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APHG Unit 1 Test

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show the science of making maps  
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contagious diffusion   show
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show the body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits that together consitute a group of people's distinct tradition  
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density   show
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show the process or spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time  
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distance-decay   show
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distribution   show
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show geographic approach that emphasizes human-environment relationships  
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show the theory that the physical environment causes human activities  
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show the spread of a feature or trend among people from one area to another in a snowballing process  
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show an area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics  
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functional (or nodal) region   show
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show a computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data  
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show a system that determines the precise position of something on earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers  
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hiearchical diffusion   show
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hearth   show
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show an arc that for the most part follows 180 degrees longitude, although it deviates in several places to avoid dividing land areas. When you cross the International Date Line heading east (towards America), the clock moves back 24 hours, or one entire day.  
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latitude   show
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show the numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distances east and west of the prime meridian (0 degrees)  
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Mercator projection   show
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show the theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives  
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Prime Meridian   show
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show the system used to transfer locations from Earth's surface to a flat map  
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relocation diffusion   show
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show the spread of an underlying principle, even though a specific characteristic is rejected  
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toponym   show
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vernacular region   show
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cultural landscape   show
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globalization   show
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show this map was designed to show land areas much the way they really look. The outlines of the continents appear much as they do on a globe, but the sizes of the continents are a little smaller than they appear on the globe.  
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remote sensing   show
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scale   show
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show the physical character of a place  
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situation   show
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show the reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place as a result of improved communication and transportation systems  
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show the increasing gap in economic conditions between core and peripheral regions as a result of the globalization of the economy  
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