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1.1 Vocab

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Geography an integrative discipline that brings together the physical and human dimensions of the world in the study of people, places and environments
Physical Geography study of natural processes and distribution of features in the environment
Human Geography study of the events and processes that have shaped how humans understand, use and alter Earth
Spatial Perspective geographic perspective that focuses on how people live on Earth, how they organize themselves, and why the events of human societies occur where they do
Ecological Perspective the relationships between living things and their environments
Location the position that a point or object occupies on Earth
Absolute Location the exact location of an object, usually expressed in coordinates of longitude and latitude
Relative Location description of where a place is in relation to other places or features
Mental Map internalized representations of portions of Earth's surface
Meridian lines that run North to South parallel to the Prime Meridian from 0º (@ PM) to at 180º @ International Date Line
Longitude A specific meridian that locates degrees E & W of Prime Meridian
Prime Meridian Divides East and West hemisphere, AKA Greenwich Meridian
Parallel lines that run East/West parallel to the equator from 0º (@ equator) to at 90º @ north/south poles.
Latitude A specific parallel that locates degrees N or S of Equator
Equator divides North from South
Place a location on Earth that is distinguished by its physical and human characteristics
Site is a place’s absolute location and physical characteristics
Situation is a place’s location in relation to other places or its surrounding features
Space refers to the area between 2 or more things on Earth’s surface
Distribution The arrangement of a feature in within a given space
Density number of things in a specific area (ppl/sq mile)
Pattern how things are arranged in a particular space - Geometric or random
Flow movement of people, goods and info and the econ, social, political, and cultural effects it has on society
Environmental Determinism the idea that human behavior is strongly affected, controlled or determined by the physical environment
Possibilism theory of human-environemnt interaction that states that humans have the ability to adapt the physical environment to their needs
Sustainability the use of Earth's land and natural resources in ways that ensure they will continue to be available in the future
Distance Decay a principle stating that the farther away one thing is from another, the less interaction the two things will have
Time-Space Compression a key geographic principle that describes the ways in which modern transportation and communication technology have allowed humans to travel and communicate over long distances more quickly and easily
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