Human Geo Chapter 1 Vocab

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cartography

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the science of map-making

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contagious diffusion

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the rapid widespread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population

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cultural ecology

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geographic study of human and environmental relationships

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culture

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the body of customary beliefs, material traits, and socail forms that together form the distinct traditions of a group of people

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density

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the frequency with which something exists within a givin unit of area

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diffusion

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the process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time

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distance-decay

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the diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin

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distribution

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the arrangement of something across Earth's surface in certain amounts

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environmental determinism

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the study of how the physical environment caused human activities

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equator

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line at 0 degrees latitude

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expansion diffusion

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the spread of a feature or trrend among people in snowball proccess

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formal region

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an area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics

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friction of distance

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A measure of how much absolute distance affects the interaction between two places.

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GIS

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a computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data.

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GPS

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a system determining precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers

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hierarchical diffusion

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spread of feature or trend from one key person or node of authority or power to other persons or places

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hearth

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region from which innovated ideas originate

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international date line

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an arc at 180 degrees longitude. when going east of IDL, clock moves back 24 hours. when going west of IDL, clock moves forward one day

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latitude

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a numbering system used to indicate location of a parallel (circle drawn around globe)

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longitude

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location of meridians ( lines drawn between N+S poles) on earth's surface according to numbering system

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Mercator projection

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a: little distortion of shape, direction consistent, map rectangular
d: area at poles are distorted, making the areas look bigger

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Robinson projection

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a: displays info aacross oceans
d: by giving more space to oceans, the land is smaller

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possibilism

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physical environment may limit some human actions, but people have ability to adjust to their environment

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prime meridian

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longitude of 0 degrees.

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relocation diffusion

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spread of a feature or trend through bodily movement of people from one place to another

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remote sensing

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receiving data about earth's surface from long distance methods (satellites)

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projection

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transfering locations on earth's surface to a flat map

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scale

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the relationship between portion of earth being studied and the earth as a whole

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site

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physical character of a place

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situation

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relocation of a place relative to other places

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space-time compression

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reduction in the time it takes to spread something to a distinct place due to improved communication and transportation systems

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spatial analysis

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a way of looking at the world's and the earth's layout

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Human Geography

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spatial analysis of human population, their cultures, activities, and landscapes

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Physical Geography

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spatial analysis of the structure, processes, and location of the Earth's natural phenomena such as climate, soil, plants, animals and topography

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stimulus diffusion

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the spread of an underlying principle even though specific characteristics is rejected

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toponym

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name given to a place on earth

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uneven development

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the increasing gap in economic conditions between core and peripheral regions as a result of globilization of the economy

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vernacular region

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place people believe exists as a part of cultural identity

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functional region

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an area organized around a node or focal point