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BB Ch 1 Vocab

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show The exact spot where something is on the Earth  
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show The ease of interaction between two points  
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Built Environment   show
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Cartography   show
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Choropleth maps   show
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show The temperature and environment of a region  
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show How something is distributed over a given area  
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Contagious Diffusion   show
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show Result of human's interactions with the environment  
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show Traditions, beliefs, and customs of people in a given region  
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show The amount of something in a given area  
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Diffusion   show
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show How far or close something is  
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show When something gets further away from its point of origin, it gets weaker  
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show How something is spread out  
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show Maps that utilize dots to show a pattern  
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show Belief that the environment shapes human behavior  
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Equator   show
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show form of diffusion where something spreads outward without migration  
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Field Observation   show
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show A region that shares a characteristic, noted by boundaries and borders  
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Functional Region   show
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show Settlement that has been abandoned  
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show Computer that stores geographic data and produces maps  
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GPS   show
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Globalization   show
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show Map that uses symbols of different sizes to interpret data  
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show 0 degrees longitude. The prime meridian determines this time zone  
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show The place that something begins  
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Hierarchical Diffusion   show
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show Maps that use lines to show elevation  
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Latitude   show
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Location   show
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Longitude   show
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show Flat model of Earth's surface  
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Map scale   show
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show A map created in your mind  
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Meridian   show
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show Imaginary line on the earth going from east to west  
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Pattern   show
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show Studies natural phenomena (volcanoes, rivers, etc.)  
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show Maps that show natural features (rivers, mountains, etc.)  
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show Spot on earth marked by certain characteristics  
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Political Maps   show
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show Belief that culture shapes human behavior  
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show 0 degrees longitude  
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Projection   show
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Proximity   show
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show A set of places that share a common characteristic  
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show Where something is in relation to something else  
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Relocation Diffusion   show
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Remote Sensing   show
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Site   show
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show Where something is relative to something else (similar to relative location)  
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Space-time Compression   show
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show An idea begins to spread, but is changed and spreads even more widely  
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show Name of a place  
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Transnational Corporation   show
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Vernacular Region   show
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