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HGAP vocab unit 0
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| absolute location | Exact place on Earth where a geographic feature is found |
| relative location | describes a place in relation/comparison to other places around it |
| formal region | related by physical & cultural features |
| functional region | tied by social & economic relationships (w/ center point) |
| perceptual region | created by the minds of people; identity |
| monarchy | a government ruled by a monarch |
| anarchy | absence of Government or authority |
| republic | a government formed by elected representatives |
| dictatorship | a government ruled by a dictator w/ unlimited power |
| oligarchy | a country, organization, or institution ruled by a small group of peopl |
| weather | daily condition of atmosphere |
| precipitation | moisture that falls from the sky |
| climate | average weather measured over an extended period of time (usually 30 years) |
| latitude | distance north or south of the equator |
| infrastucture | basic physical and organizational structures & facilities needed for the operation of society or enterprise |
| primary economic activity | agriculture |
| secondary economic activity | manufacturing and/or processing raw materials |
| tertiary economic activity | providing a service |
| quaternary economic activity | service for producers *intellectual/knowledge-based economy |