Unit One

Question 0

GIS

Answer 0

geographic information system ; designed to store geographical data in layers

Question 1

scale

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Winkel Tripel Projection

Answer 2

used by national geographic ; incorporates different elements of projecting

Question 3

Carl Sauer

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American geographer ; defined cultural landscape as an area fashioned from nature by a cultural group

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cultural landscape

Answer 4

combination of cultural features, physical features, and economical features

Question 5

cultural hearth

Answer 5

site of innovation which basic ideas, materials, & technology diffuse to many cultures

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Possibilism

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

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space time compression

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reduction in time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place as a result of improved communications and transportation systems

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situation

Answer 8

location of a place relative to other places

Question 9

toponym

Answer 9

the name given to a place on Earth

Question 10

expansion diffusion

Answer 10

spread of a feature or trend among people from one area to another

Question 11

remote sensing

Answer 11

acquisition of data about Earth’s surface from a satellite

Question 12

site

Answer 12

physical character of a place

Question 13

distortion

Answer 13

alteration of the original shape if something

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environmental determinism

Answer 14

how physical environment caused social development

Question 15

distance decay

Answer 15

the effect of distance on cultural interactions

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vernacular region

Answer 16

(perceptual region) ;

place that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity

Question 17

friction of distance

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based on idea that distance requires effort , money , and/or energy to overcome

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formal region

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shared cultural and physical traits

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GPS

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Global Positioning System ;

determines absolute location of something on Earth using satellites, tracking stations , and receivers

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absolute location

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location found using latitude and longitude

Question 21

contagious diffusion

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rapid , widespread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population

Question 22

prime meridian

Answer 22

0 degrees longitude (through Greenwich, England)

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Land of Ordinance

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a law that divides much of the US into townships to facilitate the sale of land to settlers

Question 24

relocation diffusion

Answer 24

spread of a feature or trend through bodily movement of people from one place to another

Question 25

globalization

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connectivity of all parts of the world

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functional region

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nodal region ; area organized around a focal point

Question 27

culture complex

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group of culture traits all interrelated and dominated by one essential