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58 vocabulary words

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Agricultural density   show
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show The total number of people divided by the total land area  
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show An east-west line designated under the Land ordinance of 1785 to facilitate the surveying and numbering of townships in the united states.  
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cartography   show
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concentration   show
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show relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space  
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show the rpaid, widespread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population  
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cultural ecology   show
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show fashioning of a natural landscape by cultural group  
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culture   show
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show the frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area  
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diffusion   show
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distance decay   show
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show the arrangement of something across earth's surface  
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environmental determinism   show
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Expansion diffusion   show
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formal region   show
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show an area organized around a node or focal point  
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geographic information system   show
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global positioning system   show
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globalization   show
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greenwich mean time   show
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show the region from which innovative ideas originate  
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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 an arc that for the most part follows 180 longitude, although it deviates in several places to avoid dividing land areas.  
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Land ordinance of 1785   show
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latitude   show
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location   show
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show the numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the prime meridian  
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map   show
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show a representation of a portion of earth's surface based on what an individual knows about a place, containing personal impressions of what is in a place and where places are located.  
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show an arc drawn on a map between the north and south poles  
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show a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridian  
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show the geometric or regular arrangement of something in a study area  
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physiological density   show
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show a specific point on earth distinguished by a particular character  
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polder   show
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show the theory that the physical 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 longitude, that passes through the royal observatory at Greenwich, England.  
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principal 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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region   show
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regional studies   show
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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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show the acquisition of data about earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or from other long-distance methods  
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resource   show
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show Generally, the relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole; specifically, the relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on earths surface  
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section   show
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show the physical character of a place  
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situation   show
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space   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 communications and transportation systems  
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show the spread of an underlying principle, even though a specific characteristic is rejected  
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show the name given to a portion of earths surface  
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township   show
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show a company that conducts research, operates factories, and sells products in many countries, not just where its headquarters or shareholders are located  
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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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vernacular region   show
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