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What are the two main branches of geography?
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1. Physical geography 2. Human geography
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What does each branch include?
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Physical geography-study of landforms, water bodies, and other physical features. Human geography- focus on people, their cultures, and the landscapes they create.
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How can physical geography help people adjust to the dangers of the world?
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Studying the changes help us better prepare to live with those changes: Example- Knowing what causes terrible storms can help us adjust to them.
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Why do geographers study both physical and human characteristics?
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they study the world by studying physical and human features
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What does geographers mean when they discuss an area's landscape?
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discuss all the human and physical features that make it unique
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Why do geographers create the five themes and the six essentials?
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these are systems used to study the world
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What are three levels a geographer may study the world?
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1. local 2. regional 3. global
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Which of the three levels of geographer study covers the largest area?
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global
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a part of the world that has one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas
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region
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a flat drawing of part of Earth's surface
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map
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a part
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element
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a spherical model of the planet
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globe
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the study of the world's physical features
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physical geography
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the study of weather and what causes it
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meteorology
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the study of the world, it's people, and the landscapes they create
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geography
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the science of making maps
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Cartography
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the physical and human features that define an area and make it different from the other places
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landscape
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the study of people and communities
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human geography
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Human geographer would study this the most
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populations
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The study of weather
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meteorology
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A region is an area that has
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one or more common features
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How many essential elements of geography have geographers identified?
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six
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The physical and human characteristics that define an area are its
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landscape
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Which of the five themes of geography would a geographer most likely study using this map?
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location
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The smallest level at which a geographer might study a place is
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local
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Hydrology
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the study of water on earth
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Name the five themes of geography
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1.location 2. place 3. human-environment interaction 4. movement, 5. regions
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Two systems geographers use to study the world
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1.five themes of geography and 2. the six essential elements
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The essentials elements of geography
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1. The world in spatial terms 2. human systems 3. places and regions 4. physical systems, environment and society 5. the uses of geography
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absolute location
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a specific description of a location
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relative location
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general description of where a place lies
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an area's environment includes
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it's land, water, climate, plants, and animals
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Tools used by geographers to study
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1. maps 2. globes 3. satellite images
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Satellites
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collect images we cannot see from the planet's surface.
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Tool used by geographers that gives more information about a place than globes do
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map
