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Chapter 1

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Term
Definition
show General term for a linear zone that parallels a political boundary  
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show where 2 realms meet  
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Physiographic regions   show
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show The variation of the continental effect on air temperatures in the interior portions of the world’s landmasses  
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Rain shadow effect   show
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Federation   show
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Aquifer   show
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show The resources of coal, natural gas, and petroleum (oil)  
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show A hierarchical network or grouping of urban areas within a finite geographic area, such as a country  
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American Manufacturing Belt   show
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show A centralized focus of economic activity specializing in the distribution of goods  
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Intermodal connections   show
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Outer city   show
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Deindustrialization   show
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show The downtown heart of a central city  
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Information economy   show
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show The orbiting satellite based navigation system that provides locational and time information  
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Gentrification   show
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Neighborhood effect   show
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Residential geography   show
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show The popular name given to the southern tier of the United States, which is anchored by the mega-States of California, Texas, and Florida  
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Migration   show
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Electoral geography   show
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show Traditional characterization of American society as blend of numerous immigrant ethnic groups that over time were assimilated into a single mainstream  
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First Nations   show
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show A large city with particularly significant international linkages that also has high ranking in the global urban system  
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Thechnopole   show
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show A far flung group of countries and components of countries sharing the same criteria  
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show The main source of oil from non-liquid petroleum reserves. The oil is mixed with sand and requires massive open pit mining  
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show The subarctic, mostly coniferous snow forests that blankets Canada south of the tundra that lines the Arctic shore  
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