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Chapter 1 Continued Flashcards

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1
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What is threatened because of globalization, but what is preserved

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Local cultural and belief forms , cultural diversity

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Space

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Physical gap between two objects

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What is most fundamental skill geographers posses to understand arrangement

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Space

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Distribution

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Arrangement of features in a space

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Density

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Frequency with with something occurs in space

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What does density involve

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Feature and land area

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Concentration

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Extent of features spread over space clustered or dispersed

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How do you compare concentration fairly

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Same number and size

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Pattern and important geographical thing that came out of

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Geometric Arrangement of objects in space, land ordinance of 1785 organized townships in grid patterns

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10
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Patterns in space vary according to

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Gender, ethnicity, sexuality , perpetuate traditional roles

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Distribution across space deals with

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Different types of geography

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12
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Behavioral

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Psychological basis

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Humanistic

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Diff. Ways individuals perceive environment

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Post structuralist

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Need to understand multiple perspectives when moving across space

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Cultural groups compete to

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Organize space: those who dominate and confrontations involved

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16
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Geographers focus on needs of … When it comes to distribution

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Underprivileged

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Connections

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Relationships among people across barrier of space

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Hearth

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Innovation originates , diffusion is process how it spreads

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Two types of diffusion

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Relocation and expansion

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Distance decay

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Trailing off of connections, space time compression (reduce time)

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Three types of expansions

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Hierarchal, stimulus, contagious

22
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Interaction takes place through

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Network constant barrage of cultural traits and economic initiatives

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Unequal access (three core)

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North America , Japan , Europe

Africa Asia Latin America 3/4 of pop.

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Uneven development

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Gaps between regions in core and peripherally that results from globalization of economy

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Resource

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Substance that is useful

Economically and technologically available and socially acceptable

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Renewable vs. nonrenewable

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Produced in nature faster than humans use

Used my humans faster than produced in nature

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Sustainability

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Making sure resources are available in the future

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Three types of sustainability

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Environment, economy , society

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Environment two types of sustainability

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Conservation sustainable use and management of earths natural resources to meet human needs
Preservation: mate nance of resources in present condition with as little human contact as possible

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Economy

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Monetary value through exchange , supply and demand

Price depends on technology how to change and adapt

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Society

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Need shelter food clothing to survive

Basis for choosing which resources to use and can help sustainability

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Why do some say we have not used enough resources

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Because resources are constantly changing so they hVe no maximum

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UN report needing to be fixed

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Bridging gap between developed and less developed distribution equitable

34
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Natural resources are part of which four systems

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Atmosphere, lithosphere , hydrosphere, biosphere

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Atmosphere

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Thin layer of gasses surrounding earth
Climate: long term average weather condition
Koppel: dry , tropical, warm mid , cold mid, polar
Amount of precipitation and season it falls

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Hydrosphere

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All water consumption , essential to living things, moderates seasonal temperature

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Lithosphere

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Earths crust and portion of upper mantle

Geomorphology: study of earths land forms

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Biosphere

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All living things
Ecosystem :interaction with abiotic
Ecology :is study of ecosystems

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Problems in ecology

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Destruction of soil erosion and depletion of nutrients

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Cultural ecology

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Different cultural groups modify environments in diff. Ways

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Environmental determinism

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Physical environment caused by social development

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Humbolt and Ritter

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Study natural sciences to understand relation between environment and humans actions
Goal is to discover general law

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Rather and simple argued

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Geography was study of nature on people

44
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Huntington

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Climate is determinant of civilization

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Possibilism

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Physical environment may limit but people have ability to adjust environment

46
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Human impacts in nature are deep rooted in

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Culture

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Ecology to understand whether patterns are

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Sustainable or not

48
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What determines ability to manipulate environment

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Wealth

49
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Netherlands tried to

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Hold back water
Poles: piece of land created by draining water
Dikes : prevent North Sea from drowning

50
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Everglades

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Sensitive ecosystem destroyed by humans

U.S. Army corps drained , polluted water, 1/2 has been lost

51
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What does globalization require

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Common form of communication

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