Human geography Vocab Test Flashcards

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Absolute Distance

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Exact measurement between two places

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Absolute direction

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This is an objective pleasure that does not vary

(common measure of this would be miles of kilometers)

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Absolute location

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Position on Earth's surface using the coordinate system of longitude and latitude

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Accessibilty

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The degree of ease with which it is possible to reach certain locations from other locations. This varies from place to place and can be measured

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Contagious Diffusion

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The rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population.

(Ex. ideas placed on the internet)

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Cartography

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The science or practice of drawing maps

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Census data

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A census is the procedure of systematically calculating, acquiring and recording the information about the members of a given population

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Clustering

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when objects in an area are close together

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Cultural Landscape

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Fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group. This is the essence of how humans interact with nature

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Arithmetic Density

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the total number of people divided by the total land area. This is what most people think of as density; how many people per area of land.