2. Maps display information about the surface and the areas of the world that we live in. Geography is very dependent on the use of maps. They are also used as communication, and storing reference material. It can help us to find shorter, and easier ways, and they can give you information about the world.
3. In the medical field a way that a map can be used is using a map of the human body. This can also show us the short cuts within the human body, and how different things interact …show more content…
A place is the location of unique characteristics whereas a region is an area that contains unique characteristics. This is a difference because of scale. A region is much larger than a place. There can be many places inside of a region.
12. One local toponym is Clear Lake the reason it is named Clear Lake is because there is a lake nearby called Clear Lake. Another local toponym is Baytown, this was named because the city is on a bay.
13. A new toponym for Houston could be Allen because the Allen brothers were the ones who founded the city of Houston. Houston was the name of a president of Texas.
14. The city of Houston is a site. The climate is mostly hot and humid, but in winter can get below freezing. The water sources are the many rivers and bayous. The elevation is not much higher than sea level. There is some cotton vegetation. Houston is important to human geography, because it produces tons of energy for the US. It is a very important city when it comes to energy.
15. The situation of Clear Lake High School is on the signal light of Bay Area Boulevard, and Kruger Way. It is across the University of Houston Clear Lake. It is next to a big black Lockheed Martin Building, and a …show more content…
The statement “Globalization is making the world smaller.” Is a valid statement. Globalization makes something more interconnected in the world. By using technology the world is getting easier to communicate across. If it is easier to communicate, the world is getting smaller because people across the world are closer together. Communication is not the only thing that is making the world smaller, but so is the economy, now you can transfer money globally easily. Even cultural elements like religion, and language are making the world more globalized by having similar religions, and similar languages.
33. Distribution – The location of an item in space.
Density – the amount that something occurs in space.
Concentration – The amount a certain item is spread over space.
Pattern – the organization of items in space.
Space-time compression – the reduction of time it takes for one thing to reach another, like communication.
Distance decay – this is the effect of when people are farther away from each other their communication, and contact decreases, but technology has lessened the effects of distance decay.
Hearth – Where the diffusion of something starts or where the product is