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Geography

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the study of where things around on Earth’s surface and the reason for their location

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place

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specific point on Earth that is distinguished by a particular characteristic

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region

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an area of the Earth defined by one or more defining characteristics

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Scale

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the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole

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Small Scale Map

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large areas are compressed (world map)

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Large Scale Map

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zoomed in on a specific area (map of Livingston)

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scale of analysis

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the level at which data is displayed on a map

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Space

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the physical gap between two objects

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Connection

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the 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 the Earth’s surface or a portion of it

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Geographic information science

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the analysis of data about earth acquired through satellites and other electronic information technologies

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Geographic Information System (GIS)

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captures, stores, and displays the geographic data in real-time

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Photogrammetry

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the science of taking measurements of the Earth’s surface through photographs

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Remote sensing

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the acquisition of data about Earth’s surface from a satellite orbiting Earth or from other long-distance methods

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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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when the locations of all the information we gather and photos we take with our electronic devices are recorded.

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Volunteered geographic information (VGI)

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the creation and distribution of geographic data contributed voluntarily and for free by individuals

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Participatory GIS (PGIS)

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Community-based mapping

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mashup

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a map that overlays data from one source on top of a map provided by a mapping service

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Map scale

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the level and the amount of area covered on a map

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meridian

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an arc connecting the North and South poles

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Location

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the position that something occupies on Earth’s surface

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toponym

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a name given to a place on Earth

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site

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the physical character of a place

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Situation (relative location)
the location of a place relative to other places
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Absolute location
describes the position of a place in a way that never changes
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formal (uniform region)
is an area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics
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functional region (nodal region)
an area organized around a node or a focal point
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Cultural Landscape
a combination of cultural features
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vernacular region (perceptual region)
an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity
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Globalization
the force or process that involves the entire world and results in making something worldwide in scope
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Distribution
the arrangement of a feature in space
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Density
the frequency with which something occurs in space
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Concentration
the extent of features spread over space
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pattern
the geometric arrangement of objects in space
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Post Structuralist geography
how the powerful in society dominate less powerful group
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Humanistic geography
the different ways that individuals form ideas about place and give those places symbolic meaning
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Behavioral geography
the importance of understanding the emotional basis for human actions in space
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Uneven development
the increasing gap in economic conditions between regions in the core and other areas that results from the globalization of the economy
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Diffusion
the process by which a feature spreads across space from one place to another
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Hearth
a place from which an innovation originates
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Expansion diffusion
the spread of a feature from one place to another in an additive process is expansion diffusion
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Hierarchical diffusion
the spread of an idea from one person to another person or place
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Contagious diffusion
the rapid, widespread diffusion of a character throughout the population
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Stimulus diffusion
the spread of an underlying principle even though a characteristic fails to diffuse
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Distance decay
when you are farther away from something, the less likely you are to interact with it
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Space-time compression
the reduction in the time it takes for something to reach another place
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network
a chain of communication that connects places
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Assimilation
the process in which a group’s cultural features are altered to resemble those of another group
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Acculturation
the process of changes in culture that result from the meeting of 2 groups
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Syncretism
the combining of elements of two groups into a new cultural feature
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resource
a substance in the environment that is useful to people
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Sustainability
the use of Earth’s resources in ways that ensure their availability in the future
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renewable resource
produced in nature more rapidly than it is consumed by humans
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nonrenewable resource
produced in nature more slowly than it is consumed by humans
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Conservation
the sustainable use and management of Earth’s natural resources to meet human needs such as food, medicine, and recreation
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Preservation
the maintenance of resources in their present condition with little human impact
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Biosphere
all living organisms on earth
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ecosystem
a group of living organisms and the abiotic spheres with which they interact
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Environmental determinism
when the physical environment causes social development
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Possibilism
when the physical environment may limit some human actions but people have the ability to adjust to their environment
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polder
a piece of land that is created by draining water from an area
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Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
the time at 0 longitude
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International Date Line
an arc that for the most part follows 180* longitude
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Isoline map
connects with lines all the places that have particular values
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Dot distribution map
depicts data as points and shows how those points are clustered together or spread out
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Choropleth map
recognizable areas are shaded or patterned in proportion to the measurements of the variable (distinctive colors = different quantities/densities)
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Proportional symbol map
displays symbols that change in size according to the value of the variable
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Cartogram
a map in which the size of a country is proportional to the value of a particular variable (shapes are distorted)
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Robinson Map Projection
designed to make the shape of the continents look correct
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Mollweide Map Projection
representation of a sphere where meridians converge at the poles
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Mercator Map Projection
(square shape) sphere where lines of latitude and longitude are straight and at right angles making it ideal for navigation

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