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Terms and Vocab chap 1-3 Flashcards

1
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what does geo mean? what does graphy mean and where does the word originate from

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geo=earth graphy=to write the word is greek

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Where things are found on earth’s surface and the reasons for their location (people and activities) defines what

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geography

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3
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The most important tool in geography is

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a map

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two purposes of the map?

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as a reference tool and communication tool

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three types of map scale ?

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ratio or fraction, written scale, graphic scale

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Which one longitude or latitude plays an important role in calculating the time

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longitude (greenwich mean time)

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What is the international date line?

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move clock back 24 hours

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Name some contemporary tools.

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Geographic information science/ remote sensing/ GPS or GIS geographic information system

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this is a computer system that captures stores queries analyzes and displays grographic data

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GIS Geographic information system

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10
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This contemporary tool scans the earth’s surface

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remote sensing

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The development and analysis of data about earth acquired through satellite

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geographic information science

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12
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What is the system that accurately determines the precise position of something on earth called

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GPS

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13
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the specific point on earth is called

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a place ; is a essential building block for geographers to explain sim and diff and changes across earth

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14
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the position that something occupies on earth’s surface

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is a location

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What is the name given to a place on earth a places name that could indicate the origin of its settlers

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typonym

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16
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the physical character of a place

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is a site, a site also has characteristics

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17
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a site also has characteristics what are they

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climate weather, water sources, topography, soil, vegetation latitude elevation

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18
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Why are site factors important ?

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help in selecting settlements

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19
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A location of a place relative to other places is called

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a situation

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20
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two things a situation does

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find unfamiliar places by comparing its location to something more familiar and it helps us to understand the importance of a location (shanghai and trading)

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An area of earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics ; neighboring countries or many localities within a nation

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region

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22
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What is cultural landscape?

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the combination of cultural features language religion economic features agriculture and industry.

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23
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What is a formal region ?

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an area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics also known as uniform

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a functional region is

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an area organized around a focal point also called nodal region

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what is vernacular region ?

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an area that people believe exist as part of their cultural density. also perceptual region

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26
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an internal representation of a portion of the earth;s surface illustrates what an individual knows about a place and where it is located

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mental map

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27
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Location is identified through

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site name situaiton

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28
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Name three things a region can be

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formal functional or vernacular

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29
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what people care about and what people take care of encompasses what

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Culture

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30
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What is required from reading a map ?

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recognizing scale and projection

31
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What is a scale

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the relationship between the portion of earth being studies and earth as a whole

32
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a force or process that involves the entire world

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globalization making something world wide

33
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a rapid increase in the value of houses followed by a sharp decline in their value

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housing bubble =globalization and economy

34
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What is a transnational corporation

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it conducts research operates factories and sells products in many countries (globalization and economy)

35
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the physical gap or interval between two objects

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space

36
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the arrangement of a feature in space

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distribution

37
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Three properties of distribution across earth

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pattern density concentration

38
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The frequency with which something occurs in space

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density could be measuring people houses cars tree or anything else

39
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If objects in an area are close together they are

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clustered (concentration>a property under distribution

40
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if objects are relatively far apart they are

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dispersed >Concentration a property of distribution

41
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How is concentration and density different

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So the density of population in Australia is far lower than the density of population of continental USA. However, the continental USA has almost 60 million people spread throughout rural area. Australia, has it’s population concentrated in a few urban areas, and a very small percentage spread through very vast rural regions. So Australia may have a higher concentration of people than the USA even though the density is lower.

42
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This property of distribution is the geometric arrangement of objects in space.

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pattern

43
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relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space

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connection

44
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relocation diffusion

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the spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another

45
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What is diffusion ?

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the process by which a characteristic spreads across space from one place to another over time.

46
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what is expansion diffusion ?

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the spread of a feature from one place to another in a additive process

47
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Hierarchical diffusion is

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the spread of an idea from person or nodes of authority or power to other person or places

48
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the rapid widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population

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contagious diffusion

49
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the spread of an underlying principle even though a characteristic itself apparently fails to diffuse

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stimulus diffusion an example is apples iphones and ipad have been adopted by competitors

50
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What kind of scales do geographer examine ?

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all scales but are really concern with the global scale

51
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How are places connected?

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networks and phenomena spread through relocation and expansion diffusion

52
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what are the three pillars of sustainability

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environment economy society

53
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what is sustainability ?

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the use of earths renewable and nonrenewable natural resources in ways that ensure resource availabilty in future

54
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the sustainable use and management of earth’s natural resources to meet human needs such as food medicine and recreation

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conservation

55
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what is preservation ?

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the maintenance of of resources in their present condition

56
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Environment pillar consist of

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conservation and preservation

57
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a thin layer of gases surrounding earth

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atmosphere

58
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what is a biotic system ?

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is composed of living organism

59
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a abiotic system

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is composed of non living or inorganic matters

60
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all of the water on and near earth surface

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hydrosphere

61
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the earths crust and a portion of upper mantle directly below the crust

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lithosphere

62
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the biotic system

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bioshere

63
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all living organism on earth including plants and animals as well as microorganisms

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Biosphere

64
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a piece of land that is created by draining water from an area example the netherlands

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polder

65
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what is environmental determinism ?

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an approach to the physical environment caused social development

66
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the physical environment may limit some human actions but people have the ability to adjust to their environment people can choose the course of action from many alternatives in the physical environment

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possibilism

67
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what two measures involve density?

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number of feature and the land area

68
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is high population density related to poverty?

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no

69
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the extent of a feature’s spread over space is

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concentration

70
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how would you compare the level of concentration

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two areas need to have the same number of objects and the same size area

71
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what is behavioral geography?

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a branch of human geography that emphasizes the importances of understanding the psychological basis for individual human actions

72
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a branch of human geography that emphasizes the different ways individuals perceive their surrounding environment

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humanistic geography

73
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the need to understand multiple perspectives regarding space is?

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poststructuralist geography experiences from blacks vs whites /women vs men/ straight vs gay

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