Chapter 1 Flashcards
is the study of everything on earth, from rock and rainfall to people and places
geography
the way a person looks at something
perspective
is the scenery of a place, including its physical, human and cultural features
landscapes
the study of maps and map making
cartography
the study of weather
meteorology
is an area with one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas
region
has one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas
formal region
different places that are linked together and function as a unit
functional region
our awareness and understanding of the environment
perception
are regions that reflect human feelings and attitudes
perceptual regions
5 Themes of geography
location, place, human- environment, movement, region
2 Branches
Human geography and physical geography
is made up of lines of latitude and longitude
grid
lines drawn in the direction from east-west
latitude
lines drawn in the direction from north-south
longitude
the exact or relative spot of something on earth
location
the physical and human features of a location
place
the ways people and environments interrelate with and affect each other
human-environmental interaction
how people and things change locations and the effects of these changes
Movement
geographic areas with one or more shared characteristic
region
is an imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between earth’s north pole and south pole
equator
lines of latitude
parallels
lines of longitude
meridians
line drawn from the north pole through to the south pole
prime meridian