[GEOG 1HA3] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (14 pages long)

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Space = areal extent, amount of earth surface that something occupies: absolute space: objective, physically real, with measurable extent and definable boundaries, relative space: subjective/perceptual and variable over time (personal perception) Distance: the amount of space between two or more locations: absolute or physical distance, travel distance, economic/communication distance (ex. mail/email, etc, psychological distance. Distribution: how things are distributed within the space: density: how close together things are, concentration/dispersion: how something is spread over an area. Region: a part of the world that is different/distinct from the rest. Internal homogeneity: uniformity/consistency: external heterogeneity: differences, human/cultural region, physical geographic regions cool vs hot or arid or humid, regionalization: lo(cid:272)atio(cid:374)s o(cid:374) the earth(cid:859)s surfa(cid:272)e are assig(cid:374)ed/(cid:272)lassified i(cid:374)to various regions based on criteria. Straight roads in urban areas: evidence of our (humans) modification of the natural environment. Hierarchical expansion diffusion: ideas or innovations leapfrog from one important person to another, or from one city to another, temporarily bypassing other people in between.

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