human geo vocab 1 and 2
Geography
The study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the Earth
Absolute location
exact place of where something is on earth
relative location
description of a place in its location in relation to places around it
hemisphere
Half of a spherical body, such as a planet
latitude
measurement of the distance of a place north or south of the equator
equator
an imaginary line drawn are on the Earth, equally distant from both poles, dividing Earth into northern and southern hemispheres in constituting the parallel of 0°
longitude
measurement of the distance of a place east and west of the prime meridian
prime meridian
an imaginary line drawn through both poles in the real observatory in London England. That is the 0° starting point for measuring longitude.
formal region
an area with an imaginary boundary that is defined by common fax and can be proven to exist
functional region
an area that is connected by central place/point, although not necessarily in the middle of that impact that area
perceptual region
and there you defined my place is connected to one another, based on what those places are perceived to have in common
united nation
an international governing body formed in 1945 to increase political and economical cooperation among its members countries
gross national income
The total amount of money earned by nations, people and businesses
gross domestic product
inflation adjusted measure that reflects the value of all goods and services produced by an economy in a given year
standard of living
The degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community
demographic transition model
based on historical population, trends of birth rate, and death rate in the model explains why countries go through various periods of different levels of population growth in decline
development
The process of improving the material conditions of people through the diffusion of knowledge and technology
infant mortality rate
The number of infant deaths for every thousand live births
life expextancy
The statistical measure of the average time zone is expected to live based on the year of the birth current age, and other demographic factors, including their sex