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AP HUG Unit: 1 Flashcards

1
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Transferring location onto a map

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Projection

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2
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A specific point on Earth that is unique

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Place

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3
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An area with certain characteristics

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Region

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4
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A relationship between a smaller portion compared to Earth as a whole

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Scale

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5
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A physical gap or interval between 2 places or objects

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Space

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6
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The relationship between people and objects

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Connection

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7
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The science of map making

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Cartography

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8
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A technology device to find the exact location of anything

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GPS

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9
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A technology device that captures and shows geographic data

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GIS

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10
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A technology device for people to find anything

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VGI

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11
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Relationship between an area on a map to the actual size on Earth

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Map Scale

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12
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Making something not look like it’s original shape or size

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Distortion

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13
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A map of the world that looks like 4 ovals

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Goode Projection

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14
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A map of the world that makes distance and direction look distorted

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Robinson Projection

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15
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A map of the world in the shape of a rectangle

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Mercator

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16
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When the sun passes the prime meridian at the Greenwich conservatory

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GMT

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17
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The 0 degree line of longitude

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Prime Meridian

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18
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The line on the other side of the world of the prime meridian

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International Date Line

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19
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A position something occupies on Earth’s surface

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Location

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20
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The name given to a place on Earth

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Toponym

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21
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Physical character of a place

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Site

22
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A location that is relative to other places

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Situation

23
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The exact location of something

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Absolute Location

24
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A position of a place/ based on a location with respect to other locations

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Relative Location

25
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A combo of cultural features and physical features

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Cultural Landscape

26
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An area within everyone shares

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Formal Region

27
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An area organized around a node or focal point

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Functional Region

28
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An area people believe exists as part of their cultural identity

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Vernacular Region

29
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A body of beliefs, traits, and social forms that create a distinct tradition for a group of people

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Culture

30
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A corporation that conducts research, operates factories, and sells products all over the world.

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Transnational Corporation

31
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The arrangement of a feature in space

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Distribution

32
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The frequency of which something occurs in space

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Density

33
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Boundaries of land by natural landmarks

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Meats-and-bounds

34
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Rivers,roads, and/or canals that divide the land

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Longlot

35
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To locate, describe,and map boundaries

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The Logic of the Public Land

36
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The process of a groups cultural features matching another groups

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Assimilation

37
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The process of changes in culture that result from the meeting of 2 groups

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Acculturation

38
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The combination of element of 2 groups to create a new cultural feature

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Syncretism

39
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A place where the innovation orginates

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Hearth

40
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When people move to another place and bring their innovations

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Relocation Diffusion

41
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When an idea spreads to the people

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Hierarchical Diffusion

42
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Spreading an idea locally, through person to person

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Contagious Diffusion

43
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When an original idea changed by new people

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Stimulus Diffusion

44
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The distance it takes to go to places

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Space-time-compression

45
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A substance in the environment that is useful for people, technology, economically, and socially acceptable to use.

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Resource

46
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The use of Earth’s resources to make sure they are available for us in the future.

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Sustainability

47
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A resource that is produced in nature quicker than it is consumer by humans

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Renewable Resource

48
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A resource that is produced in nature slower than it is consumed by humans

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Nonrenewable Resource

49
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The long-term average weather at a specific location

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Climate

50
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The geographic study of human-environment relationships

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Cultural Ecology

51
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The physical environment caused by social development

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Environmental Determinism

52
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The physical environment may limit some human actions but we can adapt to it

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Possibility

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