APHG Ch 1 Basic Concepts Vocabulary

180 degrees longitude refers to

A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data.

The diminishing in importance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin.

Processes that involve the entire world and results in making something worldwide in scope.

A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular character.

Theory that states the physical environment sets limits but people have the ability to adjust.

The location of a place relative to another place.

The spread of a feature through movement of people from one place to another.

The frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area.

An area organized around a focal point.

A polder is

The spread of an idea even though it is rejected.

The spread of a feature from one key person or authority to other persons.

The relationship between the size of an object on a map and its actual size on the Earth.

A system that determines the precise position of something on the Earth.

This approach emphasizes human-environment relationships.

An area that people believe exists as a part of their cultural identity.

The rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature throughout a population.

The arrangement of something across the Earth's surface.

This is an area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics.

This is the region where phenomena originates.

Parallels drawn on a globe that measure distances north and south of the equator.

The transfer of locations on the Earth to a flat map.

The spread of something over a given area.

The name given to a portion of the Earth's surface.

The ratio of the number of FARMERS to the total amount of suitable land for agriculture.

This divided much of the USA to facilitate the sale of land to settlers.

A representation of a portion of the Earth's surface based on personal impressions of a place.

The total number of people divided by the total land area

Thhe spread of a feature among the population in a snowballing process.

The number of PEOPLE per unit of area of arable land which is suitable for agriculture.

This is the science of mapmaking.

Time in the zone encompassing the prime meridian or 0 degrees longitude.

The geographic approach to study how the physical environment causes human activities.

The geometric or regular arrangement of something in a study area.