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Unit 1 Vocab Flashcards

1
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Longitude

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the numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of prime meridian

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Nonrenewable Resources

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something produced in nature slower than it is consumed by humans

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Direction

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a course along which someone or something moves

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Density

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the frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area

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Dispersal

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objects farther apart, more space

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Distribution

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the arrangement of something across earth’s surface

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Scale of Analysis

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how information is organized

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Diffusion

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The spread of a feature or idea from one place to another over time

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Elevation

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height above a given level, especially sea level

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GIScience

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

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Reference Maps

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maps that show where something is in space

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Relative Location

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where a place is related to other places

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Thematic Maps

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map that portrays the geographic pattern of a particular subject matter (theme) in a geographic area

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Region

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a broad geographic area distinguished by similar features

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Concentration

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the spread of something over a given area

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Spatial Patterns

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the arrangement, structure, and placement of objects within any given landscape

17
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Absolute Distance

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how close one thing is to another, exact distance

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Aggregation

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organizing or grouping data into different categories based on similar characteristics

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Quantitative Data

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the numbers relating to something

20
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Projection

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system used to transfer locations from the earth’s surface to a flat map

21
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Environmental Determinism

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An early approach of geography that claimed that
geography was the study of how the physical environment
impacted human development and activitiesa 19th century approach to the study of geography, general laws could be found in physical sciences

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GPS

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system that determines the precise position of something on earth through satellites, tracking stations, and receivers.

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Qualitive Data

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The characteristics of something

24
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GIS

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

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Distort

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pull or twist out of shape (shape, size, direction, distance, area)

26
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Relative Distance

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how near one thing is to another (not exact)

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Space-Time Compression

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the reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place, improved transport

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Peripheral Regions

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countries that are often considered less developed

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Absolute Location

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exact place on Earth, often given in terms of latitude and longitude

30
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Possibilism

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the theory that the physical environment may set limits to human actions but people have the ability to adjust to physical environment to chose action from alternatives

31
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Space

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the physical gap or interval between two objects

32
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Clustering

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objects close together, less space

33
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Renewable Resources

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something produced in nature more rapidly than it is consumed by humans

34
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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

35
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Distance Decay

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the diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin

36
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Remote Sensing

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

37
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Pattern

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the geometric or regular arrangement of something in a study area

38
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Scale

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

39
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Subregion

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a subdivision of a region, often categorized by one characteristic

Ap HUG (7 decks)

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