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geographic method   using geographic information to describe the earth  
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geographic perspective   a geographic grid through which information is interpreted  
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4 levels of GIP "Geographic Investigation Process"   Level 1: What? Where? When?Level 2: Pattern IdentificationLevel 3: Why there? How did it get there?Level 4: Prediction.. so what? What if?  
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2 purposes of maps   1. A tool for storing reference material2. A tool for communicating geographic information  
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Thales   applied principles of geometry to measure land area  
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Hecateus   first geography book  
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Aristotle   first to demonstrate earth was a sphere  
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Eratosthenes   first to use the word "geography", calculated the circumference of the earth to .5% accuracy  
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Thematic map   tells a story  
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Reference map   location  
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Choropleth map   colors  
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Dot map   use dots  
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Graduated circle map   point symbol >>> bigger = more  
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Isoline map   line symbols  
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cartograms   not really maps, drawn to scale  
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mathmatical location   coordinates  
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place names   toponyms  
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site   physical characteristics that determine location  
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situation   relative location  
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distribution of features   small scale, local and national  
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globalization   a force or process that makes something worldwide in scope  
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language   meaning within culture, signs, sounds, and guestures  
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cultural ecology   the study of human environment relationship  
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Environmental Determinism   "outdated", "racist", the physical environment determines social development  
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Environmental Possibilism   "emerging", environment limits some human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to their environment  
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Koppen system   divides the world into 5 main climate regions identified by letters a-e  
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Four major plant biomes:   Forest, Savannah, Grassland, Desert  
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Soil   the soil classification system has ID'd more than 12,000 soil types  
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geomorphology   the study of earth's landforms and their effects on people  
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Effects of globalization   *Uniform Cultural Landscapes - ex: McDonalds everywhere you travel*Integrated Economies: transnational corporations*Interdependent Economies: global trade & sharing of labor*Specialization of Regional Labor: primary, secondary, and tertiary job distributi  
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Density   the frequency something occurs in space  
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Concentration   the extent of a features spread over space (how they use space)  
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Pattern   geometric arrangement of objects in space  
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archetype   the original model from which similiar instances derive  
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