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Chapter One
Begining terms
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Geography
7th Grade
09/23/2010

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PERSPECTIVE



Definition
Is your point of view.
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SPATIAL PERSPECTIVE

Definition

Is the point of view base on looking at

wher somthing is and why it is there.

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GEOGRAPHY

Definition

Is the study of earth's physical

and cultural features.

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GEOGRAPHERS

Definition

Study the relationship between

people and the environment in different

places.

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URBAN AREAS

Definition
Contains cities.
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RURAL AREA

Definition

Contains open land that

is often used for farming.

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GEOGRAPHERS

SECOND DEFINITION

Definition

Can focas their study at a local

region,or global level.

Term

section 2 (p.6-10)

THE FIVE THEMES

OF GEOGRAPHY

Definition

Location,place,human-environment interaction

movement,and region.

Term

SIX ESSENTIAL

ELEMENTS

Definition

The world in spatial terms,place and regions,

physical system,human system,environment

and society,and the uses of geography.

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ABSOLUTE LOCATION

Definition
Defines as;exact spot on earth
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RELATIVE LOCATION

Definition

Describes the position of

a place in relation to another

place.

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PLACE

Definition

Can be described both by its

physical location and by its physical

and human features.A place can also

be described by its climate.

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REGION

Definition

Is an area of earth's surface with one

or more shared charateristic.A region can be

described as cultural,economic or political.

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GEOGRAPHERS

THIRD DEFINITION

Definition
Study the movement of people and ideas.
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DIFFUSION

Definition

the movement of ideas or behavior from

one region to another.

Term

 

HUMAN ENVIRONMENT

ITERACTION

Definition

The relationship between people and

their environment.

Term

section 3 (p11-13)

HUMAN GEORGRAPHY

Definition
The study of people,past or present.
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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Definition

The study of earth's natural land scape

and physical system,including the atmosphere,

is the focas of physical geography.

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CATOGRAPHY

Definition
Is the art and science of map making
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METEOROLOGY

Definition

The field of forcasting and reporting rainfall,

temperature,and other atmospheric conditions.

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CLIMATOLOGIST

Definition
Track earth's larger atmospheric system.
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