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Geographical Concepts Flashcards

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What is the study of Geography?

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It is the structured way of exploring, analysing and understanding the characteristics of places that make up this world

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What is area reference?

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4 digit grid reference

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What is the 4 digit grid reference?

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Area reference

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What is Grid reference?

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6 digit grid reference

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What is the 6 digit grid reference?

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Grid reference

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What is the purpose of grid reference compared to area reference?

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More precise grid reference

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What is absolute location?

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A grid reference or coordinates

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What are the ten key Geographic concepts?

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Place, scale, distance, distribution, movement, region, process, change, spatial association, sustainability

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What is Absolute or linear distance?

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Distance measured in units

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What is psychological distance?

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The way distance is perceived

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What is cultural distance?

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Social differences between areas

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Distance measured in units is known as?

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Absolute or linear distance

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The way distance is perceived is known as?

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Psychological distance

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Social differences between areas is known as?

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Cultural distance

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What is distribution?

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The arrangement of phenomena in space or time

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The arrangement of phenomena in space or time is known as?

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Distribution

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How do geographers identify distribution?

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By examining organisation, arrangements and density of phenomena

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What is movement?

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The change or expansion in location of one or more phenomena from its original location

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The change or expansion in location of one or more phenomena from its original location is known as?

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Movement

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What does the concept of movement take into account?

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Nature, distance, direction, method, frequency, volume and magnitude

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What is place?

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Parts of earths surface that are identified and given meaning by people

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Parts of earths surface that are identified and given meaning by people is known as a?

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Place

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How large and small can a “place” be?

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Any size as long as it is a geographic location on the earths surface

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What is process?

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An identifiable series of actions or steps, leading to change or preservation of phenomena

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An identifiable series of actions or steps, leading to change or preservation of phenomena is known as?

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Process

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What is region?

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Region is a definable area of the earths surface that contains one or more characteristics that distinguish it from neighbouring areas

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What is a definable area of the earths surface that contains one or more characteristics that distinguish it from neighbouring areas?

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A region

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What does map scale show?

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The relation between the measurements on a map, to the measurements in real life

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The relation between the measurements on a map, to the measurements in real life is known as?

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Map scale

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What is observational scale?

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Observational scale is conceptual and refers to the relative size of phenomena and to the size of the areas being studied

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What scale is conceptual and refers to the relative size of phenomena and to the size of the areas being studied?

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observational scale

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What is spatial association?

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The degree to where two or more phenomena are similarly arranged over space

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The degree to where two or more phenomena are similarly arranged over space is known as?

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Spatial association

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What does spatial association compare?

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Distribution patterns and the interconnection between them

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What is sustainability?

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The capacity of the environment to continue to support life

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The capacity of the environment to continue to support life is known as?

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Sustainability

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What is Latitude?

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Circles the globe in an east-west direction and measures how far north or south a point lies from the equator

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Circles the globe in an east-west direction and measures how far north or south a point lies from the equator is known as?

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Latitude

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What are the degrees of latitude?

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0-90N or 0-90S

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What is Longitude?

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Circles the globe from N-S and measures how far east or west a point is from the prime meridian

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What is the line that Circles the globe from N-S and measures how far east or west a point is from the prime meridian?

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Longitude

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What are the degrees of Longitude?

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0-180W and 0-180E

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East of Pm is?

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Negative

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West of Pm is?

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Positive

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