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Qtr. 1 Lesson 2: Understanding Geography Flashcards

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1
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It is the discipline that studies the human and natural components of our planet.

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Geography

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Geography is primarily concerned with understanding the process by which our planet changes by observing natural and human phenomena.

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True

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Geography is the relationship between man and his environment on how they interact and mutually influence one another.

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True

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Geography was coined from the Greek words ____(earth) and ____(to write)

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geo; graphien

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There are two branches of geography: __________ and __________.

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Physical Geography and Cultural Geography

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It is related to natural science and deals with the study of processes and pattern in the natural environment

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Physical Geography

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Physical Geography is the physical structure of the Earth, Topography, the Envirobment, and the Climate.

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True

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Is the study of the surface of the Earth and the processes that change and shape it.

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Geomorphology

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______ is the study of volcanoes and other related phenomena.

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Volcanology

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_____ is the study of earthquakes and its effects on the Earth’s surface.

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Seismology

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_____ is the study of the amount and quality of water near or on the land surface.

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Hydrology

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_____is the study of glaciers and ice sheets.

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Glaciology

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_____ is the study of the patterns in the distribution of plant and animal species and the changes in such patterns.

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Biogeography

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______ is the study of local and global climate patterns, and the impact of human activities on the climate.

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Climatology

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______ is the study and prediction of weather patterns.

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Meteorology

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_______ is the study of soils, their characteristics, and the organisms and materials found within them, and how soils are affected by changes in climate and conditions.

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Pedology

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______ is the study of the Earth’s stratigraphy to determine the changes of the positions of landmasses through time.

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Palaeogeography

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______ is the study of oceans, seas, and marine ecosystems.

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Oceanography

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It is related to the social sciences that studies the world, it’s people, communities, and cultures. It is primarily focused on the relation between societies and the environment, and the changes and developments over certain territories and areas.

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Cultural Geography

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Cultural Geography focuses on language, religion, economic systems and activities, government, and culture.

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True

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______ is the study of how places and regions change through time, focusing on topography and cultural structures.

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Historical Geography

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_______ is the study of the effects of the environment on political processes. This is related to geopolitics, which is an analysis of the effects of geography in the international relations.

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Political Geography

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______ is the study of the relationship between populations and places, related to demography.

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Population Geography

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______ is the study of human communities in rural and urban areas.

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Settlement Geography

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_____ looks into the relationship between economic systems and the environment.

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Economic Geography

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_______ relates geography to changes in standards of living and quality of life.

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Development Geography

27
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Humans are inseparable from their environment.

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True

28
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Knowledge of geography starts with the _____ of things and places. We use directions, landmarks, and addresses to guide our movement within an area, or from one place to another.

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Location

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______ refers to the exact position of any point on the surface of Earth as determined by coordinates drawn on a map grid.

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Absolute location

30
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______ is determined by the position of an area in relation to any number of landmarks.

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Relative location

31
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Current technologies such as global positioning system (GPS) and radar greatly improve navigation and travel through the precise determination of locations.

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True

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It refers to the human and physical characteristics of a location, and includes all natural and human-made features.

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Place

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Knowledge of a community’s culture and history requires familiarity with the physical features in the area, as places also tell the story of the developments and changed that occured in a community.

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True

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_____ refers to the characteristics of and interactions among locations close to each other.

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Region

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____ is considered a basic unit of geographic study.

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Region

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It is identified based on common physical factors such as climate, topography, or natural features.

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Physical Region

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_____ are those established from political units such as provinces and administrative regions.

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Political Regions

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Refer to an area inhabited by people who share common cultural traits, such as language and religion.

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Cultural Regions

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These are areas which share common resources and economic activities.

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Economic Regions

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__________refers to travel and how people, products, and ideas move from one place to another.

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Movement

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_______ is considered an important factor which influences the history and development of nations.

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Migration

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The movement of populations brings people of different cultures and backgrounds together.

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True

43
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Trade, transportation, and communication are important factors in economic development, and the diffusion of ideas, traditions, and trends is a catalyst for social and cultural innovations.

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True

44
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The global traffic in illicit materials, such as illegal drugs and weapons, is driven by increasing demands in the so-called “__________”.

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“black market”

45
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__________ is the act of leaving one’s country and settling in another.

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Emigration

46
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__________ refers to the entry of people into another country.

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Immigration

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__________ is the process by which a person or group adopts a culture which is not their own. This often results in a combination of elements from the native culture and the popular or prevailing culture.

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Acculturation

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__________is the process by which a group fully adopts the prevailing or popular culture as their own, often discarding most of their native culture.

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Assimilation

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___________ is a branch of geography that uses a multidisciplinary approach in analyzing the complex interactions between the Earth’s physical environment and the living communities that populate it. It is also called Integrative Geography.

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Environmental Geography

50
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The “__________” model considers civilizations arising in response to a set of challenges.

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“challenge-and-response”

51
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The river systems of _____ and _____ were the centers of the earliest Chinese communities.

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Huang Ho and Yangtze

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