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Human Geography Unit Test/Exam - #1 Flashcards

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Cultural ecology

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Geographical approach emphasising human-environment relationships

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Who started the cultural ecology movement?

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Sauger

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In what ways do humans impact the environment

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  • Climate change
  • Pollution
  • Overpopulation/consumption
  • Climate change
  • Fertilizers/pesticides
  • Hunting/fishing
  • Ocean acidification
  • Waste creation
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Natural resources

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Materials from nature that help humans to survive/live

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What are the differences between renewable and non-renewable energy?

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Renewable sources of energy can be replaced and reused repeatably. Non-renewable resources are one use only and create waste

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Sustainability

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Using the earths resources in a harmless way that allows for future use

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Why is sustainability important?

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  • Protects ecosystems
  • Preserves natural resources
  • Improves quality of life
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What are some examples of sustainable practices?

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  • Clean energy
  • Water treatment
  • Eco-friendly construction/infrastructure
  • Waste reduction
  • Recycling
  • Electric vehicles
  • Protected green spaces
  • Reforestation
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Environmental determinism

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The philosophy that humans behavior and their culture is determined by the environment

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Possibilism

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Theory that humans determine their own culture and way of life regardless of what the surrounding environment is

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Criticisms of environmental determinism

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  • Humans are inventors with free will
  • Humans have adapted for the natural environment to fit their needs
  • Used as tools of colonialism, racism, and imperialism
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Criticisms of possibilism

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  • Nature cannot completely be overrun by human will and innovation
  • Discourages the study of nature and understates it’s importance
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Regional boundaries

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Places where common features or characteristics change

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Example of regional boundaries

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Brazil

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Transitional regional boundaries

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A space that exhibits characteristics of both regions its located between

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Example of a transitional regional boundary

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The border between the United States of America and Mexico

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Contested regional boundary

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An area where the ownership or possession of the area is disputed and unagreed upon

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Example of a contested regional boundary

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Taiwan

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Regionalization

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The process geographers use to divide and categorize

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Region

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An area defined by one or more common characteristics that make it different from surrounding regions

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Any place ___ than a point and ___ than the entire planet can be a region

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  • Larger
  • Smaller
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Formal region

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Region defined by boundaries and shared characteristics

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Perceptual region

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An area that people believe to be apart of their cultural identity

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Corn belt

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Main producer of corn in the midwestern USA

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Hinterland - “Country behind”

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An area served by an urban center which is the focus of of goods and services for the hinterland

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Mental maps

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Maps that people create in their own minds based on experience and knowledge

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Small scale maps

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Maps that show a large area with a small amount of detail

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Large scale maps

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Maps that show a small area with a large amount of detail

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What reason would business owners need to use a small scale map to make decisions

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To show where a specific population, demographic or customer base is located

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What reason would business need to use a large scale map?

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To show specific details of business areas

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What are the four scales of analysis?

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  • Global
  • Regional
  • National
  • Local
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What are the four types of reference maps?

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  • Road maps
  • Political maps
  • Physical maps
  • Locator maps
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What are reference maps?

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Maps that help people refer to general information in an area

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What do political map show?

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Human created boundaries and designations

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What do physical maps show?

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Natural factors like mountains, rivers, and deserts

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What do road maps show?

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They show things like roads, highways, streets, an alleyways

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What do plot maps show?

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Property lines and details of land ownership

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What is a locator map?

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A map that uses illustrations to show specific locations in a book or text

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What are the two types of thematic maps?

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  • Choropleth
  • Dot distribution
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What is a choropleth map?

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A map that uses colors, shades, or patterns to show the location and distribution of spatial data

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What is a dot distribution map?

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A map used to show specific location and distribution of something, with each dot representing a specific quantity

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What is a cartogram map?

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Maps where the sizes of places are shown according to the some specific statistics

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What is a graduated symbol map?

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A map that uses different sized symbols to to indicate different amounts of something

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What is the purpose of a Mercator map?

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Navigation

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What are the two strengths of a Mercator map

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  • Directions shown accurately
  • shapes are shown relatively the same as they appear on the globe
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What is the distortion of Mercator maps?

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High latitude places are distorted

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What is the purpose of a Peters map?

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Illustrating spatial distribution

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What is the strength of a Conic map?

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Size and shape of areas along one latitude are close to reality

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What is the purpose of a Conic map?

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Regional mapping

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What is the purpose of a Robinson map?

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General use

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What are the two strengths of a Robinson map?

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  • No glaring distortion
  • Oval shape appears more like the globe
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What is the distortion on a Robinson map?

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Area, shape, and size are distorted

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What are the two purposes of maps?

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  1. Reference tools - how to get somewhere
  2. Communication tools - show human activity
54
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How has Cartography evolved over time?

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  • Knowledge has advanced
  • Science has advanced
  • People have explored more and discovered more areas on earth
  • Maps have become more methodical and less artistic
  • The development of GPS and GIS systems has allowed for more accurate readings of specific areas
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What is a GIS (Geographic Information system) and what is it’s purpose?

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A GIS is a computer system whos purpose is to capture, store, and analyze data

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What is GPS (Global positioning system)

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A system that gives the precise position of something using satellites

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What is remote sensing?

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Images taken from satellites or planes

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What is qualitative data?

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Data based on opinions (humanistic approach)

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How is qualitative data collected?

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Through surveys, observations, and interviews

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What is quantitative data?

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Data from facts, math models, and statistics

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How is quantitative data collected?

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Surveys

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What words do geographers use to describe data in thematic maps?

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  • Density
  • Distribution
  • Clustered
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What is distance decay?

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The theory that interactions between two places decrease as the distance increases

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What is space time compression?

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Reduction in time it takes to spread something due to improved communication and transportation

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Example of space time compression

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The mobile phone

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Example of distance decay

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Choosing to go to a grocery store 2 blocks away instead of going to a competing grocery store 8 blocks away

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Relative location

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Description of where something is in relation to other things

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Example of relative location

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Fred lives in a town that is West of the Mississippi river

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Absolute location

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The precise place where something is found

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Example of absolute location

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Coordinates or an address

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Relative distance

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Measurement in time, effort, or costs

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Absolute distance

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Measurement in precise units

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Example of absolute distance

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The distance between New York and Boston is exactly 310 km

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Absolute direction

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Direction in cardinal or compass directions

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Example of absolute direction

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North/East/West/South

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Why does scale matter when it comes to interpreting data?

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Because it can reveal different information

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How do human geographers define regions?

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Defined by one or more traits, characteristics, or features that make them different

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What kind of region is the Middle East?

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perceptual

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What kind of region is a radio station?

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Functional

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What kind of region is a pizza delivery area?

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functional

81
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What kind of region is French Canada?

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Formal

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What is the distortion on a Peter’s map

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The shapes

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What is the distortion of a conic map

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Shapes, angles, distances, and directions are distorted

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Clustered

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Spatial patterns where things gather closely in specific areas within a population area

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National scale of analysis

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Scale by country or nation

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Regional scale of analysis

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Scale larger than a single community or neighborhood, but smaller than an entire nation/country

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Local scale of analysis

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Scale by community or neighborhood

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Elevation

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Distance above sea level

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Scale of analysis

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The size of map we use to observe geographical phenomena

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Parallels

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Imaginary lines that divide earth

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Site

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actual location of a settlement on earth

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Ptolemy

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The man who recorded 8,000 locations as well as longitudes and latitudes for his maps

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Vemacular

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Language spoken by people in a country or region

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Layers

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Slice or stratum of the geographical reality in a certain area

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Eratosthenes

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  • First to use the word geography
  • Made latitude and longitude
  • Made a map of the known world
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Map projection

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The method of transferring the graticule of latitude and longitude on a plane surface

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Situation

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The position of the settlement in relation to the surrounding area

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Example of a functional region

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Trade route, transportation hub, or a shopping center

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