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| specific point on earth distinguished by a particular characteristic |
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| two dimensional or flat scale of earths surface |
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| area of earth distinguished by a distinctive combination of cultural and physical features |
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| relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole |
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| physical gap or interval between two objects |
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| relationships among people and objects across space |
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| scientific method of transferring locations of earth's surface to a flat map |
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| geographers have worked to perfect the science of mapmaking |
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| divided much of country into townships and ranges to facilitate the sale of land to settlers in the west |
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| square 6 miles on each side |
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| north-south lines separating townships |
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| GIS (geographic information system) |
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| computer sustem that can capture, store, query, analyse, and display geographic data |
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| acquisition of earths surface data from a satallite |
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| position that something occupies on earths surface |
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| name given to place on earth |
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| physical character of a place |
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| location of place relative to other places |
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| arc drawn between North and South poles |
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| circle drawn around the globe parallel to equator at right angles |
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| location of each meridian identified on earths surface |
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| indicate the location of a parallel |
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| master reference time for all points on earth |
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| fallows 180 degrees longitude |
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| combination of cultural features |
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| contemporary cultural landscape approach in geography |
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| uniform region where everyone shares one or more distinctive characteristics |
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| area organized around a node of focal point |
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| place that is believe part of their cultural identity |
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| internal representation of a portion of earths surface |
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| body of customary beliefs |
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| study of human-environment relationships |
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| environmental determinism |
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| how the physical environment caused social development |
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| physical environment may limit some human actions |
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| substances that are useful |
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| piece of land created by draining water |
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| force or process that involves entire world |
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| transnational corporation |
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| conducts research, operates factories, and sell products |
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| frequency something occurs in space |
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| arrangement of a feature in space |
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| total number of objects in an area |
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| number of persons per unit of area suited for agriculture |
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| number of farmers per unit area of farmland |
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| extent of a feature's spread over space |
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| geometric arrangement of objects |
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| reduction in the time it takes for something to reach another place |
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| characteristic spreads across space from one place to another over time |
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| place an innovation originates |
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| spread of an idea through physical movement of people |
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| spread of a feature from one place to another in a snowballing process |
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| spread of an idea from persons or nodes to other persons |
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| rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic |
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| spread of an underlying principle |
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| increasing gap in economic conditions between regions |
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