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| cartography | drawing of maps
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| absolute location | the precise spot where something is according to a system
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| latitude | the distance between north or south of the equator
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| longitude | the distance east or west of the prime meridian
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| map reference | they are designed for people to refer to for general information
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| pattern | the general arrangement of things, in distribution of phenomena across space that gives clues about cause and effect of distribution
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| cartographic scale | refers to the way the map communicates the ration of its size to the size it represents
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| site | the characteristics at the immediate location
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| situation | the location of a place relative to its surroundings and its connectivity to other places
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| human geography | the study of the spatial characteristics of humans and human activities. Human geographers study topics such as population, culture, politics, urban areas, and economics.
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| distribution | the way a phenomenon is spread out or arranged over an area to describe patterns
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| time-space compression | shrinking "time-distance", or relative distance, between locations because of improved methods of transportation and communication
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| Geospatial data | is quantitative and spatial. It has the geographic location component to it such as country, city, zip code, longitude, latitude, or address and is often used with geographic information systems
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| Connectivity | how well two locations are tied together by roads or other links
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| Geographic Information System (GIS) | it can store, analyze, and display information from multiple digital maps or geospatial data sets.
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| natural resources | includes items that occur in the natural environment that people include.
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| sustainability | trying to use resources now in ways that allow their use in the future while minimizing negative impacts on their environment
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| aggregation | geographers organize data into different scales such as by census, tract, city, county, or country.
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| region | have boundaries, unifying characteristics, cover space, and are created by people
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