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Test 1 Flashcards

1
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Geography

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the study of where things around on Earth’s surface and the reason for their location

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place

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specific point on Earth that is distinguished by a particular characteristic

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region

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an area of the Earth defined by one or more defining characteristics

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Scale

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the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole

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Small Scale Map

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large areas are compressed (world map)

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Large Scale Map

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zoomed in on a specific area (map of Livingston)

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scale of analysis

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the level at which data is displayed on a map

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Space

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the physical gap between two objects

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Connection

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the relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space

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map

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two-dimensional or flat-scale model of the Earth’s surface or a portion of it

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Geographic information science

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the analysis of data about earth acquired through satellites and other electronic information technologies

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Geographic Information System (GIS)

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captures, stores, and displays the geographic data in real-time

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Photogrammetry

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the science of taking measurements of the Earth’s surface through photographs

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Remote sensing

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the acquisition of data about Earth’s surface from a satellite orbiting Earth or from other long-distance methods

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global positioning system (GPS)

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a system that determines the precise position of something on Earth

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Geotagging

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when the locations of all the information we gather and photos we take with our electronic devices are recorded.

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Volunteered geographic information (VGI)

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the creation and distribution of geographic data contributed voluntarily and for free by individuals

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Participatory GIS (PGIS)

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Community-based mapping

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mashup

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a map that overlays data from one source on top of a map provided by a mapping service

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Map scale

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the level and the amount of area covered on a map

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meridian

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an arc connecting the North and South poles

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Location

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the position that something occupies on Earth’s surface

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toponym

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a name given to a place on Earth

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site

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the physical character of a place

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Situation (relative location)

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the location of a place relative to other places

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Absolute location

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describes the position of a place in a way that never changes

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formal (uniform region)

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is an area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics

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functional region (nodal region)

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an area organized around a node or a focal point

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Cultural Landscape

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a combination of cultural features

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vernacular region (perceptual region)

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an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity

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Globalization

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the force or process that involves the entire world and results in making something worldwide in scope

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Distribution

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the arrangement of a feature in space

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Density

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the frequency with which something occurs in space

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Concentration

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the extent of features spread over space

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pattern

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the geometric arrangement of objects in space

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Post Structuralist geography

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how the powerful in society dominate less powerful group

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Humanistic geography

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the different ways that individuals form ideas about place and give those places symbolic meaning

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Behavioral geography

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the importance of understanding the emotional basis for human actions in space

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Uneven development

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the increasing gap in economic conditions between regions in the core and other areas that results from the globalization of the economy

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Diffusion

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the process by which a feature spreads across space from one place to another

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Hearth

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a place from which an innovation originates

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Expansion diffusion

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the spread of a feature from one place to another in an additive process is expansion diffusion

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Hierarchical diffusion

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the spread of an idea from one person to another person or place

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Contagious diffusion

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the rapid, widespread diffusion of a character throughout the population

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Stimulus diffusion

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the spread of an underlying principle even though a characteristic fails to diffuse

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Distance decay

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when you are farther away from something, the less likely you are to interact with it

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Space-time compression

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the reduction in the time it takes for something to reach another place

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network

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a chain of communication that connects places

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Assimilation

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the process in which a group’s cultural features are altered to resemble those of another group

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Acculturation

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the process of changes in culture that result from the meeting of 2 groups

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Syncretism

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the combining of elements of two groups into a new cultural feature

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resource

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a substance in the environment that is useful to people

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Sustainability

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the use of Earth’s resources in ways that ensure their availability in the future

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renewable resource

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produced in nature more rapidly than it is consumed by humans

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nonrenewable resource

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produced in nature more slowly than it is consumed by humans

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Conservation

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the sustainable use and management of Earth’s natural resources to meet human needs such as food, medicine, and recreation

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Preservation

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the maintenance of resources in their present condition with little human impact

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Biosphere

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all living organisms on earth

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ecosystem

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a group of living organisms and the abiotic spheres with which they interact

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Environmental determinism

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when the physical environment causes social development

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Possibilism

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when the physical environment may limit some human actions but people have the ability to adjust to their environment

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polder

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a piece of land that is created by draining water from an area

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Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

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the time at 0 longitude

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International Date Line

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an arc that for the most part follows 180* longitude

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Isoline map

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connects with lines all the places that have particular values

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Dot distribution map

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depicts data as points and shows how those points are clustered together or spread out

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Choropleth map

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recognizable areas are shaded or patterned in proportion to the measurements of the variable (distinctive colors = different quantities/densities)

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Proportional symbol map

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displays symbols that change in size according to the value of the variable

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Cartogram

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a map in which the size of a country is proportional to the value of a particular variable (shapes are distorted)

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Robinson Map Projection

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designed to make the shape of the continents look correct

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Mollweide Map Projection

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representation of a sphere where meridians converge at the poles

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Mercator Map Projection

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(square shape) sphere where lines of latitude and longitude are straight and at right angles making it ideal for navigation

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