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KBAT 1 Definitions Flashcards

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Absolute Location

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The location of a place based on a fixed point on earth

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Cartography

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Science of mapmaking

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Contagious Diffusion

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Rapid, wide-spread diffusion of a feature/trend though out a population

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Cultural Ecology

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A geographical approach that emphasizes human environment relationship

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Culture

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Body of customary beliefs, social forms, material traits that constitute tradition

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Deforestation

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Clearing of trees, turning forest into cleared land

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Density

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Frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area

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Diffusion

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Spread of feature/trend from one place to another over time

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Distance-Decay

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Diminishing in importance of and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with growing distance from origin

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Distribution

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Arrangement of something across earth’s surface

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Enclave

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Portion of territory within or surrounded by larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally/ethnically distinct

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Environmental Determinism

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Geography is the study of how physical environment caused human activities

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Equator

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Divides the Earth into two spheres from latitude 0 degrees

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Eratosthenes

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Greek geographer who devised a map of the world

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Expansion Diffusion

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Spread of feature/trend among people from one area to another in additive process

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Favelas

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A Brazilian shack, a slum

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Friction of Distance

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Distance usually requires effort (energy)and or money to overcome

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Functional Region

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An area organized around a node/focal point

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GIS

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A computer system stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data

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GPS

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System determines precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers

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Hierarchical Diffusion

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Spread of feature/trend from one key person/node of authority or power to other persons/places

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Hearth

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Region from which innovative ideas originate

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International Date Line

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Arc that follows 180 degrees longitude

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Latitude

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Measures distance north and south of equator

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Longitude
Measures distance east and west of prime meridian
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Mega cities
Large city, population over 10,000,000 | Example: Tokyo, New York City
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Mercator Projection
Map, parallel lines of latitude have same length as equator
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Model
Standard/example for comparison
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Possibilism
Environment sets limits on humans, but humans adapt or overcome
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Prime Meridian
Passes through 0 degrees longitude and Greenwich, England
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Projection
Transfer locations from Earth> map | Examples: Robinson, Mercator
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Ptolemy
Ancient geographer
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Region
Area distinguished by a unique combination of trends/features
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Relative Location
Spread of feature/trend through movement of people from one place to another
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Remote Sensing
Data about Earth from satellites or other long-distance methods
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Robinson Projections
Shows entire world at once
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Scale
Relationship between portion of Earth and Earth as a whole
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Sequent Occupancy
Successful societies leave cultured imprints on a place
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Site
Absolute location of a place described by local relief, landforms, and other cultural or physical characteristics
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Situation
Relative location of a place in relation to physical and cultural characteristics of the surrounding area and the connections and interdependencies within that system
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Space Time Compression
Any phenomenon that alters the qualities of and relationship between space and time
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Spatial Analysis
Seeks to explain patterns of human behavior and its spatial expression in terms of mathematics and geometry
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Squatter settlements
Settlement of improvised housing
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Stimulus Diffusion
When a trait of one culture prompts invention or innovation in another
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Time zones
Any of the roughly longitudinal divisions of the earths surface in which a standard time is kept
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Tobler's First Law
Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things
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Toponym
A place name, especially one derived from a topographical feature
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Uneven Development
Persistent differences in levels and rates of economic development between different sectors of the economy
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Vernacular region
Area defined by local, subjective perceptions reflecting their feelings and images about key place characteristics
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Human Geography
Geography and how it's affected by humans
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Spatial perspective
Focuses on the location of humans as it relates to interaction
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Types of Diffusion?
Stimulus, contagious, hierarchical, and relocation
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Stimulus Diffusion
Spread of underlying principle even though a characteristic itself apparently fails to diffuse
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Contagious Diffusion
Rapid widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population
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Hierarchical Diffusion
Spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to other persons or places
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Relocation Diffusion
Spread of idea through physical movement of people from one place to another
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Formal Region
Pre-established regions like cities states countries...
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Functional Region
Made up of central place and surrounding areas affected by it
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Vernacular region
Region defined by locals and subjective perceptions | Example: The South

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