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Definition of a formal region
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a region that has specific characteristics that are fairly uniform throughout that region
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What are the 3 types of regions?
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formal, functional, and vernacular region
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What is a functional region?
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a social or economic function that occurs between a node or a focal point and the surrounding areas
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What is a vernacular region?
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a region that exists in people's minds. A region that exists as believed as part of their cultural identity
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Definition of sense of place
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one's sense of attachment to a region perceived as home
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What is a mental map?
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an internal representation of a place on Earth's surface
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What is globalization?
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the process through which the world is becoming interdependent on a global scale to the extent that smaller scales are becoming less important
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Definition of complementarity
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the degree to which one place can supply something that another place needs
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Definition of intervening opportunities
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the idea that if one place has a demand for something and there are two potential suppliers, the closer supplier will represent an intervening opportunity because transportation will cost less
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Definition of accessibility
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costs and interaction between places
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Definition of transferability
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the costs involved in moving goods from one place to another
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Definition of resource
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a substance in the environment that is useful to people, economically and technologically feasible to access, and socially acceptable to use
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Definition of renewable resource
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a resource produced in nature more rapidly than it is consumed by humans
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Definition of nonrenewable resource
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a resource produced in nature more slowly than it is consumed by humans
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Definition of sustainability
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the use of earth's renewable and nonrenewable natural resources in ways that ensure resource availability in the future
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Definition of preservation
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the maintenance of resources in their present condition with as little human impact as possible
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Definition of atmosphere
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a thin layer of gases surrounding earth
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Definition of hydrosphere
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all of the water on and near earth's surface
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Definition of lithosphere
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earth's crust and a portion of upper mantle directly below the crust
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Definition of biosphere
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all living organisms on earth, including plants and animals, as well as microorganisms
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Definition of climate
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the long-term average weather condition at a particular location
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Definition of ecosystem
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a group of living organisms and the abiotic spheres with with they interact
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Definition of environmental determinism
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belief that physical environment caused social development
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Definition of possibilism
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belief that the physical environment may limit some human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to their environment
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Definition of polder
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a piece of land that is created by draining water from an area
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