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AP HUG Unit 1

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show designed for people to refer to for general information about places. (Don't have data)  
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show are used as a communications tool – tell us how human activities are distributed. (Have data)  
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show Close/bunched up together  
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show Far apart  
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show using levels of how high/low something is located on the land  
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Mercator Projection   show
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show Everything is distorted in small amounts  
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Goode Projection   show
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show Shape of countries especially near the equator are distorted  
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show all information including physical features and human activities  
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GIS   show
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show This system uses data from satellites to pin-point a location on earth and help people find their way to a destination.  
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show refers to the process of taking pictures of the Earth's surface from satellites (or, earlier, airplanes) to provide a greater understanding of the Earth's geography over large distances.  
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Geospatial Data   show
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Census data   show
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show The precise spot where something is located (address,latitude coordinates)  
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Relative Location   show
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Space   show
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show refers to the specific human and physical characteristics of a location.  
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show a geographical term which describes the effect of distance on cultural or spatial interactions  
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Time-Space Compression   show
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Pattern   show
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show The practice of using natural resources responsibility, so they can support both present and future generations  
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show How the physical environment caused (determined) social development  
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Possibilism   show
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show the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole also a concept describing how "zoomed in" you are while studying a geographic trait  
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Scale of Analysis:   show
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show a place larger than a point and smaller than a planet that is grouped together because of a measurable or perceived common feature  
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Formal Region   show
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Functional Region   show
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show People believe It's a region even when it's not EX:Midwest,South,French Canada  
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Choropleth Map   show
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show Each dot represents a specified quantity of a spatial characteristic.  
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Proportional Symbol Msp   show
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show Use lines that connect points of equal value to depict variations in the data across space. Used for weather and elevation.  
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Cartogram   show
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show Numbers  
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Qualitative data   show
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show Shows the world at one level of data  
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Regional scale   show
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show Shows data for one or more countries  
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Local/sub-national scale   show
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Topographic Map   show
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