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25 Cards in this Set
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Longitude
Parallels |
Numbering system indicates location E-W
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Physological Density
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NUMBER OF PEOPLE per unit of area of farmland
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Possibilism
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physical environment sets limits on human actions, but people can adjust to physical environment
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Relocation Diffusion
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Spread of feature or trend through bodily movement of people from one place to another
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Situation
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The location of a place RELATIVE to other places
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Space-Time Compression
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The reduction in time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place as a result of improved communication & transport
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Expansion Diffusion
-Contagious -Hierachial -Stimulus |
spread of feature in snowballing process
-Rapid & widespread -persons of power to others -underlying principle |
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Uneven Distribution
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increased gap in economical conditions between core and peripheral regions as a result of the globalization of the economy
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Agricultural Density
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NUMBER OF FARMERS per unit area of farmland
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Culture
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what people care about
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Distribution
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arrangement of feature in space
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Functional Region
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area organized around a node or focal point
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Hearth
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place from whch an innovation originates
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International Date Line
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Arc that goes along 180 longitude
cross E = back 24 cross W = forward 24 |
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Latitude
Meridian |
Measures N-S
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Vernacular Region
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area that people believe to exist as part of their cultural identity
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Arithmetic Density
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TOTAL # OF PEOPLE
-DIVIDED BY- TOTAL LAND AREA |
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Concentration
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spread of something over a given area
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Cultural Ecology
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geographic approach that emphasizes human-environment relationships
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Density
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frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area
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Distance Decay
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diminishing importance with increased distance
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Environmental Determinism
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physical environment determines human activities
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Formal Region
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area in which everyone shares in on or more characteristics
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GIS
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graphic info systems
stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data |
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Greenwhich Mean Time
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encompasses prime meridian
0 degrees longitude |
