Chapter 1

Question 1

Anthropogenic

Answer 1

created or influenced by people

Question 2

Geography

Answer 2

the study of the spatial relationships among earths physical and cultural features and how they develop and change over time.

Question 3

atmosphere

Answer 3

the layer of gases surrounding earth

Question 4

biosphere

Answer 4

All life on earth

Question 5

lithosphere

Answer 5

the ridged outer layer of the earth, called the crust and the heated layer beneath it down to about 100 km

Question 6

hydro sphere

Answer 6

All of earth water in its three phases, solid, liquid and gas.

Question 7

the three major global zones

Answer 7

tropics, 0-23.5 mid latitudes 23.5-55, high latitudes 55-90

Question 8

map

Answer 8

most efficient means of communicating spatial information

Question 9

remote sensing

Answer 9

data collected from a distance, Passive: energy comes from thing being measured.
Active: energy comes from instrument

Question 10

GIS

Answer 10

geographic information system. a system that uses computers to capture, store, analyze and display spatial data.

Question 11

hypothese

Answer 11

a well thought out, testable idea that poses an answer to your original question

Question 12

scientific theory

Answer 12

constructed from many hypotheses that are all tested and supported by the available evidence.