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de Blij AP Human Geography Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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Relocation Diffusion   movement of individuals who have already adopted and idea or innovation  
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Cultural Ecology   adaptation to and alteration of an environment  
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Posssibilism   possibility of something  
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Isotherms   lines connecting points of equal temperature valves  
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Environmental Determinism   human behavior that is strongly affected, controlled, or determined by their physical environment  
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Hierarchical Diffusion   when a hierth innovates  
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Contagious Diffusion   form of expansion diffusion in which individuals and places are affected  
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Expansion Diffusion   innovation or idea that develops in a hearth and remains strong while also spreading outward  
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Time-Distance Decay   the less likely an innovation is to be adopted due to time and distance  
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Cultural Barriers   certain innovations, ideas, or practices that are not acceptable or adoptable in particular cultures  
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Cultural Diffusion   expansion, relocation, hierarchical  
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Cultural Hearth   where cultural traits develop and form which the cultural traits diffuse  
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Culture Complex   combined culture trait  
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Culture Trait   characteristics of a culture ie.) Thai-American, Latin-American, etc...  
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Culture   shared traditions, habits, language, religion, beliefs  
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Perceptual Regions   understanding the nature and distribution in human geography (stereotyping a region) ie.) Northeast Region: cold, snow, etc...  
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Formal Region   a shared cultural or physical trait  
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Functional Region   a particular set of activities or interactions that occur within a region  
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS)   used to compare a variety of spatial data by creating digitized representations of the environment  
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Rescale   establish on a new scale  
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Remote Sensing   using technology that is a distance away from the place being studied  
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Human Geography   how humans interact on Earth  
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Medical Geography   finding the cause of a disease  
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Epidemic   regional spread of something ie.) swine flu  
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Pandemic   world wide spread of something ie.) aids  
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Diffusion   spread of innovation, idea, goods  
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Spatial Distribution   distribution in a certain space  
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Spatial   space  
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Physical Geography   study of physical characteristics on Earth  
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Globalization   process of interacting world wide  
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Cartography   art and science of making maps  
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Reference Map   map that shows locations of places and geographic features  
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Thematic Map   map that tells stories  
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Global Positioning System (GPS)   locate things on Earth with accuracy  
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Mental Maps   places we have been and heard of  
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Activity Spaces   places we travel routinely  
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Cultural Landscape   visible imprint of human activity on the land ie.) houses, buildings, etc...  
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Location Theory   seeking answers to a range of questions  
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Sense of Place   infusing a place with meaning and emotion  
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Spatial Perspective   and outlook on a space  
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5 Themes   1. Location 2. Place 3. Movement 4. Human-Environmental Interactions 5. Region  
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Repatriation   a refugee or group of refugees returning to their home country with assistance of a government or non-government organization  
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Regional Scale   interactions occurring within a region  
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Kinship Links   types of push or pull factors that influence a migrants decision to go where family or friends have already found success  
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Islands of Development   place built up by a government or corporation to attract foreign investment  
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Internally Displaced Persons   people who have been displaced within their own country  
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Immigration Wave   pattern of a chain migration building up one by one  
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Immigration Laws   laws and regulations designed to control immigration into a state or country  
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Guest Workers   legal immigrant with a work visa  
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Genocide   eliminate a whole or part of a national, ethical, racial, or religious group  
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Explorer   a person examining a region that is unknown to them  
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Asylum   shelter or protection  
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Quotas   limited amount of immigrants that can enter a country per years  
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Selective Immigration   choosing/allowing certain people based on their background  
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Migration   permanent change in residence  
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Nomadism   movement among a definite set of places; often cyclic movement  
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Transhumance   a seasonal periodic movement of pastoralists and their livestock between highland and lowland pastures  
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Pastoralists   person involved in a form of agricultural activity  
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Migrant Labor   people worldwide in search of employment and usually become immigrants  
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Remittances   money that migrants send to their family and friend back in their home country  
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Periodic Movement   temporary, recurrent relocation  
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Cyclic Movement   movement that is repeated annually or seasonally  
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Step Migration   progressive migration  
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Chain Migration   pattern of migration  
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Political Ecology   environmental consequences of dominant political-economic arrangement and understandings  
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