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place

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A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular character.

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region

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an area of Earth defined by one or more distinctive 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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connection

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relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space.

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map

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

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cartography

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the science of mapmaking

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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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mental map

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a personal representation of a portion of earth’s surface

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geotagging

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

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geographic information science (giscience)

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

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geographic information system (gis)

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a computer system that can capture, store, query, analyze, and display geographic data to produce maps

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remote sensing

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the acquisition of data about earth’s surface from a satellite orbiting earth

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volunteered geographic information (vgi)

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the creation and dissemination of geographic data contributed voluntarily by individuals

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citizen science

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scientific research by amateur scientists

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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 relationship of a feature’s size on a map to its actual size on earth

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projection

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the scientific method of transferring locations on earth’s surface to a flat map

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meridian

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an arc drawn between the north and south poles

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longitude

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the distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian

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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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latitude

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The numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator.

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prime meridian

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the meridian that passes through 0 degrees longitude

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greenwich mean time (gmt)

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the time at the prime meridian, or 0 degrees longitude

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international date line
the line of longitude that marks where each new day begins at 180 degrees longitude
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toponym
the name given to a place on earth
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site
the physical character of a place
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situation
the location of a place relative to other places
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cultural landscape
a combination of cultural features such as language and religion, economic features such as agriculture and industry, and physical features such as climate and vegetation
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formal region (uniform region)
an area within which everyone shares a common one or more distinctive characteristics
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functional region (nodal region)
an area organized around a node or focal point
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vernacular region (perceptual region)
an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity
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culture
the body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits that together constitute a group's distinct tradition
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spatial association
when the distribution of one feature is related to the distribution of another feature
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globalization
a force or process that involves the entire world and results in making something worldwide in scope
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transnational corporation
a company that conducts research, operates factories, and sells products in many countries, not just where its headquarters or shareholders are located
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concentration
the extent of a feature's spread over space
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pattern
the geometric arrangement of objects in space
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poststructuralist geography
how the powerful in a society dominate or seek to control less powerful groups
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humanistic geography
a branch of human geography that emphasizes the different ways that individuals form ideas about place and give those places symbolic meanings
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behavioral geography
the importance of understanding the phycological basis for individual human actions in a space
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uneven development
the increasing gap in economic conditions between core and peripheral regions as a result of the globalization of the economy
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assimilation
the process of 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 two groups
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syncretism
the combination of elements of two groups into a new cultural feature
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multiculturalism
a condition in which ethnic groups exist separately and share equally in economic and political life
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diffusion
the process by which a feature spreads across space from one place to another over time
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hearth
the region from which innovative ideas originate
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relocation diffusion
the spread of an idea through physical movement of people 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
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hierarchical diffusion
the spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority to other persons or places
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contagious diffusion
the rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population
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stimulus diffusion
the spread of an underlying principle, even though a characteristic itself apparently fails to diffuse
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distance decay
the effects of distance on interaction, generally the greater the distance the less interaction
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space-time compression
the reduction in the time it takes for something to reach another place.
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resource
a substance in the environment that is useful to people, economically and technologically feasible to access and socially acceptable to use
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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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preservation
the maintenance of resources in their present condition
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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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biotic
living things
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abiotic
non-living things
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atmosphere
the envelope of gases surrounding the earth
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hydrosphere
all the water on or near the earth's surface
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lithosphere
the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
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biosphere
all living organisms on Earth
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climate
the long-term average weather condition at a particular location
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ecosystem
a group of living organisms and the abiotic spheres with which they interact with
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ecology
the scientific study of ecosystems
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cultural ecology
the geographic study of human-environment relationships
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environmental determinism
the view that the natural environment has a controlling influence over various aspects of human life including cultural development
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possibilism
the theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment
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polder
piece of land created by draining water from an area
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space
the physical gap or interval between two objects

AP HUG 2022-23 (1 decks)

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