Ap Human Geography; Chapter I (Ahmet Keles)

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absolute location

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the position or place of a certain item on the surface of the earth as expressed in degrees, minutes, and seconds of latitude, 0 to 90 N or S of the equator, and longitude, 0 to 180 E or W of the prime meridian

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contagious diffusion

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distance-controller spreading of an idea, innovation or some other item through a local population by contact from person to person

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person to person

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cultural diffusion

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expansion and adoption of a cultural element, from its place of origin to a wider area

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cultural landscape

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the visible imprint of human activity and culture on the landscape

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distances

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measurements of the physical space between two places

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environmental determinism

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view that the natural environment has a controlling influence over various aspects of human life, including cultural development (environmentalism)

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expansion diffusion

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spread of innovation or idea through a population in an area in such a way that the number of those influenced grows continuously larger, resulting in an expanding area of dissemination

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fieldwork

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the study of geographic phenomena by visiting places and observing how people interact with and thereby change those places

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five themes

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location, human-environment, region, place, and movement

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formal region

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type of region marked by a certain degree of homogeneity in 1 or more phenomena; aka uniform or homogeneous region

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absolute direction

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a compass direction such as north or south are absolute directions. Saying that Canada is North of the US is an example of absolute direction

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absolute distance

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an absolute distance is the exact measurement of the physical space between two places. Using the amount of miles that separates two places is an example of absolute distance

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area distortion

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disadvantages for maps depicting the entire world of the: shape, distance, relative, size, and direction of places on maps

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census data

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a periodic and official count of a country's population

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clustering

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objects in an area are close together

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dispersal

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objects in an area are relatively far apart

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elevation

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the height of physical features such as mountains is measured from the sea level rather than the ground level

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field observation

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a method of studying what people are doing and observing how their actions and reactions vary

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flows

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a pattern of migration in which migrants move back and forth between two or a small number of places, such as their home and a distant work-site

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global scale

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the geographic scale realm encompassing all of earth

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local scale

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distinctive site or physical characteristic of each place on earth

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regional scale

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can apply to any area larger than a point and smaller than the entire planet

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functional region

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region defined by the particular set of activities or interaction that occur within it generalized maps-help us see general trends

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generalized maps

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-help us see general trends

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geocaching

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a hunt for a cache, the GPS coordinates which are placed on the internet by other geocachers

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geographic concept

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ways of seeing the world spatially that are used by geographers in answering research questions

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geographic information systems (GIS)

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collection of computer hardware and software that permits spatial data to be collected, recorded, stored, retrieved, manipulated, analyzed, and displayed to the user

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global positioning system (GPS)

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a satellite-based system for determining the absolute location of places or geographic features

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hierarchical diffusion

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form of diffusion in which an idea or innovation spreads by passing first among the most connected places or people

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human geography

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one of the two major divisions of geography; the spacial analysis of human population, its cultures, activities, and landscapes

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human-environment

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reciprocal relationship between human and environment

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landscape analysis

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overall appearance of an area

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location

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geographical situation of people and things

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location theory

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a logical attempt to explain the locational pattern of an economic activity, and the manner in which its producing areas are interrelated

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mental map

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image or picture of the way space is organized as determined by and individual's perception, impression, and knowledge of that space

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movement

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the mobility of people, goods, and ideas across the surface of the planet

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pattern

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the design of a spatial distribution (scattered or concentrated)

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perceptual region

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region that only exists as a conceptualization or an idea and not as a physically demarcated entity

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map distortion

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three of these common types of map projections are cylindrical, conic, and azimuthal

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media reports

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Print Media (Newspapers, Magazines) Internet.

Broadcast Media (TV, Radio) Outdoor of the Out of Home (OOH) Media

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national scale

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an area that represents a nation or country

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online mapping

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compilation and publication of Web sites that provide exhaustive graphical and text information in the form of maps and databases, used for GPS, travel planning, and tracking weather

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online visualization

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describes any effort to help people understand the significance of data by placing it in a visual context

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personal interviews

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technique for gathering information through face-to-face contact with individuals

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physical geography

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one of two major divisions of systematic geography; the spatial analysis of the structure, processes, and the location of Earth's natural phenomena such as climate, soil, plants, animals, and topography

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place

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uniqueness of a location

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possibilism

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geographic view point-a response to determination that holds the human decision making, not the environment, is the crucial factor in cultural development

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reference maps

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maps that show the absolute location of places and geographic features determined by a frame of reference, typically latitude and longitude

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region

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an area on the earth's surface marked by a degree of formal, functional, or perceptual homogeneity of some phenomena

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relative location

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the regional position or situation of a place relative to the position of other places

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relocation diffusion

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sequential diffusion process in which the items being diffused are transmitted by their carrier agents as the evacuate the old areas and relocate to new ones

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remote sensing

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a method of collecting data of information through the use of instruments that are physically distant from the object of study

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rescale

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involvement of player sat other scales to generate support for a position or initiative

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sense of place

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state of mind derived through the infusion of a place with meaning and emotion by remembering important events that occurred in that place or by labeling a place with a certain character

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spatial

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pertaining to, involving, or having the nature of space on the earth's surface

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spatial distribution

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physical location of geographic phenomena across space

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spacial interaction

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intervening opportunity-the presence of a nearer opportunity that greatly diminishes the attractiveness of sites further away

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stimulus diffusion

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form of diffusion in which a cultural adaptation is created as a result of the intro of a cultural trait from another place

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thematic maps

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maps that tell stories, typically showing the degree of show attribute or the movement of a geographic phenomenon

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time-distance delay

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the declining degree of acceptance of an idea or innovation with increasing time and distance from its points point of origin or source

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photographic interpretation

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"the act of examining photographic images for the purpose of identifying objects and judging their significance" (Colwell, 1997)

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policy documents

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specifies the rules, guidelines and regulations that your organization requires employees to follow

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space

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implies the extent of an area and can be in a relative and absolute sense

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time-space convergence

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refers to the decline in travel between geographical locations as a result of transportation, communication, and related technological and social innovations

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travel narratives

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often records of the places, people, and occurrences of a particular region that a traveller visits