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Introduction
World Regional Geography Global Perspectives
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Geography
Undergraduate 1
09/02/2008

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Term
Geographic Realms
Definition
Examples Europe South america.
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Spatial Perspective
Definition
Space and Place. Layout of area distance clustering isolation.
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Taxonomy
Definition
Classification
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Transition Zones
Definition
Where geographic realms meet zones.
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Regional Boundaries
Definition
Determine them by criteria. Example farming land area
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Absolute location
Definition
Place or region with latitudinal and longitudinal
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Relative location
Definition
Location with reference to other regions. (Eastern Europe)
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Formal Regions
Definition
Homogeneity
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Spatial Systems
Definition
Marked by functional integration. Cities
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Hinterland
Definition
The core of the spatial system or the city
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Functional Region
Definition
On the outer of the spatial system. City to urban cites
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Scale
Definition
Ratio between 2 distances on a map and distance
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Tectonic Plates
Definition
Continental land masses rest upon these slabs
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Subduction
Definition
When the lighter rock goes above the heavier plate goes under it
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Desertification
Definition
Rapid climate changes
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Interglaciations
Definition
Ice sheets contractions
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Glaciations
Definition
repeated advance of continental ice sheets
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Hydrologic Cycle
Definition
Carries evaporated ocean water over landmasses
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Regional Character
Definition
A personality in the land
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Physiography
Definition
Physical stage that forms its base. Total physical geogrpahy
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Cultural Landscape
Definition
Human Imprints on the Earth
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Cartogram
Definition
Map of population numbers
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Urbanization
Definition
Percentage of the population living in cites and towns
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Globalization
Definition
Reduction of different cultures through political, economic, and social effects.
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