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Human Geography

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The study of why something exists in a certain location, including social and economic processes.

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Physical Geography

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Focuses on natural landscapes, such as mountains, rivers, and climate.

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Cartography

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The science of map-making.

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Reference Maps

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Accurate maps used for navigation or location.

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Myth of Continents

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The misconception of continent sizes, such as Europe appearing larger due to Eurocentric map projections.

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Equator

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The 0° latitude line dividing Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

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Prime Meridian

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The 0° longitude line running through Greenwich, UK, dividing the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

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International Date Line

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A line roughly along the 180° meridian where the calendar date changes.

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Time Zones

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24 divisions of the Earth’s rotation, each representing an hour difference.

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Projection

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The method of representing Earth’s curved surface on a flat map.

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Distortion

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Alterations in shape, distance, area, or direction due to map projection

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Mercator

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Distorts size near the poles but preserves direction, often used for navigation.

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Robinson

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Distorts everything, but in low levels. Reduces the distortion of land masses as they near the poles.

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Molleweide

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Better for equal AREA. Shape & Direction are distorted

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Winkel Tripel (National Geographic Standard)

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Good for minimizing 3 kinds of distortion:
area, direction, and distance

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Azimuthal

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Displays one hemisphere from a central point, maintaining accurate distance from the center.

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Interrupted

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Maps that break apart oceans to minimize distortion on landmasses.

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Dot Maps

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Use dots to represent quantities; more dots indicate higher frequency.

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The “Ghost Map” (John Snow)

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A famous dot map used to trace the source of a cholera outbreak in London.

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Choropleth Maps

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Use colors or shading to represent data values across areas

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Proportional Symbol Maps

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Use symbols of different sizes to represent data values.

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Cartograms

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Adjust the size of areas to reflect a variable, such as population.

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Isolene Maps

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Use lines to connect areas of equal value, such as elevation or temperature.

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Mental Maps

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Personal perceptions of the geography around us.

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Activity Spaces
Areas where people routinely travel as part of their daily activities.
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Terra Incognita
Unknown or unexplored regions.
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Generalized Maps
Maps that simplify data to show broad patterns
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GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
A computer system for capturing, storing, analyzing, and displaying geographic data.
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GPS (Global Positioning System)
A satellite-based navigation system.
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Remote Sensing
The collection of data about Earth's surface from satellites or aircraft
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Geocaching
A recreational activity where participants use GPS to hide and seek containers, called "geocaches."
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Large Scale
small area with more detail
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Small Scale
large area with less detail
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Formal Region
official boundaries and consistent characteristics
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Functional/Nodal Region
organized around a central point or function
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Vernacular/Perceptual Region
defined by people's perceptions or feelings about a place.
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Cultural Landscape
imprint of human activity on the physical environment.
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Site
physical characteristics of a location
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Situation
location of a place relative to other places
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Sense of Place
emotional or symbolic meaning associated with a location
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Perception of Place
How people view or imagine a place based on information or personal experience.
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Toponym
name given to a place on Earth
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Possibilism
theory that humans can adapt to their environment and make choices
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Environmental Determinism
environment determines human activity
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Absolute Location
exact position of a place on Earth's surface, often given in latitude and longitude.
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Latitude (Parallels)
Horizontal lines on the globe, measuring north or south of the equator.
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Longitude (Meridians)
Vertical lines on the globe, measuring east or west of the Prime Meridian.
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Relative Location
place's location relative to other places
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Location Theory
why activities are located where they are.
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Expansion Diffusion
When a cultural trait spreads outward from its hearth
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Contagious Diffusion
rapid spread of a trait through a population
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Hierarchical Diffusion
spread of traits through a hierarchy of people or places
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Stimulus Diffusion
When a cultural trait spreads but is altered to fit the local culture.
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Relocation Diffusion
spread of culture through the movement of people
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Distance Decay
diminishing of a cultural trait as distance from its hearth increases
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Cultural Barrier
Factors that hinder the spread of a cultural trait
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Acculturation
The process of adopting traits from another culture
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Globalization
increasing interconnectedness of people and places through economic, political, and cultural exchanges.
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Space-Time Compression
The shrinking of the world due to advancements in transportation and communication.
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Medical Geography
study of health and disease in a geographic context
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Pandemic
A global outbreak of a disease
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Epidemic
localized outbreak of a disease
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Core (U.S., Europe, Japan, Australia)
Developed regions that are economically powerful and technologically advanced.
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Periphery (Asia, Africa, Latin America)
Less developed countries that rely on core regions for technology and resources.
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Spatial
Related to space or location.
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Spatial Perspective
The viewpoint that considers the arrangement of people and objects in space.
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Spatial Distribution
arrangement of items on Earth's surface
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Concentration
extent to which something is spread out or clustered in an area
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Density
frequency of something in a given space
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Dispersion
spread of phenomena across space
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Pattern
arrangement of objects in space
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Tobler’s 1st Law
"Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things."
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Distance Decay
interaction decreases as distance increases
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Accessibility
How easy it is to reach a certain location
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Connectivity
The degree to which different locations are connected
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Polder
Land that is reclaimed from the sea by dikes (things to block the water) and drainage
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Rescale
Involvement of players at other scales to generate support for a position or initiative.
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Cultural Ecology
how humans adapt to their environment
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Political Ecology
how political forces influence environmental changes
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Arithmetic Density
total number of people divided by the total land area
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U.S. Land Ordinance Act of 1785
Divided land in the western territories into townships and ranges to be sold and developed. - 160 acres of land
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Carl Sauer
established that Mesoamerica was also a hearth for agriculture; independent innovations. led to research of diffusion.

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