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7250256171Absolute LocationThe position of a place of a certain item on the surface of the Earth expressed in degrees, minutes, and seconds of latitude, 0 to 90 degrees north or south of the equator, and longitude 0 to 180 degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian passing through Greenwich, England0
7250265492CartographyThe art and science of making maps, including data compilation, layout, and design. Also concerned with the interpretation of mapped patterns1
7250273193ConcentrationThe spread of something over a given area. Clustered vs Dispersed2
7250277199Contagious DiffusionThe rapid widespread diffusion of a feature or trend through out a population3
7250279528Cultural LandscapeThe fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group4
7250289748Choropleth mapsa thematic map in which ranked classes of some variable are depicted with shading patterns or colors for predefined zones5
7250295797ConnectionRelationships among people and objects across the barrier of space6
7250295798CultureThe body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits that together constitute a groups distinct tradition7
7250297670DensityThe frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area8
7250298593DiffusionThe process by which a characteristic spreads across space from one place to another over time9
7250299547Distance DecayThe diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin10
7250299548DistributionThe arrangement of something across Earth's surface11
7250300512Dot MapA thematic map in which a dot represents some frequency of the mapped variable12
7250301213Equal Area Projection (Goode)A map projection that shows the size of regions in correct relation to one another but distorts shapes13
7250302651Expansion DiffusionThe spread of an innovation or an idea through a population in an area in such a way that the number of those influenced grows continuously larger, resulting in an expanding area of dissemination.14
7250303762Five Themes of Geography(H.L.M.P.R) location, place, human environment interaction, movement, & regions15
7250304533Formal Region(or uniform or homogeneous region) An area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics16
7250304534Functional RegionA region defined by the particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it. (Activities focused around a node and spread out from this node)17
7250305644GeographyThe study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity including distribution of populations, resources, land use, and industries18
7250306628Geospatial DataInformation about a physical object that can be represented by numerical values in a geographic coordinate system19
7250306629GISSuper-accurate maps with different layers Used to study relationships between data sets20
7250307311Globalizationthe expansion of economic, political, and cultural processes to the point that they become global in scale and impact. The process of globalization transcends state boundaries and has outcomes that vary across places and states.21
7250309111GPSSatellite-based system for determining the absolute location of places or geograpic features.22
7250309112Graduated Symbol MapA map that shows amount, location and allows for easy comparison with its downsides lying in the fact that overlapping symbols can at times become confusing and the choice of symbol sometimes proving controversial23
7250309880HearthThe region from which innovative ideas originate24
7250311230Hierarchical DiffusionThe spread of a feature or trend from one key person or node of authority or power to other persons or places (Subset of Expansion Diffusion)25
7250312217Human Environment interactionThe second theme of geography as defined by the GENIP; reciprocal relationship between humans and environment.26
7250312218Human GeographyOne of the two major divisions of Geography; the spatial analysis of human population, its cultures, activities, and landscapes.27
7250314434International date and time zoneAn imaginary line on the Earth's surface defining the boundary between one day and the next. The IDL is located halfway across the world (roughly) at 180 degrees east (or west) of the prime meridian28
7252379639Isoline Mapa thematic map with lines that connect points of equal value29
7252384042Latitudethe numbering system to indicate the location of a parallel. (Lines that go side to side)30
7252384043LocationThe position of anything on the Earth's Surface31
7252384855Longitudethe numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe & measuring distance east & west of the prime meridian. (These lines go up and down)32
7252384856MapA two dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth's surface or a portion of it33
7252385635Mental MapAn internal representation of a portion of Earth's surface based on what an individual knows about a place, containing personal impressions of what is in a place and where places are located.34
7252386894Mercator ProjectionStraight meridians and parallels that intersect at right angles.35
7252386895Map Projectionthe scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map36
7252388980Meridian (Include the Prime Meridian)An arc drawn between the North & South poles37
7252388981NetworkA chain of communication that connects people38
7252388982Parallela circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator & at right angles to the meridians39
7252389885PatternThe geometric or regular arrangement of something in a study area.40
7252390662Perceptual/ Vernacular RegionA region that only exists as a conceptualization or an idea and not as a physically demarcated entity.41
7252390663Peters ProjectionA rectangular map projection that maps all areas such that they have the correct sizes relative to each other42
7252392419Physical GeographyA branch of geography dealing with natural features43
7252392420Polar ProjectionA map used to show the earths poles44
7252393395ProjectionThe system used to transfer locations from Earth's surface to a flat map.45
7252395159Reference Map (Physical, political, etc)A map type that shoes reference information for a particular place, making it useful for finding landmarks and for navigating46
7252395160RegionAn area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features.47
7252398282Regionalization/RegionalismAn organization of earth's surface into distinct areas that are viewed different from other areas48
7252399602Relative LocationThe regional position or situation of a place relative to the position of other places. Distance, accessibility, and connectivity affect _____ _______49
7252401439Relocation/Migration DiffusionThe spread of a feature or trend through bodily movement of people from one place to another.50
7252401440Remote SensingThe acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or other long-distance methods.51
7252402380Robinson Projectionuseful for displaying information across the oceans. land areas, however, appear much smaller than on uninterrupted maps52
7252402381ScaleGenerally, the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole, specifically the relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earth's surface.53
7252403860Sequent OccupanceThe notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape. This is an important concept in geography because it symbolizes how humans interact with their surroundings.54
7252403861SiteThe physical character of place; what is found at the location and why it is significant55
7252406104SituationThe location of a place relative to other places.56
7252406105SpaceThe physical gap or interval between two objects.57
7252406123Spatial PerspectiveObserving variations in geographic phenomena across space.58
7252407622Stimulus DiffusionThe spread of an underlying principle even though a specific characteristic is rejected59
7252409219Sustainable (unsustainable) ecosystema biological environment and series of habitats that is able to thrive and support itself without outside influence or assistance. In ideal sustainable ecosystems, everything is already provided within the ecosystem for life to survive.60
7252409220Sustainabilitythe use of Earth's RENEWABLE & NONRENEWABLE natural resources in ways that ensure resource AVAILABLE in the future61
7252410716Time Space Compression (Time space convergence)term used by geographers to indicate the apparent compression of geographic space by faster means of transport and communication62
7252411385Thematic MapA map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geology63
7252411386Topographic Mapa map showing the relief features (elevation) of an area, usually by means of contour lines.64
7252411387ToponymsThe name given to a portion of Earth's surface.65
7252413221Township Range Systemland is divided into six-mile square blocks (township), which is then divided into one- mile square blocks (range), which are also further divided66

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