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01/14/2010

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ABSOLUTE LOCATION
Definition
EXACT AREA WHERE SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS ON EARTH
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AGGLOMERATION
Definition
AN EXTENDED CITY OR TOWN AREA COMPRIMISING THE BUILD-UP AREA OF A CENTRAL PLACE
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ARABLE
Definition
CAPABLE OF BEING FARMED PRODUCTIVE
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AREA
Definition
A PARTICULAR GEOGRAPHICAL REGION OF INDEFINITE BOUNDARY
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ARITHMETIC DENSITY
Definition
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE
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BALKANIZATION
Definition
USED TO DESCRIBE THE PROCESS OF FRAGMENTATION OR DIVISION OF A REGION OR STATE INTO SMALLER REGIOUNS OR STATES THAT ARE OFTEN HOSTILE OR NON-COOPERATIVE WITH EACH OTHER
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BOUNDARIES
Definition
A LINE DETERMINING THE LEITS OF AN AREA
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BUFFER ZONE
Definition
ANY ZONAL AREA THAT SERVES THE PURPOSE OF KEEPING TWO OR MORE OTHER AREAS DISTANT FROM ONE ANOTHER
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CARTOGRAPHY
Definition
THE CREATION OF CHARTS AND MAPS BASED ON THE LAYOUT OF A TERRITOY'S GEOGRAPHY
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CENTRALITY
Definition
THE PROPERTY OF BEING CENTRAL
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CENTRIFUGAL FORCES
Definition
THE EFFECTS OF INERTIA THAT ARISE IN CONNECTION WITH ROTATION AND WHICH ARE EXPERIENCED AS AN OUTWARD FORCE AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF ROTATION
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CLIMATE
Definition
THE WEATHER IN SOME LOCATION AVERAGED OVER LONG PERIOD OF TIME
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CLIMATOLOGY
Definition
THE STUDY OF CLIMATE OVAER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME
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CONTINENTALITY
Definition
THE CONDITION OF BEING A CONTINENT
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CORE AREA
Definition
THE PORTION OF A COUNTRY THAT CONTAINS ITS ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL FOCUS
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CULTURE
Definition
A PARTICULAR SOCIETY AT A PARTICULAR TIME AND PLACE
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DEGLOMERATION
Definition
Term
DEMOGRAPHY
Definition
THE BRANCH OF SOCIOLOGY THAT STUDIES THE CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN POPULATIONS
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DEVOLUTION
Definition
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DISTANCE DECAY
Definition
THE EFFECT OFDISTANCE ON CULTURAL OR SPATIAL INTERACTIONS
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ECONOMY OF SCALE
Definition
THE SAVING IN COST OF PRODUCTION THAT IS DUE TO MASS PRODUCTION
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ECUMENE
Definition
THE INHABITED PARTS OF THE WORLD
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ENTREPOT (BREAK OR BULK)
Definition
A PORT WHERE MERCHANDIXE CAN BE IMPORTED AND THEN EXPORTED WITHOUT PAYING IMPORT DUTIES
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FORMAL REGION
Definition
STATIC HOMOGENEITY
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FUNTIONAL REGION
Definition
FUNCTIONAL COHESION
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GLOBALIZATION
Definition
GROWTH TO A GLOBAL OR WARLDWIDE SCALE
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GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (gnp)
Definition
THE MEASURE OF AN ECONOMY ADOPTED BY THE u.S. IN 1991
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GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT (GNP)
Definition
FORMER MEASURE OF THE u.s. ECONOMY
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HINTERLAND
Definition
ALL OF THE REGIONS INLAND OF A SEA PORT AND LINKED TO THAT PORT BY WATERWAYS
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HYDROLOGIC CYCLE
Definition
THE NATURAL PATHWAY WATER FOLLOWS AS IT CHANGES BETWEEN LIQUID, SOLID, AND GASEOUS STATES
Term
INFRASTRUCTURE
Definition
THE BASIC STRUCTURE OR FEATURES OF A SYSTEM OR ORGANIZATION
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IRRENDENTISM
Definition
A DOCTRINE ADVOCATING ANNEXATION OF FOREIGN LANDS BY A COUNTRY WITH HISTORIC OR ETHNIC LINKS
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LATITUDE
Definition
THE ANGULAR DISTANCE MEASURED EAST TO WEST AND USUALLY EXPRESSIN DEGREES OR HOURS, MINUETES AND SECONDS FROM THE PRIMER MERIDAN, DEFINED TO BE IN gREENWICH IN eNGLAND, THE MERIDAN PASSING THROUGH ANOTHER POSITION OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE
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MODEL
Definition
CREAT A REPRESENTATION OR MODEL OF
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PHYSIOGRAPHY
Definition
THE STUDY OF PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE
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PHYSIOLOGIC DENSITY
Definition
THE TOTAL POULATION DIVIDED BY THE AMOUT OF ARABLE LAND
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POPULATION DENSITY
Definition
THE PATTERS ONF SETTLEMENT AND DISPERSAL OF A POPULATION
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RELATIVE LOCATION
Definition
DESCRIBES WHERE A PLACE IS IN RELATION TO OTHER PLACES
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RELIEF
Definition
THE ACT OF FREEING A CITY OR TOWN THAT HAS BEEN NESEIGED
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SCALE
Definition
THE RATION BETWEEN THE SIZE OF SOMETHING AN A RESPRESTATION OF IT
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SPATIAL
Definition
OF OR PERTAINING TO SPACE
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STATE
Definition
THE TERRITORY OCCUPIED BY ONE OF THE CONSTITUENT ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS OF A NATION
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SYSTEMATIC GEOGRAPHY
Definition
CONCERNED WITH INDIVIDUAL PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL EMENTS OF THE EARTH
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TOPOGRAPHY
Definition
GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF THE SURFACE FEATURES OF A PLACE OR REGION ON A MAP, INDICATING THEIR RELATIVE POSITIONS AND ELEVATIONS
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TRANSITION ZONES
Definition
THE ZONE LYING BETWEEN THE BOREAL AND SONORAN ZONES IN NORTH AMERICA. IT INCLUDES THE EASTERN OR HUMID SUBDIVISION AND A WESTERN AND ONE OF CORRESPONDING TEMPERATURE COMPRISING THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS AND THE LOWERS SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES AND MEXICO CALLED ALSO THE NEUTRAL ZONE...ALL REGIONAL BOUNDARIES ARE TRANSITION ZONES
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WEATHER
Definition
THE STATE OF THE ATMOSPHERE AT A GIVEN TIME AND PLACE, WITH RESPECT TO VARIABLES SUCH AS TEMPERATURE, MOISTURE, WIND., VELOCITY AND BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
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