😗Geography test 1

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the study of maps and map making

Cartography

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

Economics

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

False

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

False

central point and surrounding territory linked to it

Functional Region

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

Geographic Information Systems

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

absolute location

_____________________________ are people who design and make maps.

cartographers

The development of ____ transformed the process of map-making. better papers improved cameras computer technology cellular telephones

computer technology

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

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

human

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 animal geography. physics. meteorology. human 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? elections movement national boundaries

movement

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

statistics.

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

True

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

True

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

false

A ________________________ is an area defined by a common characteristic.

formal region

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

formal region

A ____________________________ is a central place and the outlying areas linked to it.

functional region

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

geographic educator.

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

geography

Geographers use _____________________ to present data, find patterns, and study populations.

graphs?

pattern used to determine absolute location

grid system

half of the earth

hemisphere

Geographers use ____________________ to help them understand what places looked like in the past.

history

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

latitude and longitude.

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

perceptual region

area defined by popular feelings and images

perceptual region

_______________________ systems shape the earths surface.

physical

_______________________________ focuses on the study of Earth's physical features.

physical geography

the study of the earth's physical features

physical geography

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 computer science history political science

political science

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

region

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

relative location

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

relative location

scientific instruments used by geographers

satellites and computers

Many geographers use ____________________ to understand complex data.

technology


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