
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