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18 Cards in this Set
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cartography
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the science of making maps
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cultural ecology
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geographic approach that emphasizes human-environment relationships
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geographic information system (GIS)
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a computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data
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global positioning system (GPS)
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a system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers
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globalization
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actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something world-wide in scope
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latitude
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the numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe
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longitude
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the numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe
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location
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the position of anything on the Earth's surface
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map
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a two-dimensional, or flat representation of the Earth's surface or portion of it
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mental map
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a representation of a portion of the Earth's surface based on what an individual knows about a place, containing personal impressions about 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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place
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a specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular character
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possibilism
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the theory that physical environment may set limits on human actions but that 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 zero degrees longitude that passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England
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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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the system used to transfer locations from Earth's surface to a flat map
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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 proportion 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 the Earth's surface
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