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What is geography

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show human-induced changes on the natural environment  
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show theory and practice of making visual representation of the earth's surface  
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cultural ecology   show
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show the human-modification natural landscape specifically containing the imprint of a particular culture or society  
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show systematic approach to physical geography that looks at the interaction between the earth's physical systems and processes on the global scale  
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environmental geography   show
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Geographical Information System (GIS)   show
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show a set of satellites used to help determine the location anywhere on the earth's surface with a portable electronic device  
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idiographic   show
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show Inventor, diplomat, politician, and scholar, his classic work, MAN AND NATURE, PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AS MODIFIED BY HUMAN ACTION, provided the first description of the extent to which natural systems had been impacted by human activities  
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Eratosthenes   show
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show the physical landscape or enviornment that has not been affected by human activities  
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show concepts or rules that can be applied universally  
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W.D. Pattison   show
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show the realm of geography that studies the structures, processes, distrubutions, and change through time of the natural phenomena of the earth's surface  
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show roman geographer-astronomer and the author of GUIDE TO GEOGRAPHY which included maps containing a grid system of latitude and longitude  
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qualititative data   show
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quantitative revolution   show
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quantitative data   show
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show a territory that encompasses many places that share similar attributes (may be physical, cultural, or both) in comparison with the attributes of places elsewhere  
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regional geography   show
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remote sensing   show
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show defined the concept of cultural landscape as the fundamental unit of geographical analysis. This landscape results from interactions between humans and the physical enviornment. Sauer argued that no landscape has escaped alteration by human activities  
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sense of place   show
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spatial perspective   show
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show the concept of using the earth's resources in such a way that they provide for people's needs in present without dimininshing the earth's ability to provide for future generations  
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show the study of the eath's integrated systems as a whole, instead of focusing on particular phenomena in a single place  
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show individual maps of specific features that are overlaid on one another in Geographical Information System to understand and analyze a spatial relationship  
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