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place

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a specific point on Earth, distinguished by a particular characteristic

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region

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an area of Earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics or trends or features

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scale

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the relationship between the portion of the Earth being studied and Earth as a whole, from local to global

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space

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the 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. Geographers are concerned with the various means by which connections occur.

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GPS

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system that determines 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 coordinates

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GIScience (geo info)

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analysis of data about earth acquired through satellite info

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GIS (geo info system)

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captures, stores, queries, and displays the geographic data

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remote sensing

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acquisition of data about earth’s surface via a satellite orbiting earth or other long-distance methods

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VGI (volunteered geo info)

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the creation and dissemination of geo data contributed voluntarily and for free by individuals

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citizen science

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

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meridian

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an arc drawn between north and south poles

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longitude

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vertical lines running north to south

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a parallel

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a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator

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latitude

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horizontal lines running east to west

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prime meridian

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Line that passes through Greenwich, England and is 0 degrees longitude

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GMT (Greenwich mean time)

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master reference for all time on Earth and located at prime meridian

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Interntional Date line

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a line marking 180 degrees longitude where you move back a whole day after crossing

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location

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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
the location of a place relative to other places
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cultural landscape
a combination of cultural features like - language and religion - economic features (agriculture/industry) - physical features (climate and vegetation)
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formal/uniform region
area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics
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functional/ nodal region
an area organized around a node or a focal point
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vernacular/ perceptual region
an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity
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culture
``` the body of -customary beliefs -material traits -social forms that together form distinct tradition of a group of people ```
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spatial association
the distribution of one feature being associated with the distribution of another feature
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globalization
a force or process that involves that entire world and results in making something worldwide in scope
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transnational corporation
``` a corporation that -conducts research -operates factories -sells products in many countries, not just where headquarters are ```
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distribution
the arrangement of a feature in space
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concentration
the extent of a feature's spread over space
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pattern
geometric arrangement of objects in space
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poststructuralist geography
study of how -the powerful in society dominate, or seek to control, the less powerful groups -dominate groups occupy space confrontations from the domination
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humanistic geography
a branch of human geo that emphasizes the different ways that individuals form ideas about a place, and give those places symbolic meaning
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behavioral geography
emphasizes the importance of understanding the psychological basis for individual human actions in space
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uneven development
the increasing gap in economic conditions between regions in the core and periphery that results from globalization of the economy
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assimilation
process by 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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diffusion
process by which a feature spreads across space from one place to another over time
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hearth
a place from which an innovation originates
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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 node 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 principal even though a characteristic itself apparently fails to diffuse
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network
a chain of communication that connects places
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distance decay
phenomenon that the farther away someone is from another, the less likely the two are to interact
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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
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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 resources
is produced in nature more rapidly that it is consumed by humans
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nonrenewable resources
is produced in nature more slowly that it is consumed by humans
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preservation
the maintenance of resources in their present condition, with as little human impact as possible
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biotic
describing living organisms
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abiotic
describing non-living or inorganic matter
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atmosphere
a thin layer of gases surrounding the Earth
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hydrosphere
all of the water on and near the Earth's surface
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lithosphere
Earth's crust and a portion of the upper mantle directly below the crust
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biosphere
all living organisms on the earth, including plants and animals, as well as microorganisms
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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
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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 belief that physical environment causes social development
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possibilism
the physical environment may limit 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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