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| The concept of friction of distance is based on the notion that distance usually requires some amount of effort, energy, time, and/or other resources to overcome. |
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| Modifications to the environment by humans, including the built environment and agricultural systems, that reflect aspects if their culture |
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| The entire region throughout which a culture prevails. Criteria that may be chosen to define culture realms include religion, language, diet, customs, or economic development. |
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| The position or place of a certain item on the surface of the Earth as expressed in degrees, minutes, an dseconds of latitude, 0 degrees to 90 degrees north or south of the equator, an dlongitude, 0 degrees to 180 degreees east or west of the prime meridian passing thorugh Greenwich, England. |
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| The regional position or situation of a place relative to the position of other places. Distance, accessibility, and connectivity affect relative location. |
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| The group of traits that define a particular culture. |
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