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17 Cards in this Set
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Absolute Locationa |
Provides a definite reference to locate a place. (Latitude, Longitude, a street address, or even a township/ range system.) An area that is exact |
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Relative Location |
Defines a place with respect to it's environment and it's connection to other places. To describe a place based on environment and interaction to other places. |
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Region |
An area that's united by or shares more than one characteristic.Different types of regions: formal, functional, and perceived/ vernacular. A united area that shares characteristics. |
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Formal Region |
Designated by official boundaries (cities, states, counties; and countries) population, climate and other facts. Cities, states, counties, and countries. |
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Functional Region |
Defined by their connections and government (capital cities, school districts -all controlled by the central office and share a similar infrastructure/goal.) Connections and Government. |
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Perceived/ Vernacular Region |
Based on opinions or perceptions of an area.(Southerners, the west, Hollywood, New Yorkers) No formal boundaries but more economic, political, cultural, or even historical map f the world. Stereotypes.... (Hetalia) |
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Place |
Describes the human and physical characteristics of location. Areas shaped by man or shaped by time. |
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Prehistory |
Time period before written history. Before man could record with written words. |
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Archaeologists |
Study concrete/ tangible remains of ancient societies. Study ancient remains. |
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Anthropologists |
Study all aspects of mankind whether ancient or modern. Study everything |
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Artifacts |
Anything influenced/made by humans Resources, tools, things made by humans to help them |
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Carbon 14 Dating |
Most precise form of dating - measures the amount of carbon left in a once living object. The most correct form of dating for once living things. |
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invention |
A new process, technique, or production. A new creation. |
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Technology |
Anything humans have created to solve a problem or complete a process. Tools that extend capacities for the purpose of survival and comfort. It is the pool of exsisting knowledge. Created by humans to help figure out or solve a problem. |
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Commodity (Commodities) |
An object that has use value of its own. Sometimes commodities like gold can be used as payment. Something that can be cherashed or traded in a form of payment |
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Production |
The act of creating goods and services by combining econmic resourses. The creation of things by man |
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Trade |
The exchange of resources for another. The exchanging of goods |
