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AP Human Geograpy

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geography   show
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human geography   show
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show Processes heightening interactions, increasing interdependence, and deepening relations across country borders.  
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fieldwork   show
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patterns   show
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physical geography   show
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show Physical locations of geographic phenomena, usually shown on a map.  
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pandemic   show
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epidemic   show
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show Looking at where things occur, why they occur where they do, and how places are interconnected.  
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show Mental categories used to organize and analyze the world spatially.  
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show Position on Earth, including both absolute location and relative location (one of the five themes of geography).  
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absolute location   show
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show The location of a place or attribute in reference to another place or attribute.  
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location theory   show
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human-environment interactions   show
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environmental determinism   show
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hearth   show
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possibilism   show
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show A system of computer hardware and software designed to show, analyze, and represent geographic data (data that have locations).  
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show The idea that land can hold a measurable amount of plant and animal life.  
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cultural ecology   show
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show An approach to studying human-environment interactions in the context of political, economic, and historical conditions operating at multiple scales.  
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show Area of Earth identified as sharing a formal, functional, or perceptual commonality that makes it different from regions around it (one of the five themes of geography).  
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formal region   show
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cultural trait   show
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show Area of land defined as sharing a common purpose in society.  
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node   show
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perceptual/vernacular region   show
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show Uniqueness of a location (one of the five themes of geography).  
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sense of place   show
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perception of place   show
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show Predictable patterns of winds coming from a certain direction for an extended period.  
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diffusion   show
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spatial interaction   show
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show The area between two points on Earth's surface.  
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accessibility   show
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connectivity   show
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show The spread of an idea or innovation from its hearth across space without the aid of people moving.  
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contagious diffusion   show
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hierarchical diffusion   show
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show A process of diffusion where two cultural traits blend to create a distinct trait.  
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relocation diffusion   show
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cultural landscape   show
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sequent occupance   show
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scale   show
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rescale   show
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context   show
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show The art and science of making maps.  
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reference maps   show
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thematic maps   show
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Global Positioning System (GPS)   show
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mental maps   show
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show Places within the rounds of daily activity.  
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show Areas on maps that are not well defined because they are off limits or unknown to the map maker.  
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remote sensing   show
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show Group of belief systems, norms, and values practiced by a people.  
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show A group of interrelated cultural traits, such as prevailing dress codes and cooking and eating utensils.  
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