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Place

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is a specific point on Earth, distinguished by a particular characteristic. Every place occupies a unique location, or position, on Earth’s surface.

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Region

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is an area of Earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics. Geographers divide the world into a number of regions, such as North America and Latin America.

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Scale

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Is the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole. Geographers study a variety of scales, from local to global. Ex. global in scale; climate change and depletion of energy supplies. Ex. Local in scale; preservation of distinctive cultural and economic activities.

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Space

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A physical gap or interval between two objects.

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Connection

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Relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space.

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Map

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two dimensional or flat-scale model of Earth’s surface, or a portion of it.

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Cartography

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science of map making.

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Global Positioning System (GPS)

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a system that determines the precise position of something on Earth.

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geotagging

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identification and storage of a piece of info by its precise latitude and longitude coordinates.

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Geographic Information Science

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analysis of data about Earth acquired through satellite and other electronic information technologies.

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geographic information system

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captures, stores, queries, and splays the geographic data.

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remote sensing

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the scanning of the earth by satellite or high-flying aircraft in order to obtain information about it.

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Volunteered geographic information

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creation and dissemination of geographic data contributed voluntarily and for free by individuals.

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citizen science

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science researched by amateur scientists

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participatory GIS

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community based mapping

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mashup

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map that overlays data from one source on top of a map provided by a mapping service, like google maps or google earth

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Map scale

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Relationship of a feature’s size on a map to its actual size on Earth

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Ratio

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ratio between distances of maps and earths surface.

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written scale

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relationship between map and earths distances in words

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projection

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A map projection is a systematic transformation of the latitudes and longitudes of locations from the surface of a sphere (3D) into locations on a plane (2D). Maps cannot be created without map projections. All map projections necessarily distort the surface in some fashion.

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Graphic scale

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bar lined marked to shows distance on earths surface

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Meridian

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a circle of constant longitude passing through a given place on the earth’s surface and the terrestrial poles.

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Longitude

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the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.

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Latitude

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the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth’s equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.

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parallel
(of lines, planes, surfaces, or objects) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them.
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Prime meridian
he earth's zero of longitude, which by convention passes through Greenwich, England
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GMT
master reference point at 0 degrees longitude
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International date line
Position deviates from 180º longitude at times to accommodate various nearby nation-states.
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location
the position that something occupies on Earth's surface
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toponym
name given to a place on Earth
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Site
physical character of a place
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situation
location of a place relative to other places
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cultural landscape
a combination of cultural features (lang, religion,) economic features (agric and industry) and physical features (climate and veg)
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formal region/uniform region
an area where everyone shares common characteristics
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functional region/nodal region
area organized around a focal point (node)
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vernacular region/pecerptual region
area ppl believe exists as part of their cultural identity
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culture
body of customary beliefs, material traits, traditions of a group of ppl
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spatial association
if the distribution of one feature is related to the distribution of another feature
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globalization
the entire world is forced or processed in making something worldwide
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transnational corporation
a company where research, operations, and sales are made in many countries not just where the headquarters are located
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distribution | density, concentration, pattern
the arrangement of a feature in space (density, concentration, pattern)
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concentration
extent of a features spread over space (objects in area close together are "clustered" , far apart are "dispersed")
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pattern
geometric arrangement of objects in space
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density
frequency with which something occurs in space
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poststructuralist geography
examines how powerful ppl in the society dominate less powerful ppl
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humanistic geography
branch of human geography that emphasizes ideas about a place and gives them symbolic meanings
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behavioral geography
importance of understanding the psychological basis for individual human actions in space
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uneven development
increasing gap in economic conditions between regions in the core and periphery that results from globalization of economy
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assimilation
process of a groups cultural features resembles another group
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acculturation
process of changes in culture that results from two groups meeting
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syncretism
combo of elements of 2 groups elements into a new cultural feature.
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diffusion
a feature spreads across space from one place to another over time
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relocation diffusion
the spread of an idea through physical movements of ppl from one place to another
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expansion diffusion
the spread of a feature from one place to another in an additive process (heirarchical, contagious, and stimulus diffusion)
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hierarchical diffusion
spread of an idea from ppl of authority to another persons of places
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contagious diffusion
rapid widespread of a characteristic through population
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stimulus diffusion
spread of an underlying principle even if the characteristic seems to fail
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network
a chain of communication that connects places
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distance decay
the physical distance between people leads to less interaction and eventually the contact disappears
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space-time compression
the reduction in time it takes for something to reach another place
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hearth
a place from which innovation originates
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resource
a substance in the environment that is useful to people, economically and technologically access, and socially acceptable to use.
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sustainability
the use of earths resources in a way that ensures their availability in the future.
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renewable resource
produced in nature, more rapidly than it is used
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non renewable resource
produced in nature slower than used by humans
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conservation
The sustainable use and management of earths natural resources to meet human needs such as food, medicine, and recreation.
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preservation
maintenance of resources In their present condition
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biotic
composed of living organisms
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abiotic
composed of non living or inorganic matter
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atmosphere
A thin layer of gases surrounding earth
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hydrosphere
all the water on and near earths surface
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lithosphere
earths crust and a portion of upper mantle directly below the crust
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biosphere
all living organisms on earth
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climate
long term average weather condition at a particular location
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ecosystem
group of living organisms and the abiotic sphere with which they interact is an ecosystem
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ecology
scientific study of ecosystems
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environmental determinism
an approach that physical environment caused social development
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possibilism
people have the ability to adjust to their environment
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polder
piece of land that Is created by draining water from an area

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