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Geography Seminar Test 2

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Definition
Environmental Determinism   show
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show -environmental presents possibilities -a limited number of choices -different groups can use similar environment in different ways. Example: Lakota Indians vs European settlers -A given group can use different environments in similar ways.  
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Environmental Perception   show
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show Environment = f(human action) Also the opposite of environmental determinism -The environment is the result of our impact ex:Natural forest fires are extinguished, thus changing the natural environment for many decades.  
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show Deviations from the norm are amplified. Cities that get airports have amplified growth. Human Environmental Paradigm  
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Site   show
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show Relative location. Where place is relative other important places. Connectivity to the rest of the world. E.C. located next to large tree stands, the river connects E.C. to the world market so, trees out, market in  
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show Implies the Earth as a whole is a closed system. Besides meteors coming in and space crafts going out the earth is a closed system. However, the most important element coming in is SOLAR energy.  
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show No inputs from outside system, no outputs to outside. Grow own food, generate own oxygen  
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Colonialism   show
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show All the natural elements that make up a natural system, plants, animals, climate, etc  
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Open System   show
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show The movement of water and water vapor from the sea to the atmosphere, to the land, and back to the sea and atmosphere again "one of the great problems of history" Water shortages in California> take more out than comes in>open or closed system? -depends  
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show the maximum number of organisms that can use a given area of habitat without degrading the habitat and without causing social stresses that result in the population being reduced.  
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