Geography Test 1

Functional Region

A central point and the surrounding territory linked to it.

Place

A particular space with physical and human meaning

Formal Region

A region defined bu a common characterisitc, such as production of a product.

Perceptual Region

A region defined by popular feelings and images rather than by objective data.

Location

A specific place on the Earth

Two ways every place on Earth can be located?

By describing its absolute location or its relative location.

the study of maps and mapmaking

Cartography

What do geographers use?

Direct observation, mapping, interviewing, statistics, technology.

Geographers study __________________ to understand how the location of resources affects the way people make, transport, and use goods and provide services.

Economics

Physical Geography

Focuses on the study of Earth physical features

Three types of regions identified by geographers?

Formal, functional and perceptual regions.

Computer tools for processing & organizing details & satellite images with other pieces of information

GIS

Economics

Geographers study economic to understand how the location of resources affects the ways people make, transport, & use goods & provide services

History & government

Geographers study history and government to understand changes that have taken place over time

economic

Geographers want to know how places are chosen for ____________________ activities, such as farming, mining, and manufacturing.

(GIS)

Geographic Information System

Geographers use advanced technology such as satellite photos, radar and ___________________________ to study the environment, the weather, and human settlement patterns.

Geographic Information Systems

Earth's description

Geography is Greek for

Movement

Ongoing movement of people, goods, and ideas

Grid System

Pattern formed as the lines of lattitude and longitude cross one another.

Difference between human and physical geography?

Physical geography is the study of the Earth's physical features. Human geography focuses on human activities in relation to the physical world.

Region

Place united by specific characteristics.

_______________________ describes a place's location in relation to another place.

Relative location

scientific instruments used by geographers

Satellites and computers

____________________________ is the exact latitude and longitude at which a place is found on the glabe.

absolute location

_____________________________ are people who design and make maps.

cartographers

The development of ____ transformed the process of mapmaking. computer technology cellular telephones mproved cameras better papers

computer technology

another name for human geographers

cultural geography.

Invterviewing

cultural government often interview the people whose activities they study.

human social structures

cultures

Geographers want to know how places are chosen for ____________________ activities, such as farming, mining, and manufacturing.

economic

community of plants and animals

ecosystem

What other subjects do geographers study?

history and government, culture, and economics

Geographers are specialists who describe Earth's physical and __________________ features and the interactions of people, places, and environments.

human

__________________________________ studies human activities and their relationship to the environment.

human geography

One of the two major branches of geography is physics. human geography. meteorology. animal geography.

human geography.

method geographers use to find out how people think or feel

interviewing

Much geographic information can be explained more easily on ____________________ than in written texts.

maps

Which of the following is a recurring theme in geography? movement elections national boundaries Points: 1.00 / 1.00

movement

A ____________________ geographer studies human activities and their relationship to culture.

specialists who describe Earth's physical and human features and the interactions of people places and environments

Geographers are

specialists who describe Earth's physical and human features and the interactions of people places and environments

Geographers often test their research by using kilometers. statistics. multiplication. percentages.

statistics.

Human Geography

studies human activities & their relationships to the environment

Satellite photos, radar, and geographic information systems

type of technology geographers use

Every place on Earth has its own unique characteristics. True False

true

Culture

Human Geographers study sociology & anthropology to learn how people have interacted with their environment over time.

Ecosystem

The complex community of interdependent living things in a given environment.

Absolute Location

The exact position of a place on the Earths surface.

Human Environment Interaction

The study of human activities and their relationship to the cultural and physical environments.

Why do geographers study human systems and human-environment relationships?

To understand how the how the earth affects & is affected by human activity so that informed decisions can be made.

Geography does not deal with how physical features developed in the past. True False

false

The absolute and relative locations of a place are the same. True False

false

The effect of human activity on the earth is not important to geography. True False

false

A common characteristic, such as a product, defines a functional region. perceptual region. formal region. location.

formal region.

A ________________________ is an area defined by a common characteristic.

functional region

technology

geographers use_______________to study the environment,&the weather, & human settlement patterns.

statics

geographers use______________to present data, find patterns and study populations.

A geographer who teaches students is called a(n) geographic educator. economic geographer. environmental specialist. physical geographer.

geographic educator.

The study of the earth's physical features and living things is called philosophy. geography. history. music.

geography

direct observtion

going to a geographic location to see what it is like.

half of the earth

hemisphere

To determine absolute location, geographers use radio signals. latitude and longitude. aerial photography. magnets.

latitude and longitude.

Relative Location

location in relation to other places

cartographer

mapmaker

A __________________________ is defined by popular feelings and images rather then objective data.

perceptual region

_______________________ systems shape the earths surface.

physicial

A ______________________ is a particular space on Earth with physical and human meaning.

place

Geographers study ____ to learn how people in different places are governed. economics history computer science political science

political science

Geographers often group places into regions, or areas united by specific characteristics. True False

true

A ____________________ is a group of places that are united by shared characteristics.

region

Most people use ____ to find places. a formal region relative location the ecosystem a functional region

relative location

satellites and computers

scientific instruments used by geographers

Many geographers use ____________________ to understand complex data.

technology/computers

Cartography

the study of maps and mapmaking

Meteorology

the study of weather and weather forecasting