Unit 1 Vocab Human Geo

Front

Position of something on Earth's surface:

Back

absolute location.

Front

A country that is interconnected, has good infrastructure, a stable government, and economic dominance.

Back

Core Country

Front

Number of things in a specific area

Back

Density

Front

Effect of distance on interactions; farther apart means less interaction.

Back

distance-decay.

Front

Acquisition of Earth's surface data from a satellite or spacecraft is...

Back

Remote Sensing

Front

Name of a location on Earth's surface?

Back

toponym.

Front

Description of a place in relation to others

Back

relative location

Front

Map focused on a specific theme

Back

Thematic

Front

Geographic principle describing processes that reduce relative distance between places.

Back

time-space compression

Front

Theory that humans can overcome environmental limitations.

Back

Possibilism