EXPANSION DIFFUSION

CONTAGIOUS DIFFUSION

• Cultural trait spreading across population

HIERARCHIAL DIFFUSION

• Form of diffusion where an idea spreads by trickling down from larger to smaller units

STIMULUS DIFFUSION

• An idea diffused from one culture to another, then the idea is improved upon

FORMAL REGION

• An area defined by its inhabitantsp

FUNCTIONAL REGION

• A region defined by its functions

PERCEPTUAL REGION

• Peoples feelings and attitudes toward an area

GLOBILIZATION

• the process of international integration arising from the interchange
• of world views, products, ideas and other aspects of culture.

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

• Uses a database information gathered to create layers,
• Or "themes" of information that can be placed on top of one an other
• To create a comprehensive map

REMOTE SENSING

• The acquisition of data about earth's surface from a satellite
• orbiting the planet or other long distance methods

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM

• A set of satellites used to help determine a location
• any where on earth with a portable electronic device

ONLINE MAPS

• A map that can be found on the world wide web

CENSUS DATA

• An official, periodic enumeration of a population

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

• A photograph taken of the ground from an elevated position

SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPHY

• Images of earth or other planets taken from a satellite