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Physical Geography |
One of the two major divisions of systematic geography; the spatial analysis of the structure, processes, and the location of Earth’s natural phenomena such as climate, soil, plants, animals, and topography. |
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Place |
Uniqueness of a location |
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Possibilism |
Geographic view or point- a response to determination that holds the human decision making, not the environment, is the crucial factor in cultural development. |
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Reference maps |
Maps that show the absolute location of places and geographic features determined by a frame of reference, typically latitude and longitude. |
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Region |
An area on the Earth’s surface marked by a degree of formal, functional, or perceptual homogeneity of some phenomenon. |
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Relative location |
The regional position or situation of a place relative to the position of other places. |
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Relocation diffusion |
Sequential diffusion process In which the items being diffused are transmitted by their carrier agents as the evacuate the old areas and relocate to the new ones. |
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Remote sensing |
A method of collecting data information through the use of instruments that are physically distant from the object of study. |
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Rescale |
Involvement of player sat other scales to generate support for a position of initiative. |
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Sense of place |
State of mind derived through the infusion of a place with meaning and emotion by remembering important events that occurred in that place or by labeling a place with a certain character. |
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Spatial |
Pertaining to, involving, of having the nature of space on the earth’s surface. |
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Spatial distribution |
Physical location of geographic phenomena across space. |
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Spatial Interaction |
Intervening opportunity to present of a nearer opportunity that greatly diminishes the attractiveness of sites further away |
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Stimulus diffusion |
Form of diffusion in which a cultural adaptation is created as a result of the intro of a cultural trait from another place |
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Thematic Maps |
Maps that tell stories, typically showing the degree of show attribute or the movement of a geographic phenomenon |
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Time-distance decay |
The declining degree of acceptance of an idea or innovation with increasing time and distance from its points point of origin or source |
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Photographic interpretation |
“The act of examining photographic images for the purpose of identifying objects and judging their significance” (Colwell, 1997) |
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Policy Documents |
Specifies the rules, guidelines and regulations that your organization requires employees to follow. |
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Space |
Implies the extent of an area and can be in a relative and absolute sense |
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Time-space Convergence |
Refers to the decline in travel time between geographical locations as a result of transportation, communication, and related technological an social innovations |
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Travel narratives |
Often records of the places, people, and occurrences of a particular region that a traveller visits |