Intro to Geography L1 Flashcard

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absolute location

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Exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates.

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Relative Location

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The position of a place in relation to another place.

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Equator

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An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole

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Prime Meridian

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0 degrees longitude

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formal region

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An area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics

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Functional Region

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A region defined by the particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it.

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perceptual region

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Highly individualized definition of regions based on perceived commonalities in culture and landscape.

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Human Geography

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The study of where and why human activities are located where they are.

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Environmental Geography

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The intersection between human and physical geography, which explores the spatial impacts humans have on the physical environment and vice versa.

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Geography

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the study of the earth's physical and cultural features