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ABIOTIC

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COMPOSED OF NONLIVING OR INORGANIC MATTER

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ASSIMILATION

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THE PROCESS BY WHICH A GROUP’S CULTURAL FEATURES ARE ALTERED TO RESEMBLE A MORE DOMINANT GROUP’S CULTURAL FEATURES

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ACCULTURATION

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WHEN TWO GROUPS, EACH OF WHICH HAS DISTINCTIVE CULTURAL FEATURES, MEET AND CHANGES IN CULTURE OCCUR

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ATMOSPHERE

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THIN LAYERS OF GASSES SURROUNDING THE EARTH

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BEHAVIORAL GEOGRAPHY

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THE STUDY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ROOTS FOR HUMAN ACTIONS IN SPACE.

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BIOSPHERE

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THE PART OF EARTH THAT INCLUDES ALL LIVING ORGANISMS (PLANTS, ANIMALS, MICROORGANISMS, ETC.)

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BIOTIC

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COMPOSED OF LIVING THINGS

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CARTOGRAPHY

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THE SCIENCE OF MAP-MAKING

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CITIZEN SCIENCE

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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH DONE BY AMATEUR SCIENTISTS

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CLIMATE

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LONG-TERM WEATHER CONDITIONS AT A PARTICULAR PLACE

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CONCENTRATION

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THE SPREAD OF SOMETHING OVER A GIVEN AREA

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CONNECTION

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE AND OBJECTS ACROSS THE BARRIER OF SPACE

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CONSERVATION

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THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF A NATURAL RESOURCE

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CONTAGIOUS DIFFUSION

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DIFFUSION RESULTING FROM DIRECT CONTACT WITH AN INDIVIDUAL, EVERYONE AROUND HAS AN EQUAL CHANCE OF CONNECTION, HAPPENS FAST AND USUALLY DISAPPEARS RAPIDLY TOO

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CULTURAL ECOLOGY

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THE STUDY OF HOW PEOPLE INTERACT WITH AND ADAPT TO THEIR ENVIRONMENTS

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CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

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A COMBINATION OF CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND PHYSICAL FEATURES OF AN AREA

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CULTURE

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THE BODY OF CUSTOMARY IDEAS, BELIEFS, SOCIAL FORMS, AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS THAT MAKE UP A GROUP’S DISTINCT TRADITION

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DENSITY

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THE FREQUENCY IN WHICH SOMETHING OCCURS

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DIFFUSION

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THE SPREAD OF A FEATURE FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER OVER TIME

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DISTANCE DECAY

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THE IDEA THAT THE FARTHER AWAY YOU ARE FROM GOODS OR SERVICES, THE LESS LIKELY YOU ARE TO MAKE USE OF IT.

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DISTRIBUTION

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THE ARRANGEMENT OF OBJECTS ACROSS EARTH’S SURFACE

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ECOLOGY

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SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF ECOSYSTEMS

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ECOSYSTEM

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TOPIC RELATING TO ALL ORGANISMS ON EARTH AND THE ABOTIC SPHERES IN WHICH THEY INTERACT

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ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINISM

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A CONCEPT WHERE IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT CAUSED SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

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EXPANSION DIFFUSION

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THE SPREAD OF A FEATURE OR TREND AMONG PEOPLE FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER

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FORMAL REGION

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AN AREA (DEFINED BY BORDERS) WHERE A COMMON CHARACTERISTIC IS PRESENT THROUGHOUT

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FUNCTIONAL REGION

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AN AREA ORGANIZED AROUND A NODE OR FOCAL POINT

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE

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THE DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS OF DATA ABOUT EARTH USING ELECTRONICS

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

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A COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT STORES, ORGANIZES, ANALYZES AND DISPLAYS GEOGRAPHIC DATA

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GEOTAGGING

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IDENTIFICATION AND STORAGE OF A PIECE OF INFORMATION BY ITS PRECISE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

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GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM

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A SYSTEM THAT CAN DETERMINE THE PRECISE POSITION OF SOMETHING ON EARTH USING A SERIES OF SATELLITES, TRACKING STATIONS, AND RECEIVERS

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GLOBALIZATION

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MAKING SOMETHING WORLDWIDE/PROCESS THAT INVOLVES THE ENTIRE WORLD

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GREENWICH MEAN TIME

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THE TIME AT GREENWICH, ENGLAND/STANDARD REFERENCE FOR ALL TIME

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HEARTH

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THE BIRTHPLACE OF A INNOVATION / AN INNOVATIVE IDEA

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HIERARCHICAL DIFFUSION

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SPREAD OF A FEATURE OR TREND FROM ONE KEY PERSON OR NODE OF AUTHORITY/POWER

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HUMANISTIC GEOGRAPHY

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THE STUDY OF THE DIFFERENT WAYS HUMANS FORM IDEAS ABOUT PLACES AND ASSOCIATE THOSE PLACE WITH SYMBOLIC MEANINGS

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HYDROSPHERE

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ALL OF THE WATER ON AND NEAR EARTH’S SURFACE

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INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE

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LOCATED AT (FOR THE MOST PART) 180 DEGREES LONGITUDE/GOING TOWARD AMERICA = MOVE BACK ONE DAY/GOING TOWARD ASIA = MOVE FORWARD ONE DAY

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LATITUDE

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THE DISTANCE NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR MEASURED IN DEGREES

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LONGITUDE

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THE DISTANCE NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN MEASURED IN DEGREES

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LITHOSPHERE

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CONSISTING OF EARTH’S CRUST AND PART OF THE UPPER MANTLE

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LOCATION

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THE POSITION SOMETHING OCCUPIES ON EARTH’S SURFACE

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MAP

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A FLAT REPRESENTATION OF EARTH OR A PORTION OF EARTH/GEOGRAPHERS USE IT AS A REFERENCE AND COMMUNICATION TOOL

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MAP SCALE

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A FEATURE’S SIZE ON A MAP COMPARES TO ITS ACTUAL SIZE ON EARTH (DESCRIBED AS RATIO/FRACTION, WRITTEN SCALE, OR GRAPHIC SCALE)

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MASHUP MAP

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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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MENTAL MAP

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REPRESENTS A PERSON’S PERCEPTIONS OF A PLACE

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MERIDIAN

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LINES OF LONGTITUDE / AN ARC DRAWN ON A MAP BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH POLES

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NETWORK

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A CHAIN OF COMMUNICATION THAT CONNECTS PLACES

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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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PARALLEL

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LINES OF LATITUDE / LINES THAT ARE PARALLEL TO THE EQUATOR AND AT RIGHT ANGLES TO MERIDIANS

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PARTICIPATORY GIS

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COMMUNITY-BASE MAPPING / REPRESENTATION OF LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION

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PATTERN

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GEOMETRIC ARRANGEMENT OF OBJECTS

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PLACE

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AN AREA ON EARTH’S SURFACE DEFINED BY A PARTICULAR CHARACTERISTIC

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POLDER

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LAND CREATED BY DRAINING WATER

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POSSIBILISM

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THE CONCEPT THAT THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT MAY LIMIT HUMANS’ ACTIVITIES BUT HUMANS HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADAPT TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT

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POSTSTRUCTURALIST GEOGRAPHY

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THE STUDY OF SPACE AS THE RESULT OF IDEOLOGIES AND VALUE SYSTEMS BASED ON RULING ELITES

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PRESERVATION

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THE MAINTENANCE OF RESOURCES IN THEIR PRESENT STATE

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PRIME MERIDIAN

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0 DEGREE LONGITUDE/AT GREENWICH, ENGLAND

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PROJECTION

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THE ACT OF TRANSFERRING THE SPHERICAL GLOBE ONTO A FLAT MAP

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REGION

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AN AREA DISTINGUISHED BY A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF TRENDS OR FEATURES

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RELOCATION DIFFUSION

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WHEN THE RELOCATION TO A DISTANT PLACE LEADS TO THE SPREAD OF SOMETHING

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REMOTE SENSING

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THE ACT OF COLLECTING DATA USING LONG-DISTANCE METHODS

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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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RESOURCE

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A SUBSTANCE IN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT IS USEFUL TO PEOPLE, IS ECONOMICALLY AND TECHNOLOGICALLY FEASIBLE TO ACCESS, AND IS SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE TO USE

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SCALE

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PART OF EARTH BEING STUDIED AND EARTH AS A WHOLE

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SITE

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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A PLACE

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SITUATION

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LOCATION OF A PLACE RELATIVE TO OTHER PLACES

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SPACE

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THE PHYSICAL GAP BETWEEN TWO OBJECTS

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SPACE-TIME COMPRESSION

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THE REDUCTION IN TIME IT TAKES SOMETHING TO DIFFUSE TO OTHER PLACES AS A RESULT OF IMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

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SPATIAL ASSOCIATION

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DISTRIBUTION OF ONE FEATURE AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANOTHER FEATURE

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STIMULUS DIFFUSION

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A TYPE OF DIFFUSION WHERE SOMETHING IS DIFFUSED BUT IT GETS ALTERED

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SUSTAINABILITY

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USING RESOURCES IN WAYS THAN ENSURE THEIR AVAILABILITY IN THE FUTURE

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SYNCRETISM

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TWO GROUPS COMBINING ELEMENTS TO CREATE A NEW CULTURAL FEATURE

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TOPONYM

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THE NAME GIVEN TO A PLACE ON EARTH

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TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATION

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A CORPORATION THAT HAS A HOME BASE BUT OPERATES IN VARIOUS OTHER PLACES

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UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT

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INCREASING GAP IN ECONOMIC CONDITIONS BETWEEN REGIONS (BETWEEN DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING REGIONS)

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VERNACULAR REGION

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A REGION (NOT DEFINED BY BORDERS) THAT AN INDIVIDUAL BELIEVE EXISTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH HOW THEY PERCEIVE IT

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VOLUNTEERED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

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THE CREATION AND SPREADING OF GEOGRAPHIC DATA CONTRIBUTED BY VOLUNTEERS

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DIKES

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WALLS TO HOLD BACK WATER

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GEOMORPHOLOGY

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THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF EARTH’S PLATFORMS

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