GEOG 1HA3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Gentrification, North American Free Trade Agreement, National Liberation Front (Algeria)
8 Dec 2013
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Physical: study of patterns and processes of the physical world, physical environment. Space areal extent: absolute space: perceptual, always remains the same, making maps, mathematical projections, relative space: objective, can be different, topological maps. Location particular position in space: absolute (mathematical) location: latitude and longitude coordinates, relative location: this is close to that , nominal (toponym) location a place name, contested, provides locational understanding. Place identity or meaning or significance: local and regional characteristics of culture, location + human meaning = place, sacred place: church, cemetaries, sense of place personally significant attachments, placelessness homogeneity and standardization. Distance amount of space between two or ore locations: absolute/physical distances (feet, km, miles, travel distance (one hour, two hours, economic/communication distance (cost, psychological distance. Distribution distance organization: density a measure of the number of geographic facts per unit area, concentration/dispersion how something is spread over an area. Clustered (agglomerated) high concentration in one area. Dispersed (scattered) low concentration in one area.
