introduction to geography Flashcards
1
Q
what is perspective?
A
a point of view or way of looking at something
2
Q
what is geography?
A
the study of everything on earth
3
Q
how the natural environment influences ______
A
people
4
Q
how the activities of people affect the _____
A
earth
5
Q
how the world changes over ____
A
time
6
Q
________ and resources of different people
A
cultures
7
Q
geographers look for ________
A
patterns
8
Q
patterns in the way things are arranged on earth
A
spatial perspective
9
Q
two branches of geography
A
human and physical
10
Q
cartography
A
making maps
11
Q
meteorology
A
studying weather
12
Q
usgs
A
collects maps info about the U.S.
13
Q
geographers break down the world into _______
A
regions
14
Q
what is a region?
A
an area with one or more common features
15
Q
formal region
A
shared features that make it different from surrounding areas
