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Ch 1 KI 2 Vocab

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Region   An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features  
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Location   The position of anything on Earth's surface  
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Mental Map   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 the place and where the place is located.  
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Formal (Uniform) Region   A type of region in which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristic  
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Vernacular (Perceptual) Region   A type of region that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity  
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Functional (Nodal)Region   A type of region organized around a node or focal point. (i.e. Chicagoland)  
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Toponym   The name given to a portion of Earth's surface  
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Site   The physical character of a place  
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Situation   The location of a place relative to another place.  
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Regional Studies   An approach to geography that emphasizes the relationships among social and physical phenomena in a particular study area  
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Cultural Landscape   The fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group  
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Culture   The body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits that together constitute a group's distinct tradition  
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