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Geographic Thinking
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| geographic pattern | a similarity between places |
| Geographic Information System (GIS) | a computer-based system for creating maps and analyzing patterns using many layers of data |
| spatial thinking | thinking about the space on Earth's surface, including where places are and why they are there |
| absolute location | the exact point where a place is located |
| Global Positioning System (GPS) | a satellite system that geographers use to find absolute location |
| relative location | where a place is in relation to other places |
| Location | provides a way of locating places |
| Place | the characteristics of a location |
| Human-Environment Interaction | how people affect the environment and how the environment affects people |
| Movement | How people, ideas, and animals move from one place to another. |
| Region | a group of places that have common characteristics |
| The world in spatial terms | geographers use tools such as maps to study places on Earth's surface |
| Places and Regions | Geographers examine the characteristics of places and regions |
| Physical Systems | Geographers examine Earth's physical processes, such as earthquakes and volcanoes |
| Human Systems | Geographers study how humans live and what ystems they create, such as economic systems |
| Environment & Society | Geographers explore how humans change the environment and use resources. |
| The Use of Geography | Geographers interpret the past, analyze the present, and plan for the future. |
| continent | a large landmass on Earth's surface; Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America, and Antarctica |
| terrace | a flat surface that is built into a hillside. |
| North America | contains the United States, Canada, & Mexico |
| Central America and the Caribbean | islands of the Caribbean countries that connect North/South America |
| South America | All of the countries including Brazil and the Amazon Rainforest |
| Europe | includes 29 countries and has 24,000 miles of coastline |
| Russian the the Eurasian Republics | Countries that were once part of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Southwest Asia and North Africa | Africa and Asia |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | includes Africa south of the Sahara desert |
| South Asia | India |
| East Asia | China |
| Southeast Asia | Indonesia, a country of over 17,000 islands |
| Australia, the Pacific Realm, and Antarctica | includes Pacific island nations, Australia, and New Zealand |
| geographers study | the location of places and the people who live there |
| places in a region are linked by | trade, culture, and other human activities |
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JudyDavenport
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