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| the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape |
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| 1:2400 is what kind of scale? |
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| What map has the smallest scale? |
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| The system of transferring locations from a globe to a map is called |
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| In which type of map is distortion especially severe? |
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| Acquiring data about Earth's surface from a satelite is called |
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| The first person to use the word "geography" was |
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| A name given to a portion of Earth's surface is a |
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| Situation identifies a place by its |
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| location relative to other objects |
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| Site identifies a place by its |
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| unique physical characteristics |
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| When it is 6:00 pm in New York (75 degrees W), what time is it in Sydney, Australia (150 degrees E)? |
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| The concept that the distribution of one phenomenon is scientifically related to the location of other phenomena is |
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| An area distinguished by one or more unique characteristics is a |
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| The arrangement of a phenomenon across Earth's surface is |
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| The division of the U.S. into nine regions by the Census Bureau is an example of a |
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| The frequency of something within a given unit of area is |
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| The spread of something over a given study area is |
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| The spatial distribution created by the U.S. Land Ordinance of 1785 is an example of |
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| A region from which a phenomenon originates is called a |
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| The spread of AIDS is what type of diffusion? |
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| Economic development through international trade is an example of what type of diffusion? |
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| a group of people moving to a new area and adopting the cultural habits of the new region |
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| a piece of land created by draining water from an area |
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