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7273353202sequent occupancewhen different groups create distinct cultural landscapes in an area0
7273353203cultural landscapeFashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group.1
7273353204Arithmetic DensityThe total number of people divided by the total land area.2
7273353205physiological densitythe number of people per unit area of arable land3
7273353206hearth (n.)the region from which innovative ideas originate4
7273353207Difussionmovement from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration5
7273353208relocation diffusionthe spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another6
7273353209expansion diffusionthe spread of a feature from one place to another in a snowballing process7
7273353210Hierarchical DiffusionSpread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to other persons or places8
7273353211Contagious Diffusionthe rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population9
7273353212Stimulus diffusionThe spread of an underlying principle, even though a specific characteristic is rejected.10
7273353213absolute distanceExact measurement of the physical space between two places.11
7273353214relative distanceApproximate measurement of the physical space between two places.12
7273353215DistributionThe arrangement of something across Earth's surface.13
7273353216environmental determinismthe concept that the environment determines what an individual is.14
7273353217absolute locationthe precise point where a place is located on Earth15
7273353218relative locationThe position of a place in relation to another place16
7273353219siteThe physical character of a place17
7273353220Situationthe location of a place relative to other places18
7273353221Space time compressionReduction in time it takes for something to reach another place19
7273353222friction of distanceIncrease in time and cost that comes with increasing distance20
7273353223Distance Decaydecline of activity or function with increasing distance from its point of origin21
7273353224NetworksSets of informal and formal social ties that link people to each other.22
7273353225ConnectivityConnectedness of a node in the world economy to other nodes along networks23
7273353226accessabilitythe degree of ease with which it is possible to reach certain location from other locations24
7273353227spacerefers to the physical gap or interval between two objecrs25
7273353228Spatial DistributionPhysical location of geographic phenomena across space.26
7273353229sizeIs the estimation or determination of extent27
7273353230scaleRepresentation of real-world phenomenon at a certain level of reduction or generalization28
7273353231formal regionAn area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics29
7273353232Functional RegionAn area organized around a node or focal point30
7273353233vernacular regionan area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity31
7273353234PossibilismEnvironment influences, but does not control, human events32
7273353235patternThe design of spatial distribution.33
7273353236Toponymoften referred to as a place name34
7273353237gpsGlobal Positioning System35
7273353238gisA computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data.36

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