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This refers to an area's exact and unchanging location on the planet
Absolute
The ocean between North America and Asia
Pacific Ocean
30 degrees north, 52 degrees east would be an example of this type of location
Absolute
Earth
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These types of factors describe why a person might LEAVE an area and move to a new area
Push factors
The southernmost continent on the globe
Antarctica
Latitude is measured in degrees north and south of this line
Equator
Conic projection is
What is an area of the earth is projected onto a cone
Why is the US Corn Belt considered a formal region?
Because it has boundaries, and it shares at least one characteristic that is common throughout the region.
The character of an area as defined by its physical or human characteristics
Place
A region that surrounds a central point or center
Nodal Region
Daily Double
"New York City is west of the Atlantic Ocean, north of Washington D.C. and next to the Hudson River" is an example of this type of location
Relative
Spatial perspective is
What is a way of thinking about how and why physical features or processes are positioned in geographic space
Which continent has the most countries with the highest population densities?
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What is Asia
Environment
The ocean between the United States and Europe
Atlantic Ocean
This line is considered to be 0 degrees longitude
Prime Meridian
What is a Functional Region
An area organized around a central focal point or node.
Name three of the world issues that George Demko lists as geography concerns.
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What Nuclear accidents, natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions, global health care, war and displacement, environmental issues
An area that shares the same culture or the same language, or that might be unified by similar topography or physical characteristics could be referred to as this
a region
A region without defined, indisputable boundaries that may be defined differently by different people
Perceptual Region
A person's attachment, connection to, or perceptions about an area are called
Sense of Place
Movement of people (or animals) from one place to another
Migration
What are the different types of geospatial technologies?
Daily Double
What is Geographic Information System (GIS), Remote Sensing (RS), and Global Positioning System (GPS).