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world geography
chapter 1 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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1.geography | the study of the earth's surface and the processes that shape it the connection between places and the complex relationships between people and their environments. |
2.GIS | a geographic information system which uses computer technology to collect and analyze data about the earth's surface in order to solve geographic problems. |
3.absolute locations | the positions on the earth in which a place can be found. |
4.hemisphere | a half of the earth;the equator divides the northern and southern hemispheres;the prime meridian divides the eastern and western hemispheres. |
5.relative location | the position of a place in relation to anoter place. |
6.character of a place | the physical and human |
7.perception | |
8.formal region | |
9.functional region | |
10.perceptual region |