GEO 206 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Geographic Information System, Mollweide Projection, Mercator Projection
1 Mar 2016
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Geodemographic research: investigation using census data and commercial data (such as sales data and property records) about the populations of small districts to create profiles of those populations for market research. Geographic information system (gis): an organized collection of computer hardware, software, and geographical data that is designed to capture, store, update, manipulate, and display spatially referenced information. Continuous two way process: people create and modify places while being influenced by the settings in which they live and work. Imperialism: the extension of the power of a nation through direct or indirect control of the economic and political life of other territories. Ethnocentrism: the attitude that a person"s own race and culture are superior to those of others. Masculinism: the assumption that world is and should be only shaped by men. Environmental determinism: doctrine holding that human activities are controlled by the environment. Ecumene: that total habitable area of a country.
