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16 Cards in this Set
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Absolute Location
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The exact spot on the planet where something resides.
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Area
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A term that refers to a part of the Earths surface with less specificity than region.
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Distribution
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Apportionment.
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Formal Region
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A type of region marked by a certain degree of homogeneity in one or more phenomena.
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Functional Region
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A region that is defined by the se of activities or interactions that occur within it.
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GIS
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Note: (Not in book nor internet)
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Hierarchy
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An order of ranking/ status.
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Human-Environment Interactions
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How people have adapted/ changed the environment in which they live in.
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Landscape
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The overall appearance of an area.
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Location Theory
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A logical attempt to explain the locational pattern of a economic activity and the manner in which its producing areas are interluded.
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Mental Map
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A mental image of how a place is organized.
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Movement
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The act, process, or result of moving
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Pattern
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A combination of qualities, acts, tendencies, etc., forming a consistent or characteristic arrangement.
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Relative Location
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The regional location relative to another location.
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Spatial Perspective
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Note: (Not is book or internet)
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Scale
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Representation of a real world phenomenon at a certain level or reduction or generalization.
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