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APHG Unit 1 Test

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cartography   show
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contagious diffusion   show
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culture   show
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density   show
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show the process or spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time  
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show the diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin  
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distribution   show
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cultural ecology   show
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environmental determinism   show
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expansion diffusion   show
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show an area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics  
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show an area organized around a node or focal point  
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Geographic Information System (GIS)   show
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show a system that determines the precise position of something on earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers  
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show the spread of a feature or trend from one key person or node of authority or power to other persons or places  
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show the region from which innovative ideas originate  
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International Date Line   show
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show the numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator (0 degrees)  
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longitude   show
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show this map shows shapes fairly accurately, but not size or distance. It exaggerates land near the poles but lets navigators plot a straight course between any two points  
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possibilism   show
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show the meridian, designated as 0 degrees longitude, that passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England  
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show the system used to transfer locations from Earth's surface to a flat map  
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show the spread of a feature or trend through bodily movement of people from one place to another  
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show the spread of an underlying principle, even though a specific characteristic is rejected  
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toponym   show
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show (perceptual region) an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity  
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cultural landscape   show
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show actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope  
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Robinson projection   show
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show the aquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite or other long-distance methods  
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show the relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feture on Earth's surface  
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site   show
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situation   show
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show the reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place as a result of improved communication and transportation systems  
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uneven development   show
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