Chapter 1 Vocab/Notes

Question 1

A specific place on the Earth

Answer 1

location

Question 2

the exact spot at which a place is found on the globe

Answer 2

absolute location

Question 3

half a sphere or a globe

Answer 3

hemispere

Question 4

a pattern formed by lines of latitude and longitude crossing one another

Answer 4

grid system

Question 5

the location of a place in relation to other places

Answer 5

relative location

Question 6

A particular space with physical and human meaning

Answer 6

place

Question 7

area united by specific characteristics

Answer 7

region

Question 8

a region defined by a common characteristic, such as a product produced there

Answer 8

formal region

Question 9

a central place and the surrounding area linked to it, for example, by a highway system

Answer 9

functional region

Question 10

a region defined by popular feelings and images rather than by objective data

Answer 10

perceptual region

Question 11

a community of plants and animals that depend upon one another for survival

Answer 11

ecosystem

Question 12

the flow of people, goods, and ideas from one place to another

Answer 12

movement

Question 13

the relationship between people and their physical environment

Answer 13

human-environment interaction

Question 14

the study of the earths physical features

Answer 14

physical geography

Question 15

the study of human activities and their relationship to the cultural and physical environments

Answer 15

human geography

Question 16

the study of weather and weather forecasting

Answer 16

meteorology

Question 17

the study of maps and map making

Answer 17

cartography

Question 18

computer tools that analyze satellite data and satellite images

Answer 18

geographic info system

Question 19

links places and people to one another

Answer 19

spatial relations

Question 20

6 elements of geo

Answer 20

1-the world in spatial terms (locations)
2-places and regions
3-physical systems
4-human systems
5-environment and society
6-the uses of geography

Question 21

The equator is a line of __________.

Answer 21

latitude

Question 22

The prime meridian is a line of ________.

Answer 22

longitude

Question 23

3 types of regions

Answer 23

Formal, Functional, perceptual

Question 24

2 major branches of geography

Answer 24

physical and human

Question 25

2 major themes of geography

Answer 25

movement, human environment reaction

Question 26

Geographers at work (5 methods used)

Answer 26

1-direct observations
2-mapping
3-interviewing
4-statistics
5-technology

Question 27

4 subjects geographers study

Answer 27

1-history
2-political science
3-sociology, anthropology
4-economics

Question 28

to find patterns and relationships

Answer 28

statistics