WG Unit 1 Review

A two-dimensional representation of the earth

• Map
• Globe
• Projection

The relationship between any phenomenon and the earth as a whole.  Looking at the impact something has locally, regionally, globally, etc....

• Space
• Diffusion
• Place
• Scale

The unique human and physical characteristics of a location on the Earth's surface. 

• location
• place
• site
• absolute location

An area on the Earth defined by the feelings and images about the cultural identity of the area. Tend to have unclear boundaries. 

• Perceptual/Vernacular region
• Formal/Uniform region
• Functional/Nodal region 

An area on the earth that shares at least one common characteristic.

• Perceptual/Vernacular region
• Formal/Uniform region
• Functional/Nodal region
• place

The science of making maps

• cartography
• cartographer
• distortion

The location of a place based on nearby characteristics.

• site
• regionalism
• situation
• place

Position of something on Earth's surface

• absolute location
• place
• site
• location

The branch of geography focused on the spatial distribution of natural features on the Earth's Surface. 

• physical geography
• human geography
• spatial reasoning

The change in size, shape, direction, or distance of something once a globe is converted to a map. 

• Cartography
• map
• distortion
• scale