Ap Human Geo Chapter 1

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Map

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A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth's surface or a portion of it.

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Mental map

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A representation of a portion of Earth's surface based on what an individual knows about a place, containing personal impressions of what is in a place and where places are located.

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Meridian

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An arc drawn on a map between the North and South poles.

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Parallel

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A circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians.

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Pattern

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The geometric or regular arrangement of something in a study area.

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Physiological density

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The number of people per unit of area of arable land, which is land suitable for agriculture.

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Place

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A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular character.

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Polder

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Land created by the Dutch by draining water from an area.

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Possibilism

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The theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives.

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Prime meridian

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The meridian, designated as 0 degrees longitude, that passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England.

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Principal meridian

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A north-south line designated in the Land Ordinance of 1785 to facilitate the surveying and numbering of townships in the United States.

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Projection

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The system used to transfer locations from Earth's surface to a flat map.

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Region

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An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features.

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Regional (or cultural landscape) studies

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An approach to geography that emphasizes the relationships among social and physical phenomena in a particular study area.

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Relocation diffusion

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The spread of a feature or trend through bodily movement of people from one place to another.

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Remote sensing

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The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or from other long-distance methods.

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Resource

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A substance in the environment that is useful to people, is economically and technologically feasible to access, and is socially acceptable to use.

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Scale

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Generally,the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole; specifically, the relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earth's surface.

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Section

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A square normally 1 mile on a side. The Land Ordinance of 1785 divided townships in the United States into 36 sections.

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Site

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The physical character of a place.

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Situation

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The location of a place relative to another place.

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Space

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The physical gap or interval between two objects.

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Space-time compression

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The reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place as a result of improved communications and transportation systems.

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Stimulus diffusion

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The spread of an underlying principle, even though a specific characteristic is rejected.

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Toponym

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The name given to a portion of Earth's surface.

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Township

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A square normally 6 miles on a side. The Land Ordinance of 1785 divided much ofthe United States into a series of townships.

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Transnational corporation

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A company that conducts research, operates factories, and sells products in many countires,not just where its headquarters or shareholders are located.

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Uneven development

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The increasing gap in economic conditions between core and peripheral regions as a result of the globalization of the economy.

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Vernacular region (or perceptual region)

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An area that people believe exists as a part of their cultural identity.