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Absolute Location
An identity of a point or area on the Earth's surface using longitude and latitude "Site" TERM 2
Cartogram
DEFINITION 2 A map where statistical information is shown in diagrammatic form TERM 3
Climate
DEFINITION 3 A place's average temperatures, over a period of time TERM 4
Continental Drift
DEFINITION 4 A theory proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1911 saying that the Earth's continents once were together and have over time, drifted apart TERM 5
Core Area
DEFINITION 5 Located in a functional region, characterized by it's dynamic internal structure Could be a city, town, suburb, or religious locale Example: Los Angeles Metro Area
Corruption Index
An annual ranking of countries by their levels of corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys TERM 7
Cultural Landscape
DEFINITION 7 Forms and artifacts placed on the natural landscapes by human activities. Human imprinting TERM 8
Development
DEFINITION 8 The economic, social, and institutional growth of national states TERM 9
Economic Geography
DEFINITION 9 Spatial aspects of the ways people make their living and deals with patterns of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services TERM 10
European State Model
DEFINITION 10 A state consisting of a legally defined territory inhabited by a population governed from a capital city by a representative government
Globalization
Geographical process in which spatial relations (economic, cultural, political) shift to even broader scales TERM 17
Hinterland
DEFINITION 17 The surrounding zone of a city TERM 18
Lingua Franca
DEFINITION 18 Language Families TERM 19
Natural Landscape
DEFINITION 19 A landscape that is unaffected by human activity TERM 20
Pacific Ring of Fire
DEFINITION 20 Zone of crustal instability along tectonic plate boundaries, marked by earthquakes and volcanic activity
Periphery
Spatial contrasts between the have and have not on the global, national, and regional scales TERM 22
Population Distribution
DEFINITION 22 The way people have arranged themselves in geographic space. 90% of the population lives north of the equator TERM 23
Regional Concept
DEFINITION 23 The geographic study of regions and regional distinctions Criteria for Regions: Area Boundaries Location Homogeneity Regions as Systems TERM 24
Relative Location
DEFINITION 24 "Situation" Where something is located, compared to other places Ex: It's 3 miles from the wawa TERM 25
Spatial Perspective
DEFINITION 25 Studying maps Learning geographic terms and concepts for each place Synthesize location with term
Balkanization
A centrifugal concept The process leading to a shatterbelt (Cultures breaking away from each other) TERM 32
Break-of-Bulk Point
DEFINITION 32 A port where goods need to be shipped to another point- changing methods of transportation Example: Boat, then train TERM 33
Centripetal Force
DEFINITION 33 Something that brings a place together Example: Language, Belief Systems TERM 34
Centrifugal Forces (& 4 Concepts)
DEFINITION 34 Refers to forces that tend to divide a country Centrifugal Concepts: Shatter Belt Irredentism Ethnic Cleansing Balkanization TERM 35
Devolution
DEFINITION 35 The process whereby regions within a state demand and gain political strength To break away
Eastern Europe Characteristics (Needs more)
Has a centrality that establishes easy transportation TERM 37
European Union
DEFINITION 37 Supranational organization constituted by 27 European countries to further their common economic interests TERM 38
Europe's Climate Pattern
DEFINITION 38 B, C, D, E & H C climate is most prevalent The combination of the North Atlantic Drift, Prevailing Westerlies, and North European Plain make the moderate weather of Europe TERM 39
Europe's Four Natural Landscapes
DEFINITION 39 Alpine System Western Uplands Central Uplands North European Lowland TERM 40
Europe's Lingua Franca
DEFINITION 40 English
Four Motors
High technology regions Lyon Milan Barcelona Stuttgart TERM 47
Irredentism
DEFINITION 47 "Blurring of the lines" Cultural extension Political national group living in a neighboring country TERM 48
Local Functional Specialization
DEFINITION 48 A hallmark of Europe's economic geography that later spread to many parts of the world, whereby particular places concentrate on the production of particular goods and services TERM 49
Primate City
DEFINITION 49 A country's largest city May also be the capital of the country Example: Paris, Athens TERM 50
Shatter Belt
DEFINITION 50 A PLACE where cultures break away from each other
Supranationalism
A venture involving 3 or more states Political, Economical, Cultural TERM 52
Armenia Major Characteristics
DEFINITION 52 Near the Turkish border Capital: Yerevan Christian ** Constant conflict with Muslim Azerbaijan TERM 53
Azerbaijan Major Characteristics
DEFINITION 53 Has unfulfilled potential Borders the Caspian Sea Muslim TERM 54
Caucasus Shi'ite Faith
DEFINITION 54 Islamic Faith TERM 55
Chechens/Chechnya
DEFINITION 55 Leaders in terrorism Islam Region Language: Russian In need of the Russian economy #1 Nationalism
Near Abroad
The 14 former Soviet republics that constituted the USSR TERM 62
Ossetian Republic
DEFINITION 62 Located in the borders of Georgia TERM 63
Permafrost
DEFINITION 63 Soil at or below the freezing point of water for two or more years TERM 64
Russian Colonial
Territories
DEFINITION 64 Alaska/California? TERM 65
Russian Core
DEFINITION 65 European Russia Agricultural importance on Ukrainian border Manufacturing
Russian
Plain
Western Europe Moscow, St. Petersburg, Murmansk Almost the whole Russian Core TERM 67
Russia's Capital
Cities
DEFINITION 67 Moscow St. Petersburg TERM 68
Russia's Population Implosion
DEFINITION 68 Homelessness Major drug use/alcoholism TERM 69
Russificastion
DEFINITION 69 The Soviet attempt to develop the Russian culture in minorities TERM 70
Siberia
DEFINITION 70 Sparse population Resource potential Fossil fuels
World Island
"Eurasia"
