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Key Issue One-Ch.1
Vocabulary for Key Issue One of Human Geography
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Geography
9th Grade
08/25/2009

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Distribution
Definition
the arrangement of a feature in space.
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Density
Definition
The frequency with which something occurs in space.
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Arithmetic Density
Definition
The total number of objects in an area.
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Physiological Density
Definition
the number of persons per unit of area suitable for agriculture.
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Agriculture Density
Definition
the number of farmers per unit area of farmland.
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Concentration
Definition
the extent of a feature's spread over space.
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Pattern
Definition
the geometric arrangement of objects in space.
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Map
Definition
is a two-dimensional or flat-scale model of Earth's surface, or a portion of it.
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Cartography
Definition
the science of mapmaking.
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Remote Sensing
Definition
the acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting Earth or from other long distance methods.
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Geographic Information System(GIS)
Definition
is a high-performance computer system that processes geographic data.
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Global Positioning System (GPS)
Definition
takes signals from a series of satellites that can pinpoint the current location of a motor vehicle.
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Projection
Definition
the scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map.
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What are the three main properties of distribution?
Definition
density, concentration, pattern
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Who was Aristotle?
Definition
He was the first to demonstrate that Earth was spherical.
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Who was Eratosthenes?
Definition
He was the first to use the word geography, also calculated its circumference within a remarkable 0.5% accuracy.
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Who was Ptolemy?
Definition
He codified basic principals of mapmaking & prepared numerous maps.
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Who was Phei Hsiu?
Definition
"father of chinese cartography" & produced an elaborate map of the country.
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