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