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4809548193CartographyMaking maps/ drawing maps/ map of California is a cartograph0
4809548194DiffusionThe spread of an idea, thought or good/ spreading things/ fry sauce was diffused from Utah1
4809577546Contagious DiffusionRapid widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population/ something that spreads by contact via info/ fry sauce might start in Utah then spread to Nevada then Nevada might spread it to other states2
4809587006Cultural ecologyStudy of human adaption to social and physical environment/ how u adapt to things/ might adapt to a new friend group3
4814445847CultureHuman achievement regarded collectively/ what we do as a social group/ making clay pots might be part of your culture4
4814509159DensityCompactness of a substance/ how much is in a certain thing/ density of a rubber ball5
4814509160Distance decayDistance on cultural or spatial interactions/ farther away people go the less they interact/ buyer and seller move to a different part of the city they experience distance decay6
4814615092DistributionAction of sharing something out among a number of recipients/ sharing info to different people/ he distributed the data to his co workers7
4814615093Environmental determinismEnvironment makes a challenge for humans/ environment forces us in some way/ Mount Everest is an environment determinism8
4814615094EquatorImaginary Horizontal arc that runs across the globe/ the arc that goes across the earth/ Africa is in the equator9
4814615095Expansion diffusionTrend is spread outward from its starting place/ trend spread outward/ joggers might have had an expansion diffusion10
4814615096Formal regionPlaces with same characteristics in the sane area/ area with same characteristics in one place/ same buildings, color of house11
4814615097Friction of distanceDistance requires money or effort to overcome/ airplane ride costs money and time12
4814615098Functional regionLocation is made around a node/ place is made around a center place/ downtown SLC was made and SLC was made around it13
4814615099GISSatellite that forms maps using images/ google maps14
4814615100GPSGlobal Positioning System, that provides location and time/ satellite that shows where u are/ GPS maps15
4814615101Hierarchical diffusionHierarchical diffusion is the spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to other persons or place/ idea that spreads from one person to authority to different places/ car industry might spread with hierarchical diffusion16
4814615102HearthOriginating place of anything/ starting place/ hearth of Americans is Europe but we traveled here17
4814615103International date lineVertical line 180 degrees east or west of prime meridian/ line east or west of meridian18
4814615104LatitudeImaginary Arc that goes east to west on the globe used for navigating/ 38 degrees latitude19
4814615105LongitudeImaginary line that runs north and south used for navigating/ 42 degrees longitude20
4814615106Mercator projectionIs a map that correctly uses longitude and latitude but messes up size/ space right size wrong21
4814615107PossibilismWhen we overcome natures boundaries/ we overcome nature/ Mount Everest used to be impossible to climb but we overcame it22
4814615108ProjectionPresentation of an image, trying to make a sphere appear on a map23
4814615109Relocation diffusionSpread of an idea through physical interaction/ spreading a disease24
4814615110Remote sensingScanning of earth by aircraft/ scanning pics via aircraft/ GIS25
4814615111Robinson projectionMap that shows correct size and space26
4814615112ScaleRation between model and actual globe/ ratio of world to model/ map, small globe27
4814615113SiteWhere the place actually is/ absolute location/ where dans is28
4814615114SituationWhere the place is in relation to other places/ dans is by bowling alley and by great clips29
4814615115Space time compressionBringing people together in connectivity even though they might still be the same distance away/ people are connecting closer from greater distances/ connecting with other countries and we are closer together30
4814615116Spatial analysisExamining locations places and space around the w31
4814615117Stimulus diffusionPeople receive a culture element but make it unique/ making others culture your own but changing it a bit32
4814615118Time zones24 hour different zones that change by 1 hour by each time zone/ California and Utah have different time zones33
4814615119ToponymPlaces name/ SLC34
4814615120Uneven developmentPersistent differences in levels and rates of economic development/ differences in economic development/ chile vs USA35
4814615121Vernacular regionNot actually on the map but the place where different social groups are/ Navajo36
4880903550Age distribution37

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