Competency 1 - Geography

Question 1

geography

Answer 1

the study of the Earth’s surface, including such aspects as its climate, topography, vegetation, and population

the science of space and place

Question 2

spatial perspective

Answer 2

the way of identifying, explaining, and predicting human and physical patterns in space and the interconnectedness of various spaces

Question 3

human geography

Answer 3

focuses on humans and the cultures they create relative to their space, encompassing population geography, economics, and political geography and looks at how people’s activities relate to the environment politically, culturally, historically, and socially

Question 4

physical geography

Answer 4

addresses Earth’s physical environment: hydrosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere; specialize in studying land formation, water, weather, climate, and even more specific topics such as geomorphology, biogeography, and environmental geography

Question 5

regional geography

Answer 5

organizes areas of Earth that have some degree of similarity and divides the world into different realms

Question 6

political geography

Answer 6

concerns the effect of geograpgy on politics, especially on national boundaries and relations between states

Question 7

population geography

Answer 7

the relationship between geography and population patterns, such as birth rates and death rates

Question 8

economic geography

Answer 8

focuses on the interaction between Earth’s landscape and the economic activity of the human population