________- an arc that follows 180 degrees longitude although it deviates in several places to avoid dividing land areas.
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Relocation diffusion
________- the spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another.
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Spatial Analysis
________- a study of how humans shape their spaces.
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eventual disappearance
Distance decay- the diminishing in importance and ________ of a phenomenon with increasing distance from it origin.
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Hierarchal diffusion
________- the spread of a feature or trend from one key person or node of authority or power to other persons or places.
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Hearth
________- the region from which innovative ideas originate.
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Cartography
________- the science of maps and map- making.
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Remote
44) ________ sensing- method of collecting data or information through the use of instruments (e.g.
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Stimulus
________ diffusion- the spread of an underlying principle, even though characteristic itself apparently fails to diffuse.
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Concentration
________- the spread of a feature over a place.
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Perceptual
________ (vernacular) region- a place people believe exists as a part of their cultural identity.
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Diffusion
________- the spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time.
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Satellites
________) that are physically distant from the area or object of activity.
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Density
________- the frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area.
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Thematic Map
________- show spatial aspects of information or of a phenomenon.
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Equator
________- an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0 degrees.
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Distribution
________- the arrangement of something across Earths surface.
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Situation
________- The location of a place relative to other places; valuable to indicate location: finding an unfamiliar place and understanding its importance by comparing location with familiar one and learning their accessibility to other places.
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Site
________- a physical character of a place, such as characteristics like climate, water sources, topography, soil, vegetation, latitude, and elevation.
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Culture
________- the body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material trait that together constitute a groups distinct tradition.
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Possibilism
________- the theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives.
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Landscape analysis
________- using field observation, spatial data, and aerial photography to gather data to define and describe landscapes.
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Prime Meridian
________- An Imaginary line passing through the Royal Obserc= vatory in Greenwich, England, which marks the 0 degrees line of longitude.
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unique combination of trends
39) Region- an area distinguished by a(n) ________ or features.
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Contagious diffusion
________- the rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population.
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Geography
________- the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.
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Physical Geography
________- the branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes.
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Census Data
________- geospatial data collected through the quantification of a population which can include details of race, religion, gender, ect.
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Environmental determinism
________- A theory that claims that cultural traits are formed and controlled by environmental conditions.
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Latitude Parallel
________- the numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator.
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Built environment
________- an object /environment created by humans for our enjoyment (example: schools, churches, cities, ect)
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Formal region
________- homogeneous region is an area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics.
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Geographic Information Systems
________ (GIS)- a collection of computer hardware and software permitting spatial data to be collected, recorded, stored, retrieved, used, and displayed.
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Photographic Interpretation
________- the identification, description and measurement of objects in images, especially in aerial photographs, for geologic, cartographic or military purposes.
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Cultural
________ ecology- geographic approach that emphasizes human- environment relationships.
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implies the extent of a area
Space- ________ can be in a relative and absolute sense.
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Absolute distance
________- exact measurement of the physical space between two places.
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Absolute direction
A compass direction such as north or south
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Absolute distance
exact measurement of the physical space between two places
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Absolute location
Exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates
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Cartography
the science of maps and map-making
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Census Data
geospatial data collected through the quantification of a population which can include details of race, religion, gender, ect
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Clustering
gathering close together; forming in a group
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Concentration
the spread of a feature over a place
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Contagious diffusion
the rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population
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Cultural ecology
geographic approach that emphasizes human-environment relationships
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Cultural landscape
the fashioning of natural landscape by a cultural group
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Culture
the body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material trait that together constitute a groups distinct tradition
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Density
the frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area
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Diffusion
the spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time
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Dispersed
distributed or spread over a considerable area
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Distance decay
the diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from it origin
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Distribution
the arrangement of something across Earths surface
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Environmental determinism
A theory that claims that cultural traits are formed and controlled by environmental conditions
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Equator
an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0 degrees
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Formal region
homogeneous region is an area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics
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Functional Region
area organized around a node or focal point; the characteristic will diminish in importance as it spreads outward
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
a collection of computer hardware and software permitting spatial data to be collected, recorded, stored, retrieved, used, and displayed
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Geography
the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries
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Hearth
the region from which innovative ideas originate
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Hierarchal diffusion
the spread of a feature or trend from one key person or node of authority or power to other persons or places
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Human geography
the branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or is influenced by the earths surface
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International Date Line
an arc that follows 180 degrees longitude although it deviates in several places to avoid dividing land areas
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Landscape analysis
using field observation, spatial data, and aerial photography to gather data to define and describe landscapes
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Latitude/Parallel
the numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator
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Longitude/Meridian
the numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the prime meridian
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Perceptual (vernacular) region
a place people believe exists as a part of their cultural identity
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Photographic Interpretation
the identification, description and measurement of objects in images, especially in aerial photographs, for geologic, cartographic or military purposes
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Physical Geography
the branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes
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34) Place
uniqueness of a location (or similarity of two or more locales); phenomena within an area
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Possibilism
the theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives
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Prime Meridian
An Imaginary line passing through the Royal Obserc=vatory in Greenwich, England, which marks the 0 degrees line of longitude
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Projection
a system used to transfer locations from Earths surface to a flat map
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Reference Map
generalized map type designed to show general spatial properties of features
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39) Region
an area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features
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40) Relative Direction
directions such as left, right, forward, backward, up, and down based on peoples perception of places
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41) Relative distance
A measure of distance that includes the costs of overcoming the friction of absolute distance separating two places
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42) Relative location
a relative location is the position of something relative to another landmark
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Relocation diffusion
the spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another
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44) Remote sensing
method of collecting data or information through the use of instruments (e.g
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45) Scale
the relationship between the portion of the earth being studied and Earth as a whole
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Site
a physical character of a place, such as characteristics like climate, water sources, topography, soil, vegetation, latitude, and elevation
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Space
implies the extent of a area can be in a relative and absolute sense
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Spatial Analysis
a study of how humans shape their spaces
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Stimulus diffusion
the spread of an underlying principle, even though characteristic itself apparently fails to diffuse
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51) Sustainability
The use of earths renewable and nonrenewable natural resources in ways that do not constrain resource use in the future
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Thematic Map
show spatial aspects of information or of a phenomenon
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Time-space compression
an influence on the rate of expansion diffusion of an idea, observing that the spread or acceptance of an idea is usually delayed as distance from the source of the innovation increases
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