Unit 1 Geographic Inquiry Flashcards
What is an issue?
An important topic open to debate or discussion.
What is a location?
A precise place or position.
What is absolute location?
Where something is located in terms of latitude and longitude.
What is relative location?
Where something is located in relation to other geographic features.
What is an ecosystem?
A community of living things and the physical environment in which they live.
What is interrelationship?
A relationship that exists between different patterns and trends.
What is spatial significance?
The importance of a particular location in geography.
What is a pattern?
The arrangement of objects on Earth’s surface in relationship to each other.
What is a trend?
A noticeable change in a pattern over time.
What is geographic perspective?
A way of looking at the world that includes environmental, political, and social implications.
What is critical thinking?
Thinking seriously about an issue and making sound judgements based on reliable sources of information.
What is geography?
The study of the natural and man-made world around us and our interactions with them.
What does a political map show?
A political map focuses on state and national boundaries of a place.
What features are not shown on a political map?
A political map does not show physical features such as mountains or valleys.
What locations are included in a political map?
Political maps include the locations of cities, both large and small, depending on the detail of the map.
What is geotechnology?
Geotechnology is the use of advanced technology in the study of geography and in everyday use.
Political maps
Show political __
borders___and the names of important towns
and
__ (Some political maps may also include the names of bodies of water).
Gps
(Global positioning system) a satellite-based system that provides location data.
Telematics
Any technology that involves the long-distance transmission of digital info
GIS
(Geographic info system) computer system that analyzes geographic info
Remote sensing
-Seeing/measuring something from a distance
-often from a satellite
