GG102 Study Guide - Final Guide: Transportation Demand Management, Comparative Advantage, Backshop
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Region: an area that shares certain characteristics also encompasses many places. Latitude: angle (degrees and minutes) north or south of *equator. Longitude: angle east or west of *prime meridian. Gps: uses receivers, 24 satellites orbiting earth, triangulation. Gis: an automated system for the capture, storage, retrieval, analysis and display of spatial data. Raster data: digital camera photo, pixels in a grid. Vector data: points, lines, polygons (smaller and more intricate) Digitizing: any point, lines, and polygon data ground truthing/field data. Other options for gis storage: excel, spss, gis software. Network analysis: cost analysis, distance decay, route layer. Groups: real estate, firefighter, police, priest, grocery chain. Cultural geography: our world is divided, especially because of spatial variations in culture. Culture: shared unique traits, values, morals, language, habits, activities, customs, symbols and traditions of a given group. Cultural artifacts: a historical object that is human made, identify who the creator is and the significance of object.
