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Nature & Perspectives of Geography

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Human Geography   study of human activities from spatial context  
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All places have...   location, direction and distance w/ respect to other places  
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Places may be...   large or small---scale is important  
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Places have both...   physical structure and cultural content  
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Characteristics of places...   develop and change over time  
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Elements of places   interact with other places  
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Content of places is...   rationally organized  
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Places ma be classified into...   regions w/ similarities & differences  
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Location   postion on Earth's surface  
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Absolute location   exact position of space  
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Longitude and latitude   used to describe a point on earth in reference to degrees, minutes and seconds  
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Relative location   position of place in relation to another place ...conveys interconnection and interdependence b/t different places  
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Site   describes physical and cultural characteristics of location  
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Situation   describes where location is in reference to surrounding features in larger region  
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Scale   relationship b/t size of feature as depicted on a map and the size of feature in actuality  
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Map   2d rep. of variables on earth's surface  
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Spatial tradition   -Emphasis on movement and location -Deals w/ shape of land  
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Mental map   an image in one's mind about an area, location or environment  
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General Purpose/references maps   display variety of variables in an area  
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Region   an area w/unifying characteristics  
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Formal region   and area that can be identified by its homogeneous cultural or physical characteristics  
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Functional region   an area in which there is a center from which social or economic activities spread  
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Perceptual region   an area not defined by any set of physical data, but by human conception of the area  
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thematic map   rep. single variable over an area... -dot, choropleth, isoline, and symbol  
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4 Traditions of geography   American perspectives  
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Spatial Tradition   -emphasis on movement and location -deals w/ shape of land  
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Area studies Tradition   -emphasis on region, place and history\ -deals w/ physical and cultural characteristics  
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Man-land tradition   -emphasis on relationship b/t external conditions and human actions -overlaps w/ Area Studies Tradition  
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Earth Science Tradition   -emphasis on geology -deals with how physical systems affect humans...hydrological cycle, wind patterns...etc.  
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