Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
chapter 1
for test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| geography | is the study of the world ,it's people and the landscapes |
| Landscape | Is all the human features and physically features that make it unique |
| Social sciences | Is a field studs people and the relationship among them |
| Region | Is a part of the world that has one of more common features that distinguished it from surround areas |
| Map | Is a flat drawing that shows all or part of an earth surface |
| Globe | Is a spherical shape, molded of the entire plant |
| absolute location | A Specific description like This one is called An absolute |
| Relative Location | This is a general description of were place |
| Environment | In area environment Includes It's Land Water plants and animals |
| Physical geography | Is the study of the world physical features it's landforms body of water climate soil and plants |
| location | The theme of location describes for something is |
| place | Please describe the feature that makes a site unique |
| regions | Regions are areas that share common characteristics |
| Movement | how and why people and things move |
| human environment interaction | People interact with their environments in many ways |
| Essential elements | National Geographic standards There's a list At 18 basic ideas that are central to the study of geography |
| 6 essential elements the 5 themes and 6 essential elements are very similar because the 6 elements build on the 5 themes | The world in spatial terms, place and regions, physical systems, human systems,Environment and society and the use of geography |
| branches of geography physical geography | Physical geography is the study of the world's physical features. its landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils and plants |
| human geography | Human geography is the study of the worlds people, communities, and landscapes |
| Cartography | this is the science of making maps |
| meteorology | the study of weather and what causes it |
| how do geographers look at the world | by using the 5 themes |
| regional level | In the regional level they study The region And a bigger chunk of the world |
| local level | They study towns and people |
| Global level | they like to study people on a global level on the bigger level |
| power |
Created by:
Phoenix8181
Popular Earth Science sets