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Geo. Midterms 2012
Geography midterm vocab
Question | Answer |
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geography | the study of where people, places, and things are located and how they relate to each other |
GIS | geographic information system; uses computer technology to collect, manipulate, analyze, and display data about the earth's surface in order to solve geographic problems |
absolute location | a place's postition on the globe |
hemispheres | halves |
relative location | a place's relation compared to other places |
character of a place | the place's physical characteristics and human characteristics |
perception | a viewpoint that is influenced by one's own culture and expieriences |
funtional regions | a central place and the surrounding places affected by it |
perceptual regions | defined by people's feelings and attitudes about areas |