GEO 206 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Geographic Information System, Ecumene, Regional Geography
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Human geography: study of spatial organization of human activity and of people"s relationships with their environments. Geodemographic research: investigating using census data and commercial data (sales data and property records) about populations of small districts to create profiles of those populations for market research. Geographic information system (gis): organized collection of computer hardware, software, and geographical data that is designed to capture, store, update, manipulate, display spatially referenced information. Imperialism: the extension of the power of a nation through direct or indirect control of the economic and political life of other territories. Ethnocentrism: the attitude that a person"s own race and culture are superior to those of others. Masculinism: the assumption that the world is, and should be, shaped mainly by men for men. Environmental determinism: a doctrine holding that human activities are controlled by the environment. Ecumene: the total habitable area of a country. Because it depends on the prevailing technology, the available ecumene varies over time.
