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7th grade Geography Chapter 1
Terms: "A Geographer's World"
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Geography
7th Grade
09/17/2011

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rural
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open land often used for farming
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urban
Definition
term used to describe areas that contain cities
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human geography
Definition
study of people, past or present
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physical geography
Definition
study of earth's natural landscapes and physical systems
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diffusion
Definition
movement of ideas or behaviors from one region to another
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absolute location
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latitude and longitude of a particular place
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relative location
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position of a place in relation to another place
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cartography
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the art and science of mapmaking
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movement (as in the Five Themes of Geography)
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refers to movement of information,people, and goods
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perspective
Definition
your point of view
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geography
Definition
science that describes the physical and cultural features of Earth
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place (as in the Five Themes of Geography)
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includes both the physical location as well as physical and human features
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region (as in the Five Themes of Geography)
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area with one or more shared characteristic
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human-environment interaction (as in the Five Themes of Geography)
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includes how humans depend on their environment to survive, how humans adapt to their environment, and how humans change their environment
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