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Unit 1 Vocabulary Flashcards

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absolute location

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the exact location of an object, usually expressed in coordinates of longitude and latitude

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core

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classification of a country or region that has wealth, higher education levels, more advanced technologies, many resources, strong militaries, and powerful allies

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density

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the number of things (people, animals, objects) in a specific area.

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distance decay

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a principle stating that the farther away one thing is from another, the less interaction the two things will have

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distribute

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to arrange within a given space

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ecological perspective

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the relationships between living things and their enviroments

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environmental determinism

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the idea that human behavior is strongly affected, controlled, or determined by the physical environment

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formal region

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an area that has one or more shared traits; also called a uniform region

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friction of distance

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a concept that states that the lnger a journey is, the more time effort, and cost it will involve

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functional region

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an area organized by its functional around a focal point, or the center of an interest or activity

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globalization

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the expansion of economic, cultural, and political progresses on a worldwide scale

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human geography

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the study of the processes that have shaped how humans undestand, use, and alter Earth

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location

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the position that a point/object occupies on Earth

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mental maps

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internalized representations of portions of Earth’s surface

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model

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a representation of reality tht presents significant features or relatinships in a generalized form

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node

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the focal point of a functional region

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pattern

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the way in which things are arranged in a particular space

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perceptual region

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a type of region that reflects people’s feelings and attitude about a place; also called a vernacular region

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periphery

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classification of a country or region that has less wealth, lower education levels, and less sophisticated technologies and also tends to have an unstable government and poor healthcare systems.

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physical geography

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the study of natural processes and the distribution of features in the environment (such as landforms, plants, animals, soil, and climate)

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place

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a location on Earth that is distinguished by its physical and human characteristics

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possibilism

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theory of human-environment interaction that states that humans have the ability to adapt the physical environment to their needs

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region

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an area of Earth’s surface with certain characteristics that make it cohesive yet distinct from other areas

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relative location

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a description of where a place is in relation to other places or features

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scale

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the area of the world being studied

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semi-periphery

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classification of a country or region that has qualities of both core and peripheral areas and is often in the process of industrializing

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site

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a place’s absolute location, as well as its physcial characteristics, such as the landforms, climate, and resources

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situation

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location of a place in relation to other places or its surrounding features

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space

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the area between two or more things

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spatial perspective

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geographic perspective that focuses on how people live on Earth, how they organize themselves, and why the events of human societies occur where they do

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sustainability

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the use of Earth’s land and natural resources in ways that ensure they will continue to be available in the future

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sustainable development

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development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

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time-space compression

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a key geographic principle that describes the ways in which modern transportation and communication technology have allowed humans to travel and communicate over long distances quicker/easier

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vernacular region

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same as a perceptual region

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world system theory

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theory describing the spatial and functional relationships between counties in the world economy; categorizes countries as part of a hierarchy consisting of the core, periphery, and semi-periphery

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absolute distance

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distance that can be measured using a standard unit of length

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absolute direction

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the cardinal directions north, south, east and west

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cartographer

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a person who creates maps

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census

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an official count of the number of people in a defined area, such as a state

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georaphic information system (GIS)

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a computer system that allows for the collection, organization, and display of georaphic data for analysis

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global positioning system (GPS)

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a network of satellites that orbit Earth and transmit location data to recievers, enabling users to pinpoint their exact location

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map scale

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the relationship of the size of the map to the size of the area it represents on Earth’s surface

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quantitive

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involving data that can be measured by numbers

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qualitive

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involving data tha is descriptive of a research subject and is often based on people’s opinions

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reference map

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a map that focuses on the location of places

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relative distance

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distance determined in relation to other places or objects

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relative direction

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direction based on a person’s perception, such as left, right, up or down

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remote sensing

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collecting or analyzing data from a location without making physical contact

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thematic map

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any map that focuses on one or more variables to show a relationship between geographic data

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topography

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the representation of Earth’s surface to show natural and human-made features, especially their relative positions and elevations

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