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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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diffusion   show
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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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environmental determinism   show
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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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formal region   show
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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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show the spread of a feature or trend from one key person or node of authority or power to other persons or places  
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show the region from which innovative ideas originate  
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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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show the numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator (0 degrees)  
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longitude   show
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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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show the meridian, designated as 0 degrees longitude, that passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England  
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show the system used to transfer locations from Earth's surface to a flat map  
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show the spread of a feature or trend through bodily movement of people from one place to another  
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stimulus diffusion   show
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show the name given to a portion of Earth's surface  
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show (perceptual region) an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity  
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show fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group  
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show actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope  
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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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show the relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feture on Earth's surface  
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show the physical character of a place  
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show the location of a place relative to another place  
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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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