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IntGeography- Dozier
Introduction to Geography for Mr. Dozier's Class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Contemporary Geography | The scientific study of the location of people and activities across Earth and reasons for their distributions |
| Robinson Projection | All 4 things are distorted, but only minimally. |
| Mercator Projection | accurate around the EQUATOR |
| GIS | Geographical Information SystemCaptures, manages, analyzes and displays all forms of geographically referenced information |
| GPS | Global Positioning SystemTells the precise position on Earth |
| Place | a specific point of Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic |
| Region | an area of Earth distinguished by a distinct combination of cultural and physical features |
| Scale | the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied & Earth as a whole |
| Space | physical gap or interval between two objects; geographers attempt to determine why objects are distributed across space in specific ways |