Thinking Geographically

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Which of these was not a proponent (supporter) of Environmental Determinism? Ellsworth Huntington, Ellen Churchhill Semple, Alexander von Humboldt

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Vidal de la Blanche

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Derwent Whittlesey suggests that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place. Each culture contributes to the cumulative cultural landscape (religion, language, customs, etc). What is this concept called?

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Sequence Occupance

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The 1^st Law of Geography states that “Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things.” This “Law” is very similar to which geography theory?

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Distance Decay

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The theory of Continental Drift suggests that all continents were once connected in a giant super continent named Pangea. The continents have moved away from each other over time. This theory was suggested by ____

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Alfred Wegner

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composed of non-living or inorganic matter.

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abiotic

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The thin layer of gases surrounding the Earth.

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atmosphere

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a strong & preconceived opinion. A person's feelings for or against a person, place, or thing.

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bias

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Maps that distort area but keep shapes intact.

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conformal

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Maps created by placing a cone over an area of the Earth. The maps keep distance intact but lose directional qualities.

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conic projection

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The decrease in interaction between two phenomena, places, or people as the distance between them increases

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distance decay