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Chapter 1 vocab Flashcards

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Absolute location

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Exact location of an object usually expressed in coordinates.

Example sentence: The absolute location of the Eiffel Tower is 48.8584° N, 2.2945° E.

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Core

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Classification of a country or region that has wealth, higher education levels, advanced technologies, many resources, strong militaries, and powerful allies.

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Density

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The number of things, people, animals, or objects in a specific area.

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Distance decay

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Principle stating that the farther away one thing is from another, the less interaction they will have.

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Distribution

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To arrange within a given space.

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Ecological perspective

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The relationships between living things and their environments.

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Environmental determinism

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The idea that human behavior is strongly influenced by the physical environment.

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Formal region

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An area that has one or more shared traits, also called a uniform region.

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Friction of distance

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Concept that states the longer a journey is, more time, effort, and cost it will involve.

Example sentence: The friction of distance between the two cities made it difficult for them to maintain a close relationship.

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Functional region

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Area that is organized around a focal point or center of interest or activity.

Example sentence: The downtown area serves as the functional region for shopping and entertainment.

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Globalization

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Expansion of economic, cultural, and political processes on a worldwide scale.

Example sentence: Globalization has led to increased interconnectedness between countries.

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Human geography

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Study of the processes that have shaped how humans understand, use, and alter, Earth

Example sentence: Understanding geographic scale is essential for studying environmental impacts.

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Location

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Position that a point or object occupies on Earth.

Example sentence: The location of the new store was strategically chosen for maximum visibility.

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Mental map

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Internalized representations of portions of Earth’s surface.

Example sentence: Tourists often rely on their mental maps to navigate unfamiliar cities.

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Model

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Representation of reality that presents significant features or relationships in a generalized form.

Example sentence: The weather model accurately predicted the upcoming storm.

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Node

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Focal point of a functional region.

Example sentence: The central train station acts as a node for transportation in the city.

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Pattern

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Way in which things are arranged in a particular space.

Example sentence: The pattern of houses in the neighborhood followed a grid layout.

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Perceptual region

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Type of region that reflects peoples attitudes about a place

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Periphery

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Classification of a region with less wealth, lower education levels, less sophisticated technologies, and unstable government. Poor healthcare.

Example: The periphery regions of the country struggle with poverty and lack of access to quality education.

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Physical geography

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Study of natural processes and distribution of features in the environment such as animals, soil, climate, landforms, and plants.

Additional information: Physical geography focuses on the natural aspects of the Earth’s surface.

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Place

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Location on Earth distinguished by its physical and human characteristics.

Example: New York City is a place known for its skyscrapers and diverse population.

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Possibilism

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Theory of human-environment interaction stating that humans have the ability to adapt to their physical environment.

Possibilism emphasizes human capacity to modify their surroundings to suit their needs.

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Region

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Area of Earth’s surface with certain characteristics that make it cohesive yet distinct from other areas.

Region can be defined by physical, cultural, or economic factors.

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Relative location

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Description of where a place is in relation to other features.

Relative location helps understand the position of a place in relation to its surroundings.

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Scale

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Area of the world being studied

Example: The scale of the map is 1:10,000.

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Semi-periphery

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Classification of a country or region that has qualities of both core and peripheral areas, often in the process of industrialization.

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Site

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Refers to a place’s absolute location, as well as its physical characteristics such as landforms, climate, and resources.

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Situation

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Location of a place in relation to other places or its surrounding features.

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Space

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The area between two or more things.

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Spatial perspective

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Geographic perspective that focuses on Earth, how societies organize themselves, and why human events occur where they do.

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Sustainability

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The use of Earth’s land and natural resources in ways that ensure they will continue to be available in the future.

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Sustainable development

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Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

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Time-Space Compression

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A key geographic principle that describes the ways in which modern transportation and communication technology have allowed humans to travel and communicate over long distances more quickly and easily

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Vernacular region

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a type of region thou reflects peoples feelings e attitudes

Vernacular region

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World system theory

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Theory describing the spatial & functional relationships between countries in the world; categories countries as part of a hierarchy consisting of the core, semi-periphery, periphery

The spaystem theory

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Absolute distance

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distance that can be measured using a standeld unit of length.

Absolute distance

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Absolute direction

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cardinal directions, North, South, East, WEst

Absolute direction

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Cartographer

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person who creates maps

Cartographer

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Cenus

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an official count of the number of people in defined drea; such as a state

Cenus

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Geographic information system

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computer system that allows for the collection, organization, and display of geographic data for analysis

Geographic information system

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Global Positioning System (GPS)

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A network that receives signals from satellites, enabling users to pinpoint their location

Example: I used GPS to find my way to the museum.

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Map scale

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The relationship of the size of the map to the size of the area it represents on Earth’s surface

Additional information: Map scale is often represented as a ratio or a graphic scale.

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Quantitative data

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Involving data that can be measured by numbers

Example sentence: The survey collected quantitative data on household income.

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Qualitative data

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Involving data that is descriptive or subjective

Additional information: Qualitative research is often based on people’s opinions.

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Reference map

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A map that focuses on the location of places

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Relative distance

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Distance determined in relation to other places or objects

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Relative direction

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Direction based on a person’s perception, like left, right, up, down

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Remote sensing

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Collecting or analyzing data from a location without making physical contact

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Thematic Map

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A map that focuses on one or more variables to show a relationship between geographic features

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Topography

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The representation of Earth’s surface to show natural and human-made features, especially their relative positions and elevations

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