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KBAT 1 Definitions Flashcards

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Absolute Location

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The location of a place based on a fixed point on earth

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Cartography

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Science of mapmaking

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Contagious Diffusion

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Rapid, wide-spread diffusion of a feature/trend though out a population

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Cultural Ecology

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A geographical approach that emphasizes human environment relationship

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Culture

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Body of customary beliefs, social forms, material traits that constitute tradition

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Deforestation

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Clearing of trees, turning forest into cleared land

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Density

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Frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area

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Diffusion

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Spread of feature/trend from one place to another over time

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Distance-Decay

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Diminishing in importance of and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with growing distance from origin

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Distribution

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Arrangement of something across earth’s surface

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Enclave

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Portion of territory within or surrounded by larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally/ethnically distinct

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Environmental Determinism

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Geography is the study of how physical environment caused human activities

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Equator

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Divides the Earth into two spheres from latitude 0 degrees

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Eratosthenes

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Greek geographer who devised a map of the world

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Expansion Diffusion

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Spread of feature/trend among people from one area to another in additive process

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Favelas

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A Brazilian shack, a slum

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Friction of Distance

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Distance usually requires effort (energy)and or money to overcome

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Functional Region

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An area organized around a node/focal point

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GIS

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A computer system stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data

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GPS

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System determines precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers

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Hierarchical Diffusion

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Spread of feature/trend from one key person/node of authority or power to other persons/places

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Hearth

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Region from which innovative ideas originate

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International Date Line

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Arc that follows 180 degrees longitude

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Latitude

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Measures distance north and south of equator

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Longitude

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Measures distance east and west of prime meridian

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Mega cities

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Large city, population over 10,000,000

Example: Tokyo, New York City

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Mercator Projection

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Map, parallel lines of latitude have same length as equator

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Model

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Standard/example for comparison

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Possibilism

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Environment sets limits on humans, but humans adapt or overcome

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Prime Meridian

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Passes through 0 degrees longitude and Greenwich, England

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Projection

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Transfer locations from Earth> map

Examples: Robinson, Mercator

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Ptolemy

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Ancient geographer

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Region

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Area distinguished by a unique combination of trends/features

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Relative Location

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Spread of feature/trend through movement of people from one place to another

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Remote Sensing

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Data about Earth from satellites or other long-distance methods

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Robinson Projections

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Shows entire world at once

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Scale

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Relationship between portion of Earth and Earth as a whole

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Sequent Occupancy

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Successful societies leave cultured imprints on a place

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Site

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Absolute location of a place described by local relief, landforms, and other cultural or physical characteristics

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Situation

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Relative location of a place in relation to physical and cultural characteristics of the surrounding area and the connections and interdependencies within that system

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Space Time Compression

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Any phenomenon that alters the qualities of and relationship between space and time

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Spatial Analysis

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Seeks to explain patterns of human behavior and its spatial expression in terms of mathematics and geometry

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Squatter settlements

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Settlement of improvised housing

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Stimulus Diffusion

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When a trait of one culture prompts invention or innovation in another

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Time zones

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Any of the roughly longitudinal divisions of the earths surface in which a standard time is kept

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Tobler’s First Law

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Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things

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Toponym

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A place name, especially one derived from a topographical feature

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Uneven Development

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Persistent differences in levels and rates of economic development between different sectors of the economy

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Vernacular region

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Area defined by local, subjective perceptions reflecting their feelings and images about key place characteristics

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Human Geography

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Geography and how it’s affected by humans

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Spatial perspective

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Focuses on the location of humans as it relates to interaction

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Types of Diffusion?

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Stimulus, contagious, hierarchical, and relocation

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Stimulus Diffusion

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Spread of underlying principle even though a characteristic itself apparently fails to diffuse

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Contagious Diffusion

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Rapid widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population

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Hierarchical Diffusion

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Spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to other persons or places

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Relocation Diffusion

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Spread of idea through physical movement of people from one place to another

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Formal Region

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Pre-established regions like cities states countries…

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Functional Region

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Made up of central place and surrounding areas affected by it

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Vernacular region

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Region defined by locals and subjective perceptions

Example: The South

AP Human Geography (2 decks)

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