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contemporary geography
the scientific study of the location of people and activities across the earth and the reasons for the distribution.
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globalization
actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope
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Human geography
- the study of where and why human activities are located where they are
- ex. religions,cities,businesses
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physical geography
- studies where and why natural forces occur as they do
- ex. climates,landforms,and types of vegetation
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map
a two dimensional or flat scale model of earth's surface, or a portion of it.
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place
a specific point on earth distinguished by a particular characteristic.
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region
an area of earth distinguished by a distinctive combination of cultural and physical features.
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scale
the relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole.
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space
the physical gap or interval between two objects
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connections
relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space
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maps as a reference tool
helps find the shortest route between two places and avoid getting lost on the way. learn where something is in relation to another place.
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maps as communication tool
best means for depicting the distribution of human activities or physical features as well as thinking about reasons underlying a distribution
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a ratio or fraction
- shows the numerical ratio between distances on the map and the earth surface
- ex. 1:240
- 1/240
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a written scale
- describes the relation between map and earth distances in words.
- ex. 1 inch equals 1 mile
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a graphic scale
bar line marked to show distance
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projection
the scientific method of transferring locations on earth's surface to a flat map
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Land ordinance of 1785
a law that divided much of the united states into townships to facilitate the sale of lands to settlers
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township
a square 6 miles on each side
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principal meridians
north-south lines seperating townships
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base lines
east-west lines
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sections
a square 1 by 1 mile. townships made of 36 sections
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gps
- global positioning system
- the system that accurately determines the precise position of something on earth
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remote sensing
the acquisition of data about earth's surface from a satellite orbiting earth or from other long distance methods
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Gis
- geographic information system
- a computer system that can capture, store, query, analyze, ad display geographic data
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