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Begin at the equator with 0o North and South Poles at These lines on the map Begin at the equator with 0o and end the North and South Poles at 900

Latitude

This is also known as 0o longitude running Through Greenwich, England.

The Prime Meridian

This is a system for Transferring locations from a globe to a flat map. Way to go Mr. Mercator!

Projections

This is the relationship between the length of an object on a map and the feature on the landscape. Take my advice, don’t step on this the day after Thanksgiving!

Scale

Every single one of these is of the same length and has the same beginning and end. They are also used to determine longitude.

A Meridian

diffusion throughout a population. Example: Hinduism spreading the rapid widespread diffusion throughout a population. Example: Hinduism spreading throughout the Indian subcontinent

Contagious Diffusion

Example: Many people cutting their hair the way Justin Bieber did. This is the spread from a person of authority to other persons and places. Example: Many people cutting their hair the way Justin Bieber did.

Hierarchical Diffusion

This is the spread of an idea through physical movement from one place to another. Example: Spread of Christianity, when people moved and brought it with them Relocation diffusion

Relocation Diffusion

This is the spread of a feature from one place to another over time.

Diffusion

Example: Different Menu items from McDonalds around the world. Occurs when the innovative idea diffuses from its hearth outward, but the original idea is changed by the new adopters. Example: Different Menu items from McDonalds around the world.

Stimulus Diffusion

He was the first person to use the word geography

Eratosthenes

The frequency of something within a given unit of area is known as this

density

An example of this is the farther you go from New York the fewer Mets fans you will find.

Distance Decay

This is the branch of geography that focuses upon natural landforms, climate, soils and vegetation of the Earth

Physical Geography

This is the process of international integration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas, and other aspects of culture

Globalization

This is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of spatial or geographical data on a map. Example: The map on your phone shows street names, traffic, weather, etc.

(Geographic Information System) GIS (Geographic Information System)

If it is 2 pm in New York City what time is it in Los Angeles?

11 am

The Netherlands has a lot of them. This is a piece of land that is created by draining water from an area. The Netherlands has a lot of them.

A Polder

Ex. Growing certain kinds of crops This means the environment may limit some human actions but people have the ability to adjust new environments. Ex. Growing certain kinds of crops

Possibilism

The definition of this is that geography is the study of how the physical environment shapes human activities.

Environmental Determinism

This type of region is perceptual; a place people believe exists as part of a cultural identity ex: What a person thinks of “the South” in the US based on cotton, an accent, etc.

Vernacular Region

ex: a common language or a climate. This region is uniform; everyone shares one or more distinctive characteristic ex: a common language or a climate.

Formal Region

ex: Reception area of a radio/ TV station, or a shopping mall. This region is an area organized around a focal point and the region is tied to the central point by transportation, economics, or communication systems ex: Reception area of a radio/ TV station, or a shopping mall.

Functional Region

Your own idea of the boundaries of the Example of what type of region? US Northeast is an Example of what type of region?

Vernacular or perceptual region

An area which focuses on the local Walmart is called what type of region?

A functional or nodal region

Their Motto is “Live Free or Die”

New Hampshire

Arizona

The big Red Area

Nunavut

It’s the state north of Colorado, south of Montana

Wyoming

The big orange area

Quebec

Time Zones Make your wager

The Earth has 24 time zones. How many degrees longitude is each one?

15 Degrees