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29 Cards in this Set
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Map
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A two dimensional , or flat of the earths surface or a portion of it.
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Mental Map
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A representation of a portion of the earths surface based on what an individual knows about a place, containing personal impressions of what is in a place and where places are located.
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Meridian
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An arc drawn on a map between North and South poles.
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Parallel
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A circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians.
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Pattern
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The geometric or the regular arrangement of something in a study of an area.
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Physiological density
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The number of people per unit of area of arable land, which is land suitable for agriculture.
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Place
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A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular character.
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Polder
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Land created by the Dutch by draining water from an area.
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Possibilism
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The theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions , but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action for different alternatives.
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Prime Meridian
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The Meridian designated as 0 longitude, that passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England.
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Projection
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The system used to transfer location form earths surface to a flat map.
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Principal Meridian
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A north -south line designated in the land ordinance of 1785 to facilitate the surveying and the numbering of townships in the united states.
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Region
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An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features.
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Regional ( or cultural landscape ) studies
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An approach to geometry that emphasizes the relationship among social and physical phenomena in a particular study area.
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Relocation diffusion
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The 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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The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or from another long distance method.
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Resource
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A substance in the environment that is useful to people, is economically and technologically feasible to access, and is social acceptable to use.
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Scale
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Generally, the relationship between the portion of the earths being studied and Earth as a whole; specifically, the relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on the earths surface.
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Site
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The physical charter of a place.
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Situation
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The location of a pace relative to another place.
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Space
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The physical gap or interval between two objects.
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space-time compression
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The reduction in the time it take to diffuse something to a distant place a as a result of improve d communications and transportation systems.
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Stimulus Diffusion
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The spread of an underlying principle, even though a specific characteristics is rejected.
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Toponym
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The name given to a portion of the Earth's surface
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Township
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A square normally 6 miles on one side.The land Ordinance of 1785 divide much of the United States into a series of townships.
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Transnational corporation
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A company that conducts research , operates factories,and sells products in many countries, not just where its headquarters or shareholder are at.
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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 the globalization of the economy
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Vernacular region ( or perceptual region )
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An area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity.
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Section
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A square normally 1 mile on a side. The land Ordinance divided townships in the United States into 36 sections.
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