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spatial interaction is affected by
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distance, accessibility & connectivity
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since humans are the active agents in human-environment interactions, people in general
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are frequently unmindful of the dangers of inappropriate environmental exploitation
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natural landscape
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provides the setting foot human action.
is perceived, interpreted, and used in different ways by different cultures. is shaped by human action into cultural landscape. does NOT determine how people live in a particular place |
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absolute location
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a precise location on the surface of the globe
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a street address
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geography originated in
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ancient Greece as an interest in the nature of the universe and the varying character of the known parts of the earth
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Greek
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scale
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the relationship between earth distance and map distance
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formal region
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area that is described by its characteristics
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deep south
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geography
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derived from Greek words meaning to describe the earth
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relative location
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refers to what is around a location
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the CVS by Kroger
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geography is the study of
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how and why human and physical attributes vary from place to place on the surface of the earth
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cultural landscape is
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the natural landscape as modified by human occupancy
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clear cut forest to make room for a farm
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example of absolute distance
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a one mile walk
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example of absolute direction
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north (as on a compass)
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earth science tradition is
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the branch of geography that studies the earth as a habitat for humans
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natural landscape is
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the physical characteristics of a place,
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climate, soil, terrain features are examples
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local geographic tradition
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cultural geography
economic geography urban geography |
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example of relative direction
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out west
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regions
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earth areas that display significant elements of internal uniformity and external differences from surrounding territories.
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accessibility
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the ease or difficulty out is to overcome the friction of distance
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Tobler's first law of geography
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everything is related to everything else but relationships are stronger when things are near one another
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example of regional area tradition
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Christianity, Islam, Judaism, traditions
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maps
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the oldest and, still most important tool of geographers
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geography is
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the study of spatial variation
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geography can be used
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to interpret the past
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