chapter 1 Flashcards
the study of everything on earth
geography
the way someone looks at something
perspective
the scenery of a place
landscapes
the study of maps and map making
cartography
the study of weather
meteorology
an area with one or more common features
region
one or more common features
formal region
different places that are linked together
functional region
awareness and understanding of the environment around us
perception
regions that reflect human feelings
perceptual regions
exact or relative spot
location
the physical and human features of location 5 themes
place
the ways people and environments interrelate 5 themes
human- environmental interaction
how people and things change location 5 themes
movement
organizes earth into onto geographic areas 5 themes
region
distribution and characters
human geography
earths natural enviroments
physical geography
place movement location region human environmental
5 themes of geography
lines circle globe east to west and north to south directions the pattern is
grid
east to west
latitude
north to south
longitude
imaginary line
equator
lines of latitude are also called:
parallel
lines of longitude are:
Mediterraneans