GEOG 170 Study Guide - Final Guide: Zero-Dimensional Space, Kauai, Lake
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Conceptual model of geospatial data: discrete, continuous. Level of measurement: qualitative, quantitative, nature of geospatial data: discrete versus continuous. Can you define each & provide an example: discreet- occurs at distant locations with space in between (land parcels, houses, factories, continuous- occurs through the region of interest (temperature, elevation, ozone level) Know that we can transform data from discrete to continuous (e. g. , people & population density: people are discrete but population density is continous. Understand difference between smooth and stepped geographic surface. How does scale play a role in defining: map scale play a role in determining dimension, point (small scale) or area (large scale, level of measurement: Qualitative- tells us where it is (example: dominant language, crop type, lake type) Without order. (example: feature a is of a different class from feature b, neighborhoods: ordinal- geographic features that are categorized with order (ranked) (example: village, town, city, intensive vs. extensive agriculture)
