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7273404767International Date Line measures approximately 180 degreeslongitude0
7273404768U.S. Land Ordinance of 1785 is an example ofpattern1
7273404769area distinguished by one or more unique characteristics isformal region2
7273404770area based on one's perception isvernacuolar/perceptual region3
7273404771identifying a location by its unique physical characteristics issite4
7273404772Woodstock North HS is 80 miles northwest of Chicago. This is describing oursituation5
7273404773Lines of meridian run north/south and are also known aslines of longitude6
7273404774the principle that phenomenon or objects are connected or associated through space is an example ofspatial association7
7273404775concept that people in Africa are lazy and don't work as hard because of their climate is an example ofenvironmental determinism8
7273404776frequency of something within a given unit or areadensity9
7273404777concept that physical environment may limit human actions, but humans have ability to adapt to their environment is known aspossibilism10
7273404778area organized a certain node or focal point (ex; newspaper, tv news station)functional region11
7273404779science of making mapscartography12
7273404780transferring information from a globe, computer to a flat map is known asprojection13
7273404781spread of something over a given unit or areaconcentration14
7273404782a region from which a phenomenon originateshearth15
7273404783relationship between the size of an object on a map and size of that feature on the landscapescale16
7273404784Donner Pass, Antietam Creek, St. Petersburg, New York City all examples oftoponyms17
7273404785diffusion of AIDS is an example of which type of diffusion?contagious18
7273404786adapting values, beliefs from other cultures is an example ofacculturation19
7273404787if a ship's coordinates is 0 degrees latitude and 27 degrees west longitude you can conclude that the ship is locatedon the equator20
7273404788would a world map be a small or large scale mapsmall scale map21
7273404789spread of a new fashion from large cities to small is an example ofhierarchial diffusion22
7273404790computer system that stores, analyses and displays data in a series of layers or in one layerGIS geographic information system23
7273404791the spread of an underlying principle, even though the principal may be rejected at firststimulus diffusion24
7273404792area distinguished by one or more unique characteristics isformal region25
7273404793distributionarrangement of features in space; broken down into three areas: concentration, pattern, and density26
7273404794origination point of an idea, concept, group of peoplehearth27
7273404795woodstock map: small or large scale?large scale28
7273404796world map: small or large scale?small scale29
7273404797AIDS an example of what type of diffusion?relocation or contagious30
7273404798diffusion type that usually originates from people of power, education, wealthhierarchial31
7273404799idea that isn't originally embraced at first, but is used by someone else later on (ex: Apple invented the mouse icon, but IBM used it with greater effect)stimulus diffusion32
7273404800transnational companies and technology have greatly increased interaction of different peoples in different countries. this is known asglobalization33
7273417085map that shows variables with different colors on is what kind of map?choropleth map34
7273421191if someone sketched directions for another person, this would be known as a ______ mapcognitive, or mental map35
7273427990hip hop spreading from small ethnic neighborhoods to big cities would be what type of diffusion?reverse hierarchial36
7273431998toponyms usually reflect ____ in their namescultural heritage of their settlers37
727344404524 specific objects transmit your location at the speed of light, these are known asGPS satellites38
72734546801:10,000 1: 3,000,000 which scale would be a small scale map?1:3,000,00039
72734572701:10,000 1:3,000,000 which scale would be a large scale map?1:10,00040

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