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7369441193Geographic Scalerelationship between portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole0
7369446650Globalizationthe process of countries becoming more open to foreign trade and investment1
7369464598Transnational CorporationA corporation reaching beyond or transcending national boundaries2
7369472478SpaceThe physical gap or interval between two objects3
7369475697DistributionThe arrangement of something across Earth's surface.4
7369493415DensityThe frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area5
7369493416HearthThe region from which innovative ideas originate6
7369503025ConcentrationThe spread of something over a given area.7
7369507769PatternsReoccuring arrangements8
7369507843ConnectionRelationships among people and objects across the barrier of space.9
7369510188Accessibilitythe relative ease with which a destination may be reached from some other place10
7369532420Spatial Associationthe degree to which things are similarly arranged in space11
7369545145DiffusionThe process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time12
7369551560Relocation Diffusionspread of a feature or trend through bodily movement of people from one place to another13
7369555258Expansion Diffusionspread of a feature or trend among people from one area to another in an additive process14
7369563419Hierarchical Diffusionthe spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority to other persons or places15
7369570394Contagious DiffusionThe rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population.16
7369576056Stimulus DiffusionThe spread of an underlying principle, even though a specific characteristic is rejected.17
7369580389Absolute DistanceExact measurement of the physical space between two places.18
7369594663Cognitive DistanceThe distance that people perceive to exist in a given situation19
7369599809Distance Decaydecline of activity or function with increasing distance from its point of origin20
7369608413Space-time Compressiondescribes the reduction in the time it takes for something to reach another place21
7369614355NetworkA chain of communication that connects places22
7369617911Uneven DevelopmentThe gap in economic conditions between regions because of globalization of the economy.23

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