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Study of where and why human activities are located where they are
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human geography
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Where and why natural forces occur as they do
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Physical Geography
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a two dimensional flat scale model of Earth's surface, or a portion of it.
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map
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specific point on earth distinguished by a particular characteristic.
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place
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area of earth distinguished bya disctinctive combination of cultural and physical features
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region
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relationship between a portion of earth being studied as a whole
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scale
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refers to the physical gap between two objects
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space
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relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space.
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connections
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science of mapmaking
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cartography
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helps us find the shortest route between 2 places and 2 avoid getting lost along the way
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reference tool
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depicting the distribution of human activities or physical features
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communications tool
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shows numerical ratio between distances on maps and earths surface
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ratio fraction
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describes relation between map and earth distances in word
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written scale
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consists of a barline marked to show distance on earth's surface
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graphic scale
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scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map
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projection
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