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What is human geo?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| human induced changes on the natural environment | anthropogenic |
| theory and practice of making visual representations of the earths surface in the form of maps | cartography |
| the study of the interactions between societies and the natural environments they live in | cultural ecology |
| the human modified natural landscape specifically containing the imprint of a particular culture or society | cultural landscape |
| systematic approach to physical geography that looks at the interaction between the earth's physical systems and processes on a global scale | earth system science |
| the intersection between human and physical geography, which explores the spatial impacts humans have on the physical environment and vice versa | environmental geography |
| the head librarian at Alexandra during the third century BC;he was on of the first cartographers | Eratosthenes |
| a set of computer tools used to capture,store, transform, analyza, and display geographic data | GIS |
| a set of satellites used to help determine location anywhere on the earths surface with a portable electronic device | GPS |
| pertaining to the unique facts of a particular place | idiographic |
| who provided the first description of the extent to which natural systems had been impacted by human actions | George perkins marsh |