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Unit 1 Vocab Part 2 Test

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Functional Region (Nodal)
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Possibilism
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Land Use
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Environmental Determinism
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Global Positioning System (GPS)
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Geographic Information systems (GIS)
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Perceptual (Vernacular) Region
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How humans use and legally define land. Represents the economic and cultural activities (e.g., agricultural, residential, industrial, mining, and recreational uses) that are practiced at a given place.
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Stores, organizes, and displays geographic data that can then be used to configure both simple and complex maps.
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The theory that human behavior is largely controlled by the physical environment.
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The theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives.
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A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers.
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A region that is defined by people's feelings and attitudes about a place.
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An area organized and united by its function around a focal point (node), or the center of an interest or activity.
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Looking at data (information) on a map from a local, national, regional or global perspective. Changing the scale of analysis allows for a more complex understanding of the data and the people that occupy an area.
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The use of Earth's land and natural resources in ways that ensure they will continue to be available in the future.
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Information and data measured by numbers. Completely objective.
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Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.
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A well defined area that has one or more shared traits.
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An area of Earth's surface with certain characteristics that make it distinct from other areas.
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Data that is collected by using field observations, media reports, travel narratives, or personal interviews.
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Collecting data without making physical contact.

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