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7262644700Cartographythe drawing or practice of making maps0
7262694259Geographic Information Systema system designed to capture and show geographic data.1
7262861489Geographic Positioning SystemA system of satellites, computers, and receivers, that calculate longitude and latitude.2
7262920132Remote SensingThe use of satellites or aircraft to gain information about the Earth.3
7262936983Map DistortionA map becomes distorted when you translate a 3D thing such as the world, into a 2D map. There are 6 types of distortion, area, shape, direction, bearing, distance, and scale.4
7262953536Map ProjectionAlso known as Cartography, a method of taking a curved surface of the Earth, and displaying it on something flat.5
7262998940Map ScaleA ratio comparing a measurement between 2 locations on a map.6
7263011465Thematic MapA map that highlights or specializes a certain part of the Earth, like mountain ranges, average amount of rainfall, etc..7
7263029424Statistical MapA special map where the variation of a factor such as rainfall and population in a certain area is indicated.8
7263036757Cartogram MapA map that highlights population or national gross product, etc...9
7263051933Dot MapA map that uses dots to represent phenomenons10
7263058408Choropleth MapUses color to represent a certain amount of population in that area.11
7263063853Isoline MapA line on a map that connects points of equal value.12
7263067324Reference MapIt displays the boundaries and names of standard geographic areas and its features.13
7263081373Mercator MapA projection of a map on a cylinder so that parallels and the length of the equator have the same length.14
7263101086Robinson MapA map projection that shows the poles as lines and not points.15
7263106712Goode-Homosoline MapAn all equal area map used for world maps.16
7265020794Mental MapHow the person's perception and point of view and how they interact with that certain area.17
7265031652Arithmetic DensityThe number of people divided by the total land area.18
7265036572Physiological DensityThe number of people per unit of arable (plowable) land19
7265043086Agricultural DensityThe number of farmers per unit of arable land20
7265049858Absolute DirectionA direction like a compass rose, NSEW21
7265052802Relative DirectionA non specific direction such as left, right, up, and down.22
7265059160Hearth DiffusionThe place from where an innovation comes from.23
7265082672Relocation DiffusionWhen people move from one place to another and bring new ideas with them.24
7265092133Expansion DiffusionThe spread of a popular idea among people in a snowball affect.25
7265096510Hierarchical DiffusionThe spread of an idea that comes from a position of power to people of lower places of power.26
7265106791Contagious DiffusionA quick and rapid diffusion of ideas among the population of people.27
7265106792Stimulus DiffusionThe spread of a non popular principle.28
7266510154Dispersed/ ScatteredWhen objects in an area are far apart.29
7266513352DispersionSpacing individuals within certain geographic boundaries.30
7266522994Clustered/AgglomeratedWhen objects in an area are close together.31
7266529493Absolute DistanceDistance that can be measured in standard units like miles.32
7266539212Relative DistanceA measure of the social, economic, and economic relatedness or connectivity between two separate places.33
7266557378Density DistributionThe distribution of certain products based on the population amount.34
7271451493Concentration DistributionThe extent of a feature's spread of space and how it's arranged.35
7271454863Pattern DistributionThe geometric arrangement of objects in space.36
7271495058Spatial RelationshipsSpecifies how an object is located in space in relation to another object.37
7271497334Enviornmental DeterminismWhen nature determines the culture of that land.38
7271499189Built LandscapeA piece of land that is known for its land features,pattern of human occupation, and its use of its natural resources.39
7271500423Sequent OccupanceWhen certain societies leave their impact on parts of the world that contribute to that landscape of that area.40
7271501451Cultural LandscapeA combination of culture, languages, religion, and economic culture and climate.41
7271502792Natural LandscapeThe original landscape that was there before human affect.42
7271502793PossiblismThe belief that the environment around you sets certain limitations.43
7271504587LocationThe position that something occupies on Earth's surface.44
7271504588PlaceA specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic.45
7271506214Human Enviornment InteractionThe interaction of humans and their social system and the rest of the ecosystem.46
7271508455MovementIt is the act of people or things changing a physical location.47
7271509998RegionsA region of the world that has certain characteristics but not set boundaries.48
7271512693LocationA certain place or position.49
7271512694Absolute LocationLongitude- north and south between the poles. Latitude-Parallel to the equator.50
7271515401Relative Locationcircumstances EX: Northern part of SC51
7271515402Site LocationThe physical character of a place.52
7271518047Situation LocationThe location of a place relative to other places.53
7271519806Place Name LocationHuman(Diversity, culture) or physical (types of roads, how the hills form with the hills, description of lakes(polluted, man made))54
7271521162Toponym LocationA name given to a place on Earth.55
7271521163GeographyThe study of Earth and all of the features on it.56
7271523126GlobalizationWorldwide integration and development all throughout the world.57
7271525051Human GeographyThe subject of geography that deals with the study of how human activity affects the world.58
7271526900North and South PolesThe South Pole is the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge. The North Pole is the region of a magnet toward which the lines of induction diverge.59
7271526901LatitudeParallels are arcs drawn parallel to the equator and at right angles to meridians. Each is numbered, according to a system known as latitude.60
7271528398ParallelSide by side and having the same distance between them.61
7271528399EquatorThe latitude of 0, an imaginary line drawn to split the Earth in two.62
7271530923LongitudeMeridians are arcs drawn between the North and South poles. Each is numbered, according to a system known as longitude.63
7271530924MeridianA circle of longitude that passes through a certain place on the Earth's surface and poles.64
7271532718Prime MeridianThe Earth's 0 of longitude.65
7271532719International Date LineWhere the time zones start.66
7271536135PatternThe arrangement of something in a certain area.67
7271536136Linear Patterna pattern that is along straight lines, like rivers, streets, on railroad tracks.68
7271538601Centralized PatternLocations are all together and concentrated in one location.69
7271539930Random Patterna pattern that has no regular distortion that can be seen.70
7271539931RegionAn on Earth that is defined by one or more characteristics.71
7271542166Formal/Uniform RegionA well established community, it is non changing.72
7271544779Functional/Nodal RegionIt holds a purpose in the community, it is there for a certain purpose.73
7271546144Perceptual/Vernacular RegionIt deals with feelings/actions. An example would be SC is labeled for drinking sweet tea and eating fried chicken.74
7271548261RegionalismThe theory of regional rather than central systems or economic,cultural, or political affiliation.75
7271548262Scalerelationship between the size of an object or distance between objects on a map and the actual object or distance on earth's surface.76
7271550280Distance Decay ScaleA function that represents the way that some entity or its influence decays with distance from its geographical location77
7271551924Friction of Distance ScaleInhibiting effect of distance on human activity78
7271553517Time-Space Compression ScaleThe reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place, as a result of improved communications and transportation system.79
7271553518SpaceThe physical gap between two objects.80
7271556742Enviornmental SustainabilityA place in which the demands of the environment can be met without reducing its capacity to meet the living needs of the people.81
7271558396Economic SustainabilityThe ability of the economy to be able to support economic production.82
7271560868Social Sustainabilitythe ability of a social system to function at a defined level of social well being.83

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