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WGeo Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| place | a particular space with physical and human meaning |
| ecosystem | a community of plants and animals |
| meteorology | the study of weather and weather forecasting |
| absolute location | the exact spot at which a place is found on the globe |
| hemispheres | two halves of the earh, divided north-south or east-west |
| cartogrophy | the study of maps and mapmaking |
| Equator | dividing line for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres |
| ecosystem | a community of plants and animals |
| geographic information system (GIS) | tool that processes and organizes data for geographers and others |
| Prime Meridian | dividing line for the Eastern and Western Hemispheres |
| grid system | pattern used to determine absolute location |
| perceptual region | area defined by popular feelings and images |
| functional region | central point and surrounding territory linked to it |
| hemisphere | half of the earth |
| satellites and computers | scientific instruments used by geographers |
| interviewing | method geographers use to find out how people think or feel |
| cultures | human social structures |
| physical geography | the study of the earth's physical features |
| relative location | Geographers use absolute location and ___ to describe where a place is. |
| economic geographer | Examines human economic activities and their relationship to the environment. |
| geographic educator | teaches about geography |
| maps | Much geographic information can be explained more easily on ___ than in written texts. |
| human or cultural | A ___ geographer studies human activities and their relationship to culture. |
| economic | Geographers want to know how places are chosed for ____ activities, such as farming, mining, and manufacturing. |
| history | Geographers use ____ to help them understand what places looked like in the past. |
| statistics | Many geographers use ____ to understand complex data. |
| location | a specific place on the earth |
| region | places united by specific characteristics |
| formal region | a region defined by a common characteristic, such as production of a product |
| perceptual region | a region defined by popular feelings and images rather than by objective data |
| movement | ongoing movement of people, goods, and ideas |
| human-environment interaction | the study of the inter-relationship between people and their physical environment |
| human geography | also called cultural geography; the study of human activities and their relationship to the cultural and physical environements. |
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