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Unit 1 Flashcards

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Sequent occupance

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The notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place; symbolizes how humans interact with their surroundings.

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Cultural landscape

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Fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group; essence of how humans interact with nature.

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Arithmetic density

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The total number of people divided by the total land area; how many people per area of land.

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Physiological density

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The number of people per unit of area of arable land; relates to how much land is being used by how many people.

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Hearth

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The region from which innovative ideas originate. This relates to the important concept of the spreading of ideas from one area to another (diffusion).

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Diffusion

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The process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time.

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Relocation diffusion

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The spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another. Ex: spread of AIDS from New York, California, & Florida.

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Expansion diffusion

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The spread of a feature from one place to another in a snowballing process.

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Hierarchical diffusion

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The spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to other persons or places (Ex: hip:hop/rap music)

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Contagious diffusion

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The rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population. (Ex: ideas placed on the internet)

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Stimulus diffusion

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the spread of an underlying principle, even though a characteristic itself apparently fails to diffuse. (Ex: PC & Apple competition, p40)

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Absolute distance

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Exact measurement of the physical space between two places.

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Relative distance

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Approximate measurement of the physical space between two places.

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Distribution

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The arrangement of something across Earth’s surface.

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Environmental determinism

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People’s behavior was determined by their environment.

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Absolute location

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Position on Earth’s surface using the coordinate system of longitude (that runs from North to South Pole) and latitude (that runs parallel to the equator).

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Relative location

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Position on Earth’s surface relative to other features. (Ex: My house is west of 394).

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Site

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The physical character of place.

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Situation

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The location of a place relative to other places.

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Time-Space Compression

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The reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place, as a result of improved communications and transportation system.

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Friction of Distance

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Quantity of interaction will decline with distance.

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Distance Decay

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Typically, the farther away one group is from another, the less likely the two groups are to interact.

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Networks

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defined by Manuel Castells as a set of interconnected nodes without a center.

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Connectivity

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The relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space. Geographers are concerned with the various means by which connections occur.

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Accessibility

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The degree of ease with which it is possible to reach certain location from other locations.

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Space

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Refers to the physical gap or interval between two objects.

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Formal Region

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uniform/homogenous region is an area within which everyone shares in common one or mare distinctive characteristics; common language or climate.

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Functional Region

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(nodal region) Area organized around a node or focal point; tied to the central point by transportation or communication systems or by economic or functional associations.

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Vernacular Region

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Perceptual Region is a place that people believe exists as a part of their cultural identity.

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Possibilism

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The physical environment may limit some human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to their environment.

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Place Name

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Often referred to as a places toponym (the name given to a place on Earth.

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Place

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Specific point on Earth.

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Region

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Area distinguished by combination of features.

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Map

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Tool; 2D flat model of Earth’s surface or a part of it.

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Geographic Information System (GIS)

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information from different maps combined

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Global Position System (GPS)

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determines position of something.

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Distortion

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Altered shape of a 3D model after being projected in a 2D format.

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Scale

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distance on a map relative to the distance on Earth.

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Mental Map

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Internal representation of a portion of Earth.

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Projection

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flattening Earth on a 2D surface.

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North and South Poles

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the points farthest north and south on the Earth along its axis

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Latitude

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indicate a parallel-Equator

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Parallel

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circle drawn around globe parallel to equator; right angle to meridians

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Longitude

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location of each meridian

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Meridian

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arc between North/South Pole

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Equator

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Imaginary line-0 degrees latitude

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Prime Meridian

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Greenwich-0 degrees longitude

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International Date Line

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180 Degrees longitude; 24 hours cross

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Built Landscape

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an area of land represented by its features and patterns of human occupation and use of natural resources [Changing attribute of a place]

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Absolute Direction

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A compass direction such as north or south.

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Relative direction

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Directions such as left, right, forward, backward, up, and down based on people’s perception of places.

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Natural Landscape

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The physical landscape or environment that has not been affected by humans.

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Dispersion

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The pattern of spacing among individuals within geographic population boundaries.

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Dispersed/Scattered

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If objects in an area are relatively far apart.

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Clustered/Agglomerated

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If the objects in an area are close together.

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Pattern

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geometric arrangement of objects in space.

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Linear Pattern

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a pattern that is along straight lines, like rivers, streets, on railroad tracks.

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Centralized Pattern

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objects that circle another object

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Random Pattern

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a pattern that has no regular distortion that can be seen.

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Model

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a simplified abstraction of reality, structured to clarify casual relationships; explain patters, make decisions, predict future behavior

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Time Zone

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a region that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time.

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Remote Sensing

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A method of collecting data of Earth’s surface via satellites.

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Thematic map

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A map that demonstrates a particular feature or a single variable.

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Dot Map

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a thematic map in which a dot represents some frequency of the mapped variable

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Cloropleth Map

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map which a variable is depicted with shading or colors

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Isoline Map

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a thematic map with lines that connect points of equal value.

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Statistical Map

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Map which the variation in quantity of a factor (rainfall, population, or crops) in a geographic area is indicated; i.e. as a dot map

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Cartogram

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a map using relative size of political units to show a value.

AP Human Geography (1 decks)

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