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4. 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

5. Latitude

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

7. The Prime Meridian

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

9. Projections

10. 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!

11. Scale

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

13. A Meridian

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

15. Contagious
Diffusion

16. 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.

17. Hierarchical Diffusion

18. 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

19. Relocation
Diffusion

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

21. Diffusion

22. 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.

23. Stimulus
Diffusion

24. He was the first person to use the word geography

25. Eratosthenes

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

27. density

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

29. Distance Decay

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

31. Physical Geography

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

33. Globalization

34. 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.

35. (Geographic Information System)
GIS
(Geographic Information System)

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

37. 11 am

38. 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.

39. A Polder

40. 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

41. Possibilism

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

43. Environmental Determinism

44. 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.

45. Vernacular Region

46. 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.

47. Formal Region

48. 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.

49. Functional Region

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

51. Vernacular or perceptual region

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

53. A functional or nodal region

54. Their Motto is
“Live Free or Die”

55. New Hampshire

57. Arizona

58. The big Red Area

59. Nunavut

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

61. Wyoming

62. The big
orange area

63. Quebec

64. Time Zones
Make your wager

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

66. 15 Degrees