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Introduction to Geography Study online at quizlet.com/_3mwjxq 1.

5 Themes of Geography

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Environmental Determinism

Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region 2.

Absolute Location

doctrine holding that human activities and development are controlled by the environment. 6.

Formal Regions

Exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates 3.

Contagious Diffusion

a group of places that have similar attributes, for example, a political region 7.

Functional Regions

The rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population from person to person. 4.

Distortion

Are defined by a central point and its surrounding area of use, such as the area covered by a telephone service.

a change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map

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Geographic Grid System

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Hierarchical Diffusion

Intersecting lines of Latitude and Longitude on earth's surface that coordinate to create absolute locations. 9.

GIS

Spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to other persons or places 12.

HumanEnvironment Interaction

The geographic theme that explores how people use, adapt to, and modify the environment A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data. 10.

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Human Geography

GPS

The study of the spatial variation in the patterns and processes related to human activity A system that uses a network of Earth orbiting satellites to pinpoint absolute location

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Landscape

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Longitude

imprint of cultures on the land creates distinct and characteristic features that define it. 15.

Latitude Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees 18.

Map Scale

the relationship between a distance on the map and the actual distance on the ground 19.

Movement

Distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees. 16.

Linear Distance

explores how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another 20.

Perceptual Regions

how far across the earth, a person, idea or product travels

Regions defined by peoples feelings and attitudes about an area, such as the south region of the United States.

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Physical Characteristics

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Relative Location

Natural landforms in a particular area. 22.

Physical Geography

the regional position or situation of a place relative to the position of other places 27.

Relocation Diffusion

the study of physical features of the earth's surface 23.

Place The diffusion of a particular phenomenon over a far distance as a result of migration 28.

Spatial Perspective

Uniqueness of a location that describes its physical and/or human characteristics. 24.

Possibilism

Observing variations in geographic landscapes across space 29.

Stimulus Diffusion

Environment influences, but does not control, human activities and development. 25.

Reference Map

The spread of an underlying principle when the characteristic fails to diffuse, such as the typewriter influencing the computer.

A map that works well for locating and navigating between places.

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Thematic Map

a map that emphasizes a single idea or a particular kind of information about an area 31.

Time Distance

the amount of time it takes for a person, an idea, or a product to travel 32.

Topography

refers to the shape and elevation of land in a region...