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**Chapter 1**
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Location Theory | An attempt to explain the locational pattern of economic activity. Example: Von Thunen's Model |
| Mental Map | Image or picture of the way space is organized based on a person's perception and knowledge of that space. |
| Movement | Mobility of people, goods, and ideas across Earth's surface. |
| Patterns | Sequence of events that repeats predictably. Ex: The creation, rise, and fall of a civilization. |
| Perceptual Region | A region that is not physical, it is only an idea. Ex: "The West" is a perceptual region in the U.S.A. |
| Physical/Natural Geography | One of the 2 main sections of Geography: The spatial analysis of Earth's natural phenomenon. |
| Place | One of the 5 main themes of Human Geography: The physical characteristics of an environment. |
| Regional Science | The delimination of regions and analysis of regional problems and issues. |
| Spatial Perspective | Way of looking at the world's layout. |
| Absolute Location | Location of something in relation to an agreed-upon frame of reference. Latitude and Longitude are the typical "frames of reference." |
| Area | Spatial extent |
| Boundaries | Limits. |
| Diffusion | Spread of people, goods, ideas, etc. to other places |
| Distribution | How things are spread out |
| Environmental Geography | A developing 3rd sector of Geography: Concerned with the relationships between humans and the environment. |
| Environmental Perception | The total impression individuals have of their surroundings. |
| Formal Region | A region marked by visible homogeneity. Ex: the Sahara Desert |
| Functional Region | A region defined by the activities that occur in it. |
| Region | An area in which particular phenomenon are concentrated. |
| Geographic Information System (GIS) | A tool that allows cartographers to create layered maps. |
| Hierarchy | Vertical order |
| Human-Environment Interactions | One of the 5 main themes of Human Geography: How people and the environment they are in affect each other. |
| Human Geography | One of the 2 main sections of Geography: The study of people and the things they do. |
| Landscape | The overall appearance of an area. Not one of the 5 main themes of Human Geography, but still VERY important to Human Geography. |
| Location | One of the 5 main themes of Human Geography: Where people, things, animals, etc. are. |
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on 2010-05-10