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52 Cards in this Set
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geography
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study of earth
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what is phys. geography?
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climate, soil, bodies of water
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what is human geo?
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religion, economic activity, migration
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definition of human geo
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interaction of humanity and geography
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spatiality
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space, how items are dispersed over surface
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spatial perspective
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how people & objects vary
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spatial interaction
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interaction between people and objects, mvmt./diffusion of people and ideas
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cartography
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science of maps
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erastosthenes
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father of geo
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small scale
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less detail
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large scale
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smaller area
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scale
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relationship between portion of earth being studied
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space
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phys gap/interval between 2 objects
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scientific study of location of people and activities across earth and reasons for distribution
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contemporary geo
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projection
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scientific method of transferring locations on earth's surface to map
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distortion: shape
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more elongated or squat than reality
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dist.: distance
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between 2 points my increase/decrease
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dist.: relative size
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different areas may be altered, 1 are larger on map but reality smaller
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dist.: direction
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one place to another
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divided much of country into system of townships and ranges to facilitate sale of land to settlers in west
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land ordinace of 1785
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township
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sq 6 miles each side
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GIS (geo info sys)
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capture store query anlize and display geog data
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gps (global pos. sys)
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determines accurately precise proportion of something on earth
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location
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position that someone occupies on earth's surface
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toponym
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name given to place on earth (person)
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site (give some examples
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phys char of place.
topography, soil, veg, water |
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situation
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location of placerelative to other places
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GMT
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greenwich mean time
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Int'l Date line
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180 long. move clock back 24 hours/ forward
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formal region (uniform/homgenouos
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area within which everyone shares in common one /more dist. char.
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functional (nodal)
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area organized around node/focal point
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vernacular (perceptual
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place that people believe exists as part of cultural identity
THE SOUTH, BIBLE BELT |
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region can be constr. to encompass area of widely varying scale, from low to high portion of earth
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spatial assoc.
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MDC
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more developed eco
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LDC
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less develp. eco
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enviro determinism
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HUMBOLDT & RITTER
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possibilism
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people can adjust to/modify phys. enviro
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globalz
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force/process that involves entire world and results in making something worldwide in scope
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transnational corps
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conducts research, operates factories,, and sells products in many countries, not just where its headquarters and principal shareholders located
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concentration
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extent of feats. spread over space
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pattern
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geometric arrangement of objects in space
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diffusion
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process by which char. spreads across space from one place to another over time
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hearth
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place from which an innovation originates
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relocation diffusion
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spread of idea through phys mvmt of people
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hierarchial
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spread of idea from nodes of authority, official/unnofficial, leaders/grassroots
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contagious
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w/o relocation or regard for hierarchy
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stimulus
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diffusion of underlying principle while char. fails to diffus
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GDP
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gross domestic products
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adaptation
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evacuating New orleans
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modification
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building lk lanier
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dependence
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farmer needs land
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biome
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taiga, grassland
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