Chapter 1

Question 1

Geography

Answer 1

the study of where people, places, and things are located and how they relate to each other

Question 2

GIS

Answer 2

Geographic Information system - collects and displays information about the earth’s surface

Question 3

Geography’s 5 themes

Answer 3

location of a place
character of a place
how are places similar and different from each other
how do goods, people, and ideas move between places
how do people interact with the natural environment of a place

Question 4

Absolute location

Answer 4

position on a globe

Question 5

Equator

Answer 5

divides earth into northern and southern hemispheres (halves)

Question 6

relative location

Answer 6

location compared to other places

Question 7

character of a place

Answer 7

place’s physical characteristics and human characteristics

Question 8

human characteristics

Answer 8

how many people live, work, and visit a place> language, customs, beliefs, economy, government

Question 9

regions

Answer 9

group of places with at least one common characteristic

Question 10

perception

Answer 10

a viewpoint that is influenced by one’s own culture and experiences

Question 11

formal regions

Answer 11

areas in which certain characteristics are found throughout (political regions)

Question 12

Functional regions

Answer 12

consist of a central place and the surrounding places affected by it

Question 13

perceptual regions

Answer 13

feelings and attitudes about a region