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WorldGeography1
Test 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the two major branches of Geography? | Physical Geography, Human Geography |
| A particular space with physical and human meaning. | Place |
| A community of plants and animal life that depend upon one another, and their surroundings, for survival. | Ecosystem |
| Study of weather and weather forecasting. | Meteorology |
| Exact spot at which the place is found on the globe. | Absolute Location |
| The Earth is divided into halves called_______? | Hemispheres |
| A region defined by a common characteristic, such as production of a product. | Formal Region |
| A central point and the surrounding territory linked to it. | Functional Region |
| A region defined by popular feelings and images rather than objective data. | Perceptual Region |
| What is Cartography? | The Science of map making. |
| What is Interviewing? | A method geographers use when examining the ways peoples attitudes and beliefs have led to the changes in the physical environment. |
| Scientific instruments used by geographers are____________? | Computers and Satellites |
| Cultures | Human social structures, lifestyle |
| Physical Geography | Study of Earths physical features |
| Geographic Educator | Geographer who teaches |
| Geographers test their research by using ________? | Statistics |
| The developments of _________ has transformed the process of map making. | Computers |
| What are the 2 major branches of Geography | 1.Human 2.Physical |
| Geographers study _____ ______ to learn how people in different places are governed. | Political Science |
| Define Hemisphere. | Half of the sphere or globe. |
| Name the 4 Hemispheres | Northern, Southern, Western, Eastern |
| What is Absolute Location? | Exact place where something is located. |
| What is meteorology? | The study of weather and weather forecasting. |
| Define ecosystem. | Community of living things that live and work together. |
| Define place. | Particular space that has physical and human meaning. |
| What is relative location? | Location in relation to other places. |
| Name the 3 regions. | Formal, Functional, Perceptual |
| What is a Formal Region? | A region defined by a common characteristic. |
| What is a Functional Region? | A central point and the surrounding territory linked to it. |
| What is a Perceptual Region? | A region defined by popular feelings and images rather than by objective data. |
| Why do Geographers use maps? | Geographers work can be easily explained on maps, and allow visual comparisons between places and regions. |
| Why are statistics important? | Geographers use statistical tests to see whether their ideas are valid |
| Why do geographers study history? | To help them understand what places looked like in the past, |
| What does G.I.S stand for? | Geographic Information System. |
| Why do geographers use the G.I.S? | To look back and see how it changed over time. |
| What is the G.I.S? | Computer tools for processing and organizing details and satellite images with other pieces of information. |
| What is the Prime Meridian? | A "line" that separates the East and West Hemispheres. |
| What is the Equator? | A "line" that separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. |
| What is the Tropic of Cancer? | The path of the sun. |
| Define Human-Environment Interaction. | The study of the inter-relationship between people and their physical environment. |
| Compare Economic and Physical Geographers. | Economic- Examines human economic activities and their relationship to the environment Physical- Studies Earth's features and the geographic forces shaping them. |
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