1.1. * two dimension or flat scale model of Earth's surface, or a portion of it
2. * map scale
2.1. * amount of area covered on a map and level of detail
3. * Meridian
3.1. * arc drawn between North and South Poles
4. * Prime meridian
4.1. * zero degrees longitude, passes through Greenwich England
5. * Greenwich Mean Time
5.1. * the time at the Prime Meridian. Its the master reference for all other points on Earth
6. * Latitude
6.1. * numbering system that identifies the location of each parallel
7. * Global Positioning System
7.1. * the system that accurately determines the precise location of something on Earth
8. * Place
8.1. * specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic
9. * Toponym
9.1. * name given to a place on Earth
10. * Situation
10.1. * location of a place relative to other places
11. * functional region
11.1. * an area organized around a node or focal point
12. * mental map
12.1. * an internal representation of a portion of Earth's surface
13. * Culture
13.1. * body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms that together constitute distinct tradition of a group of people
14. * Globalization
14.1. * a force or process that involves the entire world and results in making something worldwide in scope
15. * Distribution
15.1. * the arrangement of a feature in space
16. * Concentration
16.1. * extent of a feature's spread over space
17. * Diffusion
17.1. * the process by which a characteristic spreads across space over time
18. * expansion diffusion
18.1. * spread of a feature from one place to another in an additive process
19. * contagious diffusion
19.1. * rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population
20. * distance decay
20.1. * phenomenon of contact diminishing with increasing of distance and eventually disappearing
21. * Network
21.1. * chain of communication that connects places
22. * nonrenewable resource
22.1. * resource produced in nature more slowly than consumed by humans
23. * Conservation
23.1. * sustainable use and management of Earth's natural resources to meet human needs such as food, medicine, and recreation
24. * Climate
24.1. * long-term average weather condition at a particular location
25. * cultural ecology
25.1. * the geographic study of human-environment relationships
26. * Possibilism
26.1. * belief that the physical environment may limit some human actions, but people have the ability to adjust their environment
27. * region
27.1. * an area or division, especially part of a country or the world. Not always having fixed boundaries
28. * Cartography
28.1. * science of mapmaking
29. * Projection
29.1. * scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map
30. * Longitude
30.1. * numbering system that identifies locations of meridians
31. * International Date Line
31.1. * on 180 degrees longitude for the most part. going east across it, turn clock 24 hours back. Going west across it turn clock 24 hours forward
32. * Parallel
32.1. * circle drawn around the globe, parallel to the equator
33. * remote sensing
33.1. * acquisition of data about Earth's surface from orbiting of satellites or other long distance methods
34. * Geographic Information System
34.1. * computer system that captures, stores, queries, analyzes, and displays geographic data
35. * Location
35.1. * the position something occupies on Earth's surface
36. * Site
36.1. * physical character of a job
37. * formal region
37.1. * an area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristic
38. * vernacular/perceptual region
38.1. * an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity
39. * cultural landscape
39.1. * combination of cultural features such as language and religion, economic features such as agriculture and industry, and physical features such as climate and vegetation
40. * Scale
40.1. * national scale, global scale, local scale etc. An area instead of a distance
41. * Space
41.1. * physical gap or interval between two objects
42. * Density
42.1. * the frequency with which something occurs in space
43. * Hearth
43.1. * place from which an innovation originates
44. * relocation diffusion
44.1. * spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another
45. * hierarchical diffusion
45.1. * spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to other persons or places
46. * stimulus diffusion
46.1. * spread of an underlying principle even though a characteristic itself apparently fails to diffuse
47. * Space-time compression
47.1. * reduction in time it takes for something to reach another place
48. * renewable resource
48.1. * resource produced in nature faster than it is consumed by humans
49. * Sustainability
49.1. * use of renewable and nonrenewable natural resources in ways that ensure resource availability in the future
50. * Preservation
50.1. * maintenance of resources in their present condition, with as little human impact as possible.
51. * Ecosystem
51.1. * a group of living organisms and the abiotic spheres with which they interact
52. * environmental determinism
52.1. * belief that physical environment caused social development
