Chapter 1-Thinking Geographically

Question 1

Spatial Perspective

Answer 1

observing the spatial location of thing’s on Earth’s surface and determining why and how these things occupy their specific locations

Question 2

Map scale

Answer 2

ratio of the distance between 2 objects depicted on a map and the distance of the same two objects where they actually exist on earth

Question 3

Geographical scale

Answer 3

the scale at which a geographer analyzes a particular phenomena for example: global, national, census tract, neighborhood etc

Question 4

Region

Answer 4

an area larger than a city that contains some unifying social or physical attributes

Question 5

Regional geography

Answer 5

is the study of geographic regions

Question 6

Why’re functional regions also called nodal regions?

Answer 6

because they are defined by the connections and interactions that occur between them and surrounding areas

Question 7

Formal regions

Answer 7

definition of regions based on common themes such as similarities in language and climate