World geography chapter 1 lessons 1 – Flashcards
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Geography
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The study of where people, places, and things are located and how they relate to each other
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Absolute location
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A place's position on the globe
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Hemispheres
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Halves of the world divided by the equator
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Relative location
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A place's location compared to other places
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Character of a place
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A place's physical characteristics and human characteristics
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Perception
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A viewpoint that is influenced by one's own culture and experience
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Formal region's
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Areas in which certain characteristics are found throughout the area
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Functional regions
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Consist of a central place and the surrounding places affected by it
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Perpetual regions
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Define by people's feelings and attitudes about areas
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They use Technologic tools, such as a sonar or a GIS, to study the earth
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How do you geographers use technology to study the earth?
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These five themes help geographers to organize information on different places
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Why do geographers use the five themes of geography?
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Geographers can learn climate from the location, culture from the place, and the type of food grown there from the region
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What can geographers learn from a location, place, and region?
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Human movement can cause loss of vegetation because of all the homes being built
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How can you and movement affect the environment?
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Absolute location might be interested in studying the climate; relative location might be of interest with studying the culture
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When my absolute location be of interest to a geographer? When my relative location be more useful?
