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Introduction “World Regional Geography: Global Perspectives”

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show Geographic dimension or expression of a phenomenon, which is related to anything that has to do with the space on Earth's surface  
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show 1. A real world phenomenon at a certain level of reduction or generalization. 2.the ratio of the distance on a map compared to the actual ground distance.  
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show A basic unit in our world regionalization scheme which contains all of the human geography- leading culture, economic historical, political and the usual environmental features  
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show 1. A gradual shift of where the borders of two regions have a gradual shift, 2. Where the characteristics that distinguish countries from each other have a gradual shift.  
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show The certain position of a certain thing on the Earth, expressed in degrees, minutes, seconds, of latitude and longitude  
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show A region with a degree of homogeneity in one or more phenomena.  
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show A region marked by its internal differences, because it usually focuses on a central node (like the capital)  
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show “Country Behind” a term applying to the area surrounding an urban center, which focuses on the goods and services produced in the hinterland  
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show The gradual increase on the overall temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere.  
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show They way the population of a geographic space is arranged. Represents the sum of the adjustments the people have made on their natural, cultural, and economic environments  
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show 1. The proportion of the population in urban areas 2. The process of movement and clustering of people in towns and cities 3. Expanding cities absorbing rural areas and become suburbs  
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Cultural Landscape   show
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show The drifiting of the continents (Africa, North America, etc.) gradually over time, controlled by proceed associate with the plate tectonics  
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State   show
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show Top and controlling power over a territory, usually a autonomous govt. over the people they rule over  
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European State Model   show
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show The core area in a nation-state that has the largest population, production, and has great centrality and accessibility (may contain capital city as well)  
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show The outer edges of a region  
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Globalization   show
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Relative Location   show
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show Natural physical features on the Earth like mountains, and their features on them, like rivers  
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