CHAPTER 1 (VOBAULARY) Flashcards

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ABSOLUTE LOCATION

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COORDINATES OF A PLACE THAT NEVER CHANGES

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CONCENTRATION

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THE EXTENT OF A FEATURE SPEAD OVER A GIVEN AREA

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CONTAGIOUS DIFFUSION

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THE FAST SPREAD OFA FEATURE THROUGH POPULATION

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CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

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EMPHASIS RELATIONSHIPS AND PHENOMENA IN SPECIFIC AREA

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DENSITY

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FREQUENCY WITHIN A GIVEN AREA

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DISTANCE DECAY

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THE DISAPEARANCE OF A PHENOMENON DUE TO THE DISTANCE OF THE ORGIN

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DISTRIBUTION

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ARRANGEMENT OF SOMETHING ACROSS EARTHS SURFACE

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ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINISM

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GENERAL LAWS FOUND IN PHYSICAL SCIENCES

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EXPANSION DIFFUSION

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THE SPREAD OF FEATURES, TRENDS FROM ONE AREA TO ANOTHER. (ADDITIVE)

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FORMAL REGION

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AN AREA IN WHICH PEOPLE SHARE CHARACTERISTICS

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FUNCTIONAL REGION

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AN AREA ORGANIZED AROUND A FOCAL POINT

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

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COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT CAPTURES, STORES, AND DISPLAYS DATA

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GEOTAGGING

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STORAGE OF PRECISE LONG. AND LAT. COORDINATES.

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HEARTH

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A PLACE WHERE INNOVATION ORIGINATES

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HIERARCHICAL DIFFUSION

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A TREND COMING FROM ONE PERSON

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16
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LATITUDE

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DISTANCE NORTH AND SOUTH

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PARALLEL

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PARALLEL TO THE EQUATOR

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LONGITUDE

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DISTANCE EAST AND WEST

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MERIDIAN

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ARCHED LINE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH

20
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POSSIBILISM

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PHYSICAL ENVIREMENT PUT LIMITS ON HUMAN ABILITY BUT WE CAN CHANGE IT

21
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POSTSTRUCTURALIST GEOGRAPHY

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BIG GROUPS/AREAS OVERCOME SMALL GROUPS/AREAS

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REGION

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DISTINCT CHARACTERISTICS IN SPECIFIC PLACE

23
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RELOCATION DIFFUSION

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BODILY MOVEMENT= PEOPLE BRING TRENDS TO NEW PLACES

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SCALE

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PORTION OF THE EARTH BEING STUDIED VS WHOLE EARTH

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SITE

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PHYSICAL CHARACTER OF A SPACE

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SITUATION

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PLACE RELATIVE TO ANOTHER PLACE

27
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SPACE TIME COMPRESSION

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SHORTER TIME TO COMMUNICATE DUE TO IMPROVED SYSTEMS

28
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STIMULUS DIFFUSION

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SPREAD OF UNDERLYING PRINCIPLE

29
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SUSTAINABILITY

A

USING OLD MATIERALS NOW AND LATER

30
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TOPONYM

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NAME GIVEN TO A PART OF EARTHS SURFACE

31
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VERNACULAR REGION

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PLACE EQUALS CULTURIAL INDENTITY