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13997414238cape codsmall one story pithed roof long pitched roof in front and low angle in back New England0
13997427680Federalist or Georgianlate 1700s and early 1800s 2 or 3 story urban connected townhouses Classical Greek and roman symmetrical homes with central equal number of windows1
13997534167I housesloose form of federalist or Georgian influence on average family home central door with window on each side three windows on 2nd floor as the houses diffused westward symmetry and rectangular shape was lost fireplaces/chimneys at end of house and even pitched roofs2
13997642451conurbationa continuous, extended urban area formed by the growing together of several formerly separate, expanding cities3
13997642452enclavea distinct region or community enclosed within a larger territory4
13997645774exclavea part of a country that is seperated from the rest of the country and surrounded by foreign territory.5
13997648380free tradeinternational trade free of government interference6
13997648381GlocalizationThe process by which people in a local place mediate and alter regional, national, and global processes7
13997650185Irredentisma policy of cultural extension and potential political expansion by a country aimed at a group of its nationals living in a neighboring country8
13997655941isotropic place2 dimensional, flat plane, CPT assumes existence9
13997669591megacitya great city that is made up of several large and small cities10
13997672084nationa large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.11
13997675732New UrbanismA movement in urban planning to promote mixed use commercial and residential development and pedestrian friendly, community orientated cities. New urbanism is a reaction to the sprawling, automobile centered cities of the mid twentieth century.12
13997685080space-time compressionThe reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place, as a result of improved communications and transportation systems13
13997689286spatialrelating to space14
13997695751SEZ (Special Economic Zone)A geographic region that is designed to export goods and provide employment. This area is therefore often given tax incentive, tax breaks, and special economic opportunities. Designated areas in countries that possess special economic regulations that are different from other areas in the same country, usually meaning that a company will receive tax incentives and the opportunity to pay lower tariffs.15
13997698871long lotshouses erected on narrow lots perpendicular to a long river, so that each original settler had equal river access16
13997701207metes and boundsA method of land description which involves identifying distances and directions and makes use of both the physical boundaries and measurements of the land.17
13997707677township and rangebased upon lines of latitude and longitude18
13998902138time distance decayThe declining degree of acceptance of an idea or innovation with increasing time and distance from its point of origin or source.19
13998902139TopographyA description of surface features of land.20
13998906904world cityCenters of economic, culture, and political activity that are strongly interconnected and together control the global systems of finance and commerce.21
13998909741VanceUrban Realms Model22
13998921306Territorial/Definitional Boundary DisputeIn political geography, disagreement between states over the control of surface area.23
13999011038positional/locational boundary disputedispute that focuses on delimitation and demarcation of border and the interpretation of the definition of the border24
13999019332Operational/functional boundary disputeDisagreement over policies to be applied along a boundary, such as immigration or land use25
13999025061Allocational/resource boundary disputedisputes over natural resource that occurs on or at the boundary26

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