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Quiz 2 - Foundations
Question | Answer |
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five themes of geography | an organizing framework for geographic inquiry |
absolute location | the precise point where a place is located on Earth |
relative location | where a place is located in relation to another place |
natural characteristic | a characteristic of a place that occurs naturally |
human characteristic | a characteristic of a place that is created by humans |
push factor | a problem that results in people moving away from someplace |
pull factor | an advantage that attracts people to a place |
historian | a social scientist who is trained to study and write about the past. |
political scientist | a social scientist who is trained to study government and citizenship |
economist | a social scientist who is trained to study the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services |
geographer | a social scientist who is trained to study the earth and the ways people interact with the earth. |
anthropologist | a social scientist who is trained to study the cultural development of humans |
sociologist | a social scientist who is trained to study human societies and how humans organize into groups |