Download Geographic Realm: Change Over Time, Basic Spatial Unit - Notes | GEO 1310 and more Study notes Geography in PDF only on Docsity! Geography Geographic realm โ change over time, basic spatial unit Transition zone โ gradual change in characteristics between peripheries Absolute location โ position based on latitude and longitude Relative location โ position in relation to something Spatial systems โ components and interactions of functional region defined by areal interaction Hinterland โ โcountry behindโ Functional region โ dynamic internal structure Physical geography โ subfields climatology, geomorphology, biogeography, soil, marine Continental drift โ moving of tectonic plates Subduction - tectonic plates collide and continental push oceanic down Glaciations โ Pleistocene epoch 2mya advancing ice sheets Interglaciations - ic cheet contractions Koppen climate regions โ pg 14 Megalopolis โ conurbation Cartogram โ specifically transformed map not based on real scales Physiography โ landscape description Regional charter โ distinct โfeelโ of a region Cultural landscape โ effect of humans on a landscape Language families โ similar distant origins Core area, peripheries, regional disparity Neocolonialism โ undeveloped countries criticism of international trade Globalization โ reduction of regional differences b/c international trade Regional geography โ all encompassing approach using all topical fields for studying Systematic geography โ specific topical maps (culture, political, economic) Europe Land hemisphere โ half the globe with the greatest land, centered western Europe Local functional specialization โ hallmark European geo. Divided/specialized economy Agglomerative โ concentrating people/activities Deglomeration โ the opposite Nation state โ highly homogeneous population Centrifugal/centripetal โ out/in Indo European language family โ lingua franca Complementarities โ nations in satisfying trade relationships Transferability โ moving goods at bearable costs Primate city โ main city shows most culture Pop. Implosion โ death > immigration Supranationalism โ 3 or more states sacrificing sovereignty for benefit
