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1
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Relative to a fixed from of reference and always point in the same direction, regardless of their location

North/south and East/West are examples of this

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Absolute Direction

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The spatial separation between two points on the earth’s surface measured by some accepted standard unit such as miles of kilometers

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Absolute Distance

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A description of the exact site on an objective coordinate system, such as a grid

When referring to a map or the Earth’s surface, it is the latitude or longitude of a specific place

AKA - mathematical location

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Absolute Location

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The science or practice of drawing maps

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Cartography

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Extent of a feature’s spread over space

Clustered/agglomerated - close together

Dispersed/scattered - relatively far apart

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Concentration

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Relationships among people and objects across the barriers of space

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Connection

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The degree of direct linkage between one particular location and other locations in a transport network

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Connectivity

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Study of human adaptations to social and physical environments

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Cultural Ecology

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A long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea

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Dike

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Diminishing importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon as distance from origin increases

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Distance Decay

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Arrangement of a feature in space

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Distribution

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Distance above sea level

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Elevation

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Belief that the environment, most notably its physical factors such as landforms and climate, determines the patterns of human culture and societal development

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Environmental Determinism

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Increase in time and cost that usually comes with increasing distance

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Friction of Distance

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A way to understand a topic or area using spatial features and relationships

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Geographic Perspective

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Information about physical objects that can be represented by numerical values in geographical coordinates system; often gathered through census or satellite data collection

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Geospatial Data

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A computer system that can capture, store, analyze and display geographic data

Allows for complex maps with many layers (borders, water, roads, place names), resulting in mash-up maps that are useful for real estate and other applications

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GIS

Geographic Information System

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The process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale

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Globalization

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System that utilizes a satellite navigation system to provide location information anywhere on Earth with precise numerical coordinates

Commonly used to determine an individual’s exact location on Earth

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GPS

Global Positioning System

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The mean time of the meridian of Greenwich used historically as the prime basis of standard time throughout the world

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Greenwich Mean Time

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Interactions between the human social system and the ecosystem

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Human-environment interaction

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Study of where human activities are located and why

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Human Geography

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An imaginary line running north and south through the Pacific Ocean, largely along the 180th meridian

There is a 24-hr time difference between a point just west and one just east of the line, so that when it is Sunday just west of the line, it is Saturday just east of it

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International Date Line

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

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Map

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Inaccuracies created when the round Earth is represented on a flat surface

These include shape, distance, relative size, direction

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Map Distortions

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Representation of round Earth on a flat surface

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Map Projection

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Type of map projection introduced in 1569 by Gerardus Mercator;

often described as a cylindrical projection, meridians are equally spaced parallel vertical lines, and the parallels of latitude are parallel horizontal straight lines that are spaced farther and farther apart as their distance from the Equator increases;

widely used for navigation charts, because any straight line on a Mercator projection map is a line of constant true bearing that enables a navigator to plot a straight-line course;

less practical for world maps because it drastically distorts relative size

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Mercator Projection

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Drawn to show Arctic and Antarctic areas; based on a plane perpendicular to the Earth’s axis in contact with the North or South Pole; limited to 10 or 15 degrees from the poles; provides true scale in polar regions, which are often the most heavily distorted in other types of map projections

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Polar Projection

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Compromise projection with the primary purpose of creating a visually appealing map of the entire world; does not eliminate any type of distortion, but it keeps the levels of all types of distortion relatively low over most of the map

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Robinson Projection

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30
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A map in which some thematic mapping variable – such as travel time or Gross National Product – is substituted for land area or distance; the geometry or space of the map is distorted in order to convey the information of this alternate variable

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Cartogram Map

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Shows statistical data aggregated over predefined regions, such as counties or states, by coloring or shading these regions

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Choropleth Map

32
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Map type that uses a dot symbol to show the presence of a feature or a phenomenon; rely on visual scatter to show spatial pattern.

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Dot Map

33
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Map with continuous lines joining points of the same value (e.g., elevation or precipitation)

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Isolinear Map

34
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Displays the boundaries, names and unique identifiers of standard geographic areas, as well as major cultural and physical features, such as roads, railroads, coastlines, rivers and lakes

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Reference Map

35
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Type of map in which the variation in quantity of a factor such as rainfall, population, or crops in a geographic area is indicated

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Statistical Map

36
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A type of map or chart especially designed to show a particular theme connected with a specific geographic area; can portray physical, social, political, cultural, economic, sociological, agricultural, or any other aspects of a city, state, region, nation or continent

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Thematic Map

37
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A personal visualization of spatial information, or a map of information in the human mind

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Mental Map

38
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Imaginary north–south line on the Earth’s surface that connects both geographic poles; it is used to indicate longitude or distance east or west of the Prime Meridian

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Meridian

39
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Theoretical frameworks that let us predict things like spatial relationships, interaction with or across space, and other issues of geography

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Model

40
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Chains of communication that connect places

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Network

41
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Imaginary line extending around the Earth parallel to the equator; it is used to indicate latitude or distance north or south of the Equator

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Parallel

42
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Geometric arrangement of objects in space
- Linear distribution – arranged in a line
- Square or rectangular pattern – city street grid pattern
- Centralized/Nucleated – locations clustered and concentrated in a particular place
- Random/Dispersed – unstructured, irregular distribution

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Pattern

43
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Study of where and why natural forces occur as they do

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Physical Geography

44
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Specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic

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Place

45
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The loss of uniqueness of places in the cultural landscape so that one place looks like the next

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Placelessness

46
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A piece of low-lying land reclaimed from the sea or a river and protected by dikes, especially in the Netherlands

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Polder

47
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Belief that the environment sets limitations for cultural development, but it does not wholly define culture, which is instead defined by the opportunities and decisions that humans make in response to dealing with such limitations

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Possibilism

48
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Data representing information and concepts that are not represented by numbers; often gathered from interviews and focus groups, personal diaries and lab notebooks, maps, photographs, and other printed materials or observations

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Qualitative Data

49
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Data represented numerically, including anything that can be counted, measured, or given a numerical value

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Quantitative Data

50
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An area of Earth distinguished by a distinctive combination of cultural and physical features

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Region

51
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An area in which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics

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Formal Region

Or

Uniform Region

Or

Homogenous Region

52
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Area organized around a node or focal point; the characteristic chosen to define this type of region dominates at a central focus or node and diminishes in importance outward; this region is tied to the central point by transportation or communication systems

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Functional Region

Or

Nodal Region

53
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A distinctive area where the inhabitants collectively consider themselves interconnected by a shared history, mutual interests, and a common identity; such regions are “intellectual inventions” and a form of shorthand to identify things, people, and places

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Perceptual Region

Or

Vernacular Region

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Area organized around a node or focal point; the characteristic chosen to define this type of region dominates at a central focus or node and diminishes in importance outward; this region is tied to the central point by transportation or communication systems

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Functional Region

Or

Nodal Region

55
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An approach to geography that emphasizes the relationships among social and physical phenomena in a particular study area

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Regional Studies Approach

56
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Direction such as left, right, forward, backward, up and own based on people’s perception of places

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Relative Direction

57
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Measure of distance that includes the costs of overcoming the friction of absolute distance separating two places; often describes the amount of social, cultural, or economic, connectivity between two places

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Relative Distance

58
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Acquisition of data about Earth’s surface from a satellite or other long-distance methods

A

Remote Sensing

59
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The relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole

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Scale

60
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Shows numerical ratio between distances on the map and Earth’s surface (1:24,000 = 1 unit in map represents 24,000 of same unit on the ground)

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Ratio Scale

Or

Fraction Scale

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Describes relation between map and Earth distance in words

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Written Scale

62
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A bar line marked to show distance on Earth’s surface

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Graphic Scale

63
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The spatial extent of a variable; different versions/levels of this can drastically change your perception of an area

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Scale of Analysis (e.g. global, regional, national, local)

64
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A characteristic that some geographic places have and some do not, while to others it is a feeling or perception held by people; often used in relation to those characteristics that make a place special or unique, as well as to those that foster a sense of authentic human attachment and belonging

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Sense of Place

65
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The actual location of a settlement on the earth; composed of the physical characteristics of the landscape specific to the area; factors include things like landforms, climate, vegetation types, availability of water, soil quality, minerals, and even wildlife

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Site

66
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Location of a place on Earth relative to other places (good for unfamiliar places through reference to familiar ones);

A

Relative Location

Or

Situation

67
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Physical gap or interval between two objects

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Space

68
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The degree to which things are similarly arranged in space; analysis of the distribution patterns of two phenomena is done by map overlay

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Spatial Association

69
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The flow of information, products, and human beings from one location to another

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Spatial Interaction

70
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Allows for the needs of man to be met without jeopardizing the ability of future generations to meet their needs

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Sustainability

71
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A geographic region within which the same standard time is used

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Time zone

72
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Reduction in time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place

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Time-Space Compression

73
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The name of a place

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Toponym

74
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Conducts research, operates factories and sells products in many countries; not just where its headquarters and principal shareholders are located

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Transnational Corporation

AP Human Geography (3 decks)

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