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map vocab

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perspective   your point of view  
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spatial perspective   geographers point of view " where something is and why is it there"?  
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geography   science describing the physical and cultural features of earth  
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urban   contains cities  
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rural   open land used for farming  
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absolute location   defines an exact place on earth  
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relative location   describes a place in relation to another place  
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subregions   areas divided into smaller regions  
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diffusion   movement of ideas or behavior  
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gis   geographic information system stores and analyzes data  
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levees   walls that prevent flooding  
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dust bowl   area of land where vegetation is lost and soil eroded  
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human geography   study of people past and presents  
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physical geography   study of landscapes, physical features and atmospheres  
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meteorology   forecasting rainfalls, temperatures, atmospheric conditions  
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climatology   track earth larger atmospheric systems  
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map   diagram showing physical features  
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globe   a sphere used to show physical features  
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map projection   presenting physical feature on flat or round surface  
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distortion   misrepresentation of an area  
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map scales   ratio of map distance to real distance  
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