Geological Tools Wrap Up

Geological Tools Wrap Up

by Brittni Beeson

​Objective/Objectivo

​You will be able to describe the impact of technology on the study of geography and gather geographic information using technological tools.

​Time Space Compression

​the reduction in the time it takes to spread something to a distant place as a result of improved communications and transportation systems

​Distance Decay

• ​the decrease or decay in interaction between two phenomena, places, or people as the distance between them increases

Open Ended

How are the terms Time space Compression and Distance Decay different?

​GIS

​A geographic information system (GIS) is a system that creates, manages, analyzes, and maps all types of data. GIS connects data to a map, integrating location data (where things are) with all types of descriptive information (what things are like there).

​GPS

• ​Global Positioning system

• ​a navigational system using satellite signals to fix the location of a radio receiver on or above the earth's surface

Multiple Choice

The ability to travel and communicate over greater distances in shorter amounts of time, due to technological innovations represents the idea of

• time-space compression

• stimulus diffusion

• friction of distance

• relocation diffusion

• possibilism

Multiple Choice

Technology has reduced the impact of ___________________________.

• Distance Decay

• Time-space Compression

• Frictional Distance

• Agglomeration

Multiple Choice

Which of the following concepts would explain why a long distance relationship could work

• Distance Decay

• Time-space Compression

• Frictional Distance

• Agglomeration

Multiple Choice

GIS stands for

• Geographic Information System

• Generic Information System

• Geological Information System

• Geographic Information Sharing

Multiple Choice

What does GPS stand for?

• Global Positioning System
• Geographic Information System
• Land forms
• Map Making

Multiple Choice

What geographic tool uses at least four satellites to provide locations on the Earth?

• globe

• map

• satellite imagery

• GPS

Open Ended

Please provide a real life example of Distance Decay.