World Geography Chapter 1- A Geographer’s World – Flashcards
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What is the land like, what is the weather like, and what are the people like?
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What are some questions to ask about geography?
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what causes mountains and tornadoes
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By studying how the world works, what do geographers look at?
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scientists
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What so geographers have to act like?
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examine in detailcarefully
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What do geographers do after they gather data?
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make observations and take measurements and study images
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What do geographers do to gather data?
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people and their lives and governments and languages
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What are some aspects of geography that cannot be measured?
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social sceince
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What kind of science is geography?
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it deals with people and how they live and to gather this data, geographers visit places and talk to people and learn about that place
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Explain social science
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local, regional, and global
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What are the 3 levels of geography?
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issues are addressed at a local level. such as how they live, how their governments work, how they get around and how they eat
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explain the local level of geography
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Geographers study regions so they can look at a bigger chunk of the world because looking at the world is just to big Geographers also study regions to see interaction between 2 different regions
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explain regional level
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by physical characteristics such as mountains, climate, and plants, or big land-forms such as the Sahara and the Rockies
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how are regions created?
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language, religion, history
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What are some human characteristics that may define a region?
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geographers may want to know how people interact globally such as looking at how imports are used or how different countries interact understanding this interaction can help us understand our changing world
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explain global level
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maps and globes
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What tools do geographers use the most?
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to show where land-forms are and where countries and cities are
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What can maps be used for?
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although they only show location and some of their features, it shows how the world actually is
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What are globes used for?
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No, because the world is round, a map has to be slightly altered to get on a flat page
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Are maps 100% accurate?
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they are easier to work with, can show smaller areas, can be very detailed, can tell facts about a place such as languages, ancestors, and statistics
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What are advantages of maps?
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satellite images, measuring devices, notebook, tape recorder, programs to update, complete, and compare maps
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What is more tool used by geographers?
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they help with accurate maps
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What are satellite images good for?
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location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, regions
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What are the five themes?
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What is the location of the place? Where is the place on a map?
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describe location
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an exact or specific location
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What is absolute location?
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a general location of a place
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What is relative location?
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What is the place like? physical characteristics- landscape, animals, climate human characteristics- clothes, food, language, traditions
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describe place
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How do people interact/adapt to the environment?
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describe human environment interaction
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How do people goods, and ideas move?
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Movement
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How are places similar or different to each other? formal region- government/physical functional region- defined by a function perceptual region- defined by perception
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Regions
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all the branches help us understand planets and our world, but seperatley don't do alot
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Why are there so many branches and why do we need them all?
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about different features and what causes them
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What does a physical geographer wan to know?
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they take measurements and create detailed records of the info they study height,temp, location, weather, etc
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How to geographers learn about different features and their causes?
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without a full understanding of features and their cause and effects, we can't understand our world we can also study changes so we can be prepared for disasters and we can adjust to the dangers and changes
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Why do geographers need to study the world and how it works?
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study past and present humans and what they do no one can study every aspect and as a result, geographers specialize in certain areas
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What do human geographers do?
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every one has mostly the same needs and they study how to address these by looking at where people go and need and them design the city accordingly
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How and why do human geographers address the needs of cultures?
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by working with private groups and government agency knowing about certain cultures can help us understand another culture
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How to geographers study human geography?
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economic, urban, climate, soil, plants
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What are some of the smaller fields of geography?
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the study of map making in the past, maps where drawn by hand but are now made on computers with the help of satellites on any scale
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What is cartography?
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the study of water on Earth rivers, rainfall, droughts, floods measure and protect the world's water supply and keep the drinking water clean
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What is hydrology?
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the study of weather patterns in a certain area prediction of weather that can help people prepare and possibly saving lives
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What is meteorology?
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world in spatial terms, place and regions, physical systems, human systems, environment, the uses of geography
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What are the 6 Essential elements?
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how to use maps and other geological representatives mental maps
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What are the some of the geography standards for world in spatial terms?
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how people create regions
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What are some of the geography standards for place and regions?
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distribution and characteristics of ecosystems processes that shape the Earth
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What are some of the geography standards for physical systems?
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facts about cultural groups such as settlement, division and control of the Earth, and population
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What are some of the geography standards for human system?
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actions modify environment physical systems affect human systems resources
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What are some of the geography standards for environment and society?
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apply geography to interpret past/ present and plan for the future
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What are some of the geography standards for the uses of geography?
