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AP Human Geo

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Term
Definition
Geography   show
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Human Geography   show
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Globalization   show
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Fieldwork   show
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Patterns   show
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Spatial distribution   show
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show An outbreak of a disease that spreads worldwide.  
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show The spread of an idea or innovation from its hearth across space without the aid of people moving.  
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show Spread of an idea or innovation from one person or place to another person or place based on proximity. Specific type of expansion diffusion.  
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Hierarchical Diffusion   show
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Stimulus Diffusion   show
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Relocation Diffusion   show
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show The visible human imprint on the landscape.  
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show imprints left on the cultural landscape by a series of successive societies. Each society contributed to the cumulative cultural landscape.  
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Scale   show
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show Widespread, rapid diffusion of disease among a people in a particular location or region at a particular time.  
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show Changing the geographical scope at which a problem is addressed by engaging decision makers and gatekeepers at another scale.  
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show Looking at where things occur, why they occur where they do, and how places are interconnected.  
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Context   show
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Geographic concepts   show
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Cartography   show
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Location   show
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Reference maps   show
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show Precise location of a place, usually defined by latitude and longitude.  
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show A map that tells a story, typically showing the degree of some attribute or the movement of a geographic phenomenon using map symbols.  
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show The location of a place or attribute in reference to another place or attribute.  
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show Satellite-based system for determining the absolute location of places or geographic features.  
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show Understanding the distribution of cities, industries, services, or consumers with the goal of explaining why places are chosen as sites of production or consumption. The von Thünen model is an example.  
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Mental maps   show
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show Reciprocal relationship between humans and environment (one of the five themes of geography).  
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show Places within the rounds of daily activity.  
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show Set of theories that use environmental differences to explain everything from intelligence to wealth.  
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Terra Incognita   show
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Hearth   show
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show A method of collecting data or information through the use of instruments (e.g., satellites) that are physically distant from the area of study.  
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Possibilism   show
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS)   show
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show The idea that land can hold a measurable amount of plant and animal life.  
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Culture   show
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Cultural Ecology   show
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Culture Complex   show
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show An approach to studying human-environment interactions in the context of political, economic, and historical conditions operating at multiple scales.  
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Region   show
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show Area of land with common cultural or physical traits.  
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Cultural traits   show
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show Area of land defined as sharing a common purpose in society.  
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show Connection point in a network, where goods and ideas flow in, out, and through the network.  
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Perceptual/Vernacular Region   show
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Place   show
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show Infusing a place with meaning as a result of experiences in a place. Perception of Place How a place is envisioned.  
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Perception of Place   show
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show Mobility of people, goods, and services across Earth (one of the five themes of geography).  
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show Spread of an idea, innovation, or technology from its hearth to other people and places. See also contagious, expansion, hierarchical, relocation, and stimulus diffusion.  
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Spatial Interaction   show
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show Decreasing likelihood of diffusion with greater distance from the hearth.  
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Accessibility   show
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Connectivity   show
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show One of the two major divisions of geography; the spatial analysis of physical phenomena, including climate, environmental hazards, weather systems, animals, and topography.  
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