Human Geography Chapter 1

Ms. Carey (United States of America)
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  1. ecology
    the environment as it relates to living organisms
  2. density
    the amount per unit size
  3. decay
    the organic phenomenon of rotting
  4. distribution
    the act of spreading or apportioning
  5. environmental
    of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings
  6. determinism
    (philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will
  7. equator
    an imaginary line around the Earth forming a great circle
  8. expansion
    the act of increasing in size or volume or quantity or scope
  9. formal
    in accord with established conventions and requirements
  10. region
    the extended spatial location of something
  11. functional
    designed for or capable of a particular use
  12. hierarchical
    classified by various criteria into successive levels
  13. international
    concerning or belonging to two or more countries
  14. latitude
    an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
  15. longitude
    the angular distance from the prime meridian at Greenwich
  16. projection
    the act of expelling or ejecting
  17. prime
    of or relating to the first or originating agent
  18. meridian
    an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth
  19. relocation
    the act of changing your residence or place of business
  20. remote
    located far away spatially
  21. scale
    an ordered reference standard
  22. site
    the piece of land on which something is located
  23. situation
    physical position in relation to the surroundings
  24. stimulus
    any information or event that acts to arouse action
  25. toponym
    the name by which a geographical place is known
  26. vernacular
    the everyday speech of the people
Created on Wed Apr 24 17:12:41 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Apr 24 17:26:37 EDT 2013)

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