AP Human Geography Vocab Words

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Globalization

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is a force or process that involves the entire world and results in making something worldwide in scope.

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Place

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is a specific point on Earth, distinguished by a particular characteristic.

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Region

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is an area of Earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics.

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Scale

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is the relationship between the portion of Earth as a whole.

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Space

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refers to the physical gap or interval between two objects.

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Connection

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refers to the relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space.

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Spatial association

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is observed within a region if the distributive of one feature is related to the distribution of another feature.

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Culture

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is the body of any customary beliefs, material traits, and special forms that make a group of people.

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Distance decay

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the effect on distance on cultural or spatial interactions.

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Space-time compression

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describes the reduction in the time it takes for something to reach another place