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APS Social Studies

Exploring Geography

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geography ancient greek word meaning earth description
location a specific place on the earth
absolute location the exact spot at which the place is found on the globe
Equator the line circling the earth midway between the north and south poles
hemisphere half of the earth
prime meridian the north south line that runs through Greenwich, England
grid system lines of latitude and longtitude crossing eachother and forming a pattern
relative location locating a place in relation to other places
place is a particular space with physical and human meaning
region places are grouped into anarea united by specific factors
formal region defined by a common characteristic
functional region a central place and the surrounding area linked to it
perceptual region a region defined by popular feelings and images rather than objective data
ecosystem a community of plants and animals that depend upon one another, and their surroundings, for survival
Human-envirnment interaction the study of interrelationship between people and their physical environment
physical geography the study of the earth's physical features
human geography the study of human activity and their relationship to the cultural and physical environments
meteorology the study of weather and weather forcasting
historical geography the study of places and human activities over time and the various geographic factors that have shapedt them
cartography the studying and making of maps
GIS Geographic information systemsare computer tools that process and organize data and satellite images with other pieces of information
Created by: tbostwick
 

 



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