absolute direction Flashcards

1
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absolute direction

A

north south east west

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2
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absolute distance

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can be measured by standard unit

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3
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absolute location

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exact location

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4
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cartographers

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map makers

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5
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census

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official number of people in a space (ex: states)

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6
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core

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powerful country

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7
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density

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number of thing in an area

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8
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density decay

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further 2 things are the less they’ll have in common

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9
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distribute

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to arrange with given space (the way something is spread out)

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10
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ecological perspective

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the relationship with living things and their home

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11
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environmental determination

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the way humans act is based on their physical enviroment

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flow

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movement of people, goods, or info that have an effect on society

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13
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formal region/ uniform region

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(uniform region) an area that has shared traits

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14
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functional region

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area organized around a main focus

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15
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geographic info system

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collects geographical data and stores and analyzes it

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16
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global positioning system

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location data (road directions.)

17
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globalization

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the expansion of culture/politics/economy/people globally

18
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human geography

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study of how humans use and altar the earth

19
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location

A

where something is

20
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map scale

A

the size of the map compared to its size on earth

21
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mental maps

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internalized way of portions of earths surface// “tell me how to get to ur house from the school”

22
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node

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focal point of a functional region

23
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pattern

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a specific way things are arranged in a space

24
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perceptual region

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a region that reflects how people feel about it