Chapter One Geography

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Purpose of a Map

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reference tool for communication. navigation early maps

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Age of Discovery

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maps started being used as a reference tool. explorers needed maps

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Contemporary Mapping

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tool for reference, now for communication

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map scale

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how much to show? refers to relationships if a features size on a map to actual size

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Scale

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ratio, fraction, written scale

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projection

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scientific method of transferring locations to flat map

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scale

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large area is large scale, small area is small scale, large details in small, small details on large

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mercator projections

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closer to equator is correct, further away it gets longated

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robinson projection

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gets rid of elongation by rounded edges and make width better. less exaggeration in higher latitudes, equals out elongation

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geode homolosine

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same size compared to each other, not able to be used for navigation, accurate size represents

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place

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specific spot on earth, has a location

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location

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position that something occupies in Earths surface, place name, site, and situation

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toponym

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name given to a place on earth

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site

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physical character of a place, what is there

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situation

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location relative to other places, situation determines importance

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globalization of economy

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global economy, global recession since 2009

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distortion

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shape, distance between two points, relative size differences, difference between two places

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transcontinental corporation

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corporation with things in many countries, remain competitive through guessing optimal location, place to have everything

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cultural globilization

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religion, stores, chains, clothes, threat to local cultures, but culturally flourish, cultural diversity

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space

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physical gap between two objects, distribution, density, concentration, pattern

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density

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frequentcy in which something occurs

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concentration

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extend of features spread over space, clustered and dispersed

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pattern

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geometric arrangements of objects in space

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behavioral geography

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emphasizes importance of understanding the psychological basis for individual actions

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humanistic geography

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different ways individuals perceive their surrounding environment

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poststructuralist geography

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need to understand multiple perspectives

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connection

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relationships among people across space

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common distortions

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mercator, geode homolosine, robinson

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relocation diffusion

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physical movement of people through places

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expansion diffusion

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feature spread from one place to another

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hierarchical diffusion

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spread of ideas through people in authority

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contagious diffusion

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rapid and widespread diffusion of a characteristic through population

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stimulus diffusion

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spread of underlying principle even though characteristic itself fails to diffuse

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distance decay

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further away slowly stops to diffuse

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uneven development

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gap in economic conditions between regions

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hearth

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where the idea originated

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region

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are of earth defined by distinct characteristic

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cultural landscape

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combination of cultural features

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general reference map

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where things are in reference to other things

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possiblism

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man can overcome nature and control his actions

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determinism

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nature determines and controls mans actions

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formal/uniform region

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everyone share in some distinct characteristics

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functional region/ nodal

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organized around a node or focal point

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lithosphere

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thin layer of gas surrounding earth

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hydrosphere

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all of the water on and near earths surface

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atmosphere

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providers air and protects from suns rays

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biosphere

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all living organisms on Earth and microorganisms

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abiotic

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nonliving

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biotic

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living

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thematic map

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follows one theme

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isoline maps

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isolated line, each line represents a division, weather, topography, the line meaning depends on map

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dot map

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each dot represents the number of occurrences of a thematic map

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choropleth map

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thematic map that uses color/shading of color to show a pattern (farms, single family dwellings,) based on political boundaries

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statistical map

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used for specific numbers, records numbers per area, many thematic are statistical

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cartogram map

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uses political boundaries and enlarges them to power, larger/smaller based on power