Popular Terms. The process of dividing an area into smaller segments called regions. One of the more obvious examples of regionalization is the division of a nation into states or provinces. Businesses also use regionalization as a management tool and a way to make certain that needs unique to particular areas are met.
Reference Entry. ABSTRACT. A definition of the term geographical bias is presented which refers to the inclination of a scientist or educator to cite only those periodical articles printed in his own country or ethnic language.ACCESSION #. review of the article Revisiting Bias Due to Construct Misspecification: Different Results From Considering Coefficients in Standardized Form by Miguel I. Aguirre-Urreta and George M. Marakas, which is in this issue, is presented. 1  Dark and Windy Night.
The translation into Latin and dissemination of Geography in Europe, in the beginning of the 15th century, marked the rebirth of scientific cartography, after more than a millennium of stagnation. Cartography (from Greek ÏÎ¬ÏÏÎ·Ï khartÄs, map; and Î³ÏÎ¬ÏÎµÎ¹Î½ graphein, write) is the study and practice of making maps.n this sense, maps are biased. The study of bias, influence, and agenda in making a map is what comprise a map's deconstruction. A central tenet of deconstructionism is that maps have power. Other assertions are that maps are inherently biased and that we search for metaphor and rhetoric in maps.