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Diffusion

spread of ideas, objects, inventions, and other practices from place to place

Human geography

social science that focuses on people, where they live, their ways of life, and their interactions in different places around the world

physical geography

geographers also look at how places change through time, and why, so there is a natural connection with history.

Projection

the process of transferring locations from the Earth’s curved surface to a flat map

Scale

ratio of the length or distance on the map versus the length or distance on the Earth or ground (actual); can also refer to the spatial extent of some phenomenon

Meridian

half circles that connect the North and South poles

Parallel

circles that encompass the Earth and are parallel to the equator

Site

a way to describe a location; refers to the physical characteristics, such as the topography, vegetative cover, climatic conditions, etc

Situation

a way to describe a location by referring to the area surrounding the place, and is sometimes referred to as relative location

Region

an area that shares some sort of common characteristic that binds the area into a whole

Possibilism

the theory people can adapt to their environmental conditions and choose from many alternatives (possibilities), despite the limitations that the environment pose

Nation

group of people with comman culture and sense of unity

Ethinic Group

a specific group that shares language, culture, and heritage

Nation-State

when a nation and state occupy the same territory