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15 Cards in this Set
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perspective
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point of view based on a person's experience and personal understanding
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spatial perspective
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point of view based on looking at where something is and why it is there
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geography
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the study of Earth's physical and cultural features
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urban
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an area that contains a city
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rural
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an area of open land that is often used for farming
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absolute location
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the exact spot on Earth where something is found, often stated in latitude and longitude
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relative location
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the position of a place in relation to another place
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subregions
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small areas of a region
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diffusion
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the movement of ideas or behaviors from one cultural region to another
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levees
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large walls, usually made of dirt, built along rivers to prevent flooding
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human geography
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the study of people, past or present
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physical geography
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the study of Earth's natural landscape and physical stems, including the atmosphere
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cartography
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the art and science of mapmaking
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meterology
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the field of forecasting and reporting rainfall, temperatures, and other atmospheric conditions
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climatology
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the field of tracking Earth's larger atmospheric systems
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