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AP Human Geography Vocab.

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show The spatial study of people, place, space, and environment,  
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show One of the two major divisions of geography; the spatial analysis of human phenomena, including population, cultures, activities, and landscapes.  
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show Processes heightening interactions, increasing interdependence, and deepening relations across country borders.  
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Fieldwork   show
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Patterns   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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show Physical locations of geographic phenomena, usually shown on a map.  
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Pandemic   show
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Epidemic   show
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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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show Mental categories used to organize and analyze the world spatially.  
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show Position on Earth, including both absolute location and relative location (one of the five themes of geography).  
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show Precise location of a place, usually defined by latitude and longitude.  
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show The location of a place or attribute in reference to another place or attribute.  
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Location Theory   show
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show Reciprocal relationship between humans and environment (one of the five themes of geography).  
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show Set of theories that use environmental differences to explain everything from intelligence to wealth.  
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show Area or place where an idea, innovation, or technology originates.  
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Possibilism   show
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show The idea that land can hold a measurable amount of plant and animal life.  
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Cultural Ecology   show
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Political Ecology   show
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Region   show
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show Area of land with common cultural or physical traits.  
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show A learned belief, norm, or value passed down through generations in a culture.  
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Functional Region   show
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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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Sense of Place   show
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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.  
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show Degree of connectedness or contact among people or places.  
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Distance   show
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Accessibility   show
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show Position of a place or area relative to others in a network.  
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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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Contagious Diffusion   show
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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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Cultural Landscape   show
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Sequent Occupance   show
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Scale   show
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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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Context   show
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Cartography   show
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show Maps showing absolute location of places and geographic features.  
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Thematic Maps   show
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Global Positioning System (GPS)   show
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Mental Maps   show
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show Places within the rounds of daily activity.  
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show Areas on maps that are not well defined because they are off limits or unknown to the map maker.  
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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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show A system of computer hardware and software designed to show, analyze, and represent geographic data (data that have locations).  
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show Group of belief systems, norms, and values practiced by a people.  
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show A group of interrelated cultural traits, such as prevailing dress codes and cooking and eating utensils.  
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