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Lecture 1

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Science   a sense making system based on disconfirmation  
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Disconfirmation   lining up various ideas, finding the false ones, and proving them to be invalid (finding the best current answer)  
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Earth   the world; technically the 3rd planet from the sun, which is the center of the solar system; the only known astronomical body to support life  
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Geography   the field of study dedicated to phenomenon (stuff) on earth  
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Location   a point on a map; a position in physical space  
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Map   2D representation of an area  
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Place   the living and nonliving characteristics of a location  
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Disclosive Perspective   understanding the meaning and how of everyday things; it makes us dig deeper  
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True/False. Geography is the study of maps   False  
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True/False. Lines of Latitude are parallel to the equator   True  
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True/False. Science determines truth   False  
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True/False. A map is a 2D depiction of an area   True  
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Which of the following is a position in space? a) earth b)location c) geography d) place   location  
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Scientific Aquaintance   necessary to become a responsible citizen in a very large world  
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Romantic Aquaintance   necessary to shape a sense of one's place with nature in a very small world  
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Biosphere   the vast and mobile systems of life  
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hydrosphere   the vast and mobile system of water  
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Atmospherere   the layer of gasses surrounding earth  
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Lithosphere   the solid outer layer of earth  
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Great Systems   the systems listed above, touch all parts of the planet and drive geographic change; setting the framework for earth's global environment  
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Thresholds LOOK UP   critical limits that create balance between the forces of change and stabilization LOOK UP  
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System   any set of things linked together by some kind of interaction; a cycle of energy and matter  
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Geographic Scale   how much earth space a system occupies and where it is found  
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