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GLOBALIZATION

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the process of customs and technology to spread throughout the world.

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Principle Meridian

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a meridian used to control a particular region

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Base lines

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lines that run through the principal meridian that run eastward.

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Projection

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the transferring of earths surface onto another display.

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GIS- geographic information system

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computer system used to analyze, manipulate, store and capture all types of geographical information.

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Region

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an area of Earth distinguished by distinctive combination of cultural and physical features.

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Scale

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relatioship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole

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Connections

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relatioships among people and objects across the barrier of space.

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human geography

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study of where and why human activities are located where they are.

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Projection

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earths surface to a flat map

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Land ordinance of 1785

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divided much of the country into a system of townships and ranges to facilitate the sale of land to settlers in the west.

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township

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square 6 miles on each side

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Global positioning system

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the system that accurately determines the precise position of something on earth

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remote sensing

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acquistion of data about earths surface from a satellite orbiting earth or from other long distance methods

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Toponym

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name given to a place on earth

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situation

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the location of a place relative t other places

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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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cultural landscape

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a combination of cultural features such as language and religion, economic features such agriculture and industry

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regional studies

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contemporary cultural landscape approach in geography

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formal region

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uniform region within which everyone shares common or distinctive characteristics

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functional region

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organized around a node r focal point. Tied by transportation or communication systems or by economic or functional associations.

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Vernacular region

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place people believe exists as part of their cultural identity.

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Cartography

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the science of making maps

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concentration

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spread of something over a given area

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density

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the frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area.

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Distance decay

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The diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin.

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Environmental determinism

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approach to the study of geography which argued that the general laws could be fund in the physical science.

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hearth

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the region from which innovative ideas origniate

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Mental map

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representation of a portion of earths surface based on what the individual knows about the place

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Physiological density

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the number of people per unit area of arable land which is land suitable for agriculture

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Pattern

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geometric or regular arrangement of something in a study area

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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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theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions but people have the ability to adjust to the physical

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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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section

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square normally 1 mile on a side

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site

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the physical character of a place

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Space-time compression

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the reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place as a result of improved communications and transportation systems

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Stimulus diffusion

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the spread of an underlying principle even though a specific characteristic is rejected

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translational corporation

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company that conducts research operates factories, and sells products in many countries just not where its headquarters or shareholders are located

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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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greenwich mean time

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the time zone encompassing the prime meridian

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international date line

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an arc that for the most part follows 180 degrees longitude although it deviates in several places to avoid dividing land areas

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physiological density

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the number of people per unit area of arable land, which is land suitable for agriculture

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graphic scale

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consisting of a bar lined marked to show distance on earths surface

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written scale

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relation between map and earths distance in words.

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