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geography - correct answer geo= earth graphy= to write the study of where things are found on Earth's surface and why maps - correct answer a two-dimensional/flat-scale model of Earth's surface, or a piece of it. 2 purposes of a map - correct answer Reference tool- directional use Communication tool- show where human activity or physical features are located and why cartography - correct answer science of mapmaking purpose of mapmaking - correct answer has developed from use of reference tool to use of communication tool. ex: show the ethnic distribution of people, poverty, inner city neighborhoods, etc map scale - correct answer level of detail and amount of area covered on a map 3 ways to represent map-scale - correct answer ratio/fraction- 1 unit to distance on earth's surface (1 cm to 24,000 feet) written scale- relationship between map and earth's surface in words graphic scale- bar line marked to show distance on earth's surface 4 problems of distortion - correct answer shape distance relative size of areas direction robinson projection - correct answer good for displaying info across ocean land area smaller mercator projection - correct answer very little shape and direction distortion, but distorts poles, makes them appear bigger than they are homosoline projection - correct answer meridian - correct answer arc between north and south poles longitude - correct answer numbering system of meridians (N & S) 0-180 degrees going east or west Prime meridian - correct answer passes through greenwich, England 0 degrees longitude latitude - correct answer parallel to equator lines numbering system 0-90 degrees North or South international date line - correct answer 180 degrees latitude remote sensing - correct answer the acquisition of data about earth's surface from a satellite or other long-distance methods place - correct answer a specific point on earth distinguished by a certain characterisistic site - correct answer the physical character of a place ex: climate, topography, vegetation, latitude region - correct answer an area of earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics formal region - correct answer an area where everyone shares one or more distinctive characteristics ex: shared language, climate, economic activity very broad functional region - correct answer an area organized around a node or focal point ex: a shop or service reception area of a radio station etc vernacular region - correct answer an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity ex: the south Culture - correct answer body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms that together constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people globalization - correct answer the force/process that involves the entire world and results in making something worldwide in perspective transnational corporation - correct answer conducts research, operates factories and sells products in many countries ex: amazon poststructuralist geography - correct answer emphasized the need to understand multiple perspective regarding space diffusion - correct answer the process by which a characteristic spreads across space from one place to another over time expansive diffusion - correct answer the spread of a feature from one place to another in an additive process hierarchal, contagious, stimulus stimulus diffusion - correct answer the spread of any underlying principle even though a characteristic itself apparently fails to diffuse ex: iphone characteristics appearing in other smart phones distance decay - correct answer the idea that the farther things are the lower the chances of 2 things interacting 3 pillars of sustainability - correct answer environment economy society environmental determinism - correct answer iea that physical environment directly interferes with social development possibilism - correct answer idea the physical environment may limit human action but people have the power to adjust to their envir