1ST EXAM

Question 1

“To write about earth”

is the study fo where things are found on the earth’s surface and the reason for their location

Studies human activity, the natural environment, and the relationship between the two

answers where and why

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Geography

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Traditional core areas of geography

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1. Human Geography
2. Physical Geography
3. Geographic techniques

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Subjects in which distributional patterns are largely contolled by people (Ex. population, settlement, transportation, religions, economic activities, political regions, language, recreational facilities)

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Human Geography

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Concerned with locational aspects of natural earth phenomena (Ex. Weather and climate; surface features; natural vegetation; and soils)

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Physical Geography

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Cartography, Geographic Informations Systems (GIS), Remote sensing

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Geographic Techniques

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5 Major Themes of Geography

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1. Location
2. Place
3. Movement
4. Human-Environment Interactions
5. Regions

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Where are things are located

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Location

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Coordinates (latitude and longtitude); Physical Address

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Absolute Location

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Are described by landmarks, time, direction or distance from one place to another and may associate a particular place with another

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Relative location

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defined by a uniques set of physical andd cultural attributes.

Things that gives a location a distinctive identity

Ex. Forbidden city

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Place

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Transfer of people, things, ideas from one place to another.

Accessibilty and Connectivity

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movement

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Humans adapt to environment (clothes)

Humans modify the environment (dam)

Humans depend on the environment (river)

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Human-environment interactions

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Areas defined by similar physical and cultural attributes

Ex. American west - cowboys, cattle, plains, big sky, low rainfall

vs

the south - hot, humid, football, sweet tea

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Regions

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All regions have:

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area, boundaries, location, homogenity

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Types of regions

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1. Formal regions
2. Functional or Nodal Regions
3. Vernacular region

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Created by the interaction of a central node and surrounding locations (form of transportation flows, information exchandes, movements of people, etc

defined core that retains a specific characteristic that diminishes outwards

Ex. LA metro area, Minot daily news circulation area

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Functional or Nodal Regions

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Regions exhibiting some for form of uniformity in one or more variables

cultural characteristics - crops, religion, politics, etc

physical characteristics - climate

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formal region

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Exists in the minds of many people

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Vernacular region

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is a representation of various phenomena over all or a part of earth’s surface usually rendered on a flat surface such as paper or or computer monitor

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Map

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Art and science of making maps

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Cartography

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Map elements

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1. Symbolization
2. Scale
3. Coordinate Systems
4. Projections

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Concerned with the locations of various features of the earth’s surface and their relationships with each other

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reference maps

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shows the distribution of a particular phenomenon

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thematic maps

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Ratio; Ground distance to map distance.

Map to reality relationship

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Scale

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Ratio of distance on a map to distance on earth's surface

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Map scale

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Large area, less detail

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Small scale

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Small area, more detail

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Large scale

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Way of depicting the curved surface of the earth on a flat surface, such as a piece of paper

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Map Projection

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Constitutes:

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1. Landforms and land formation 2. Soils 3. Weather and climate 4. Vegetation

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Greek for "all land"

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Pangaea

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Outward movement of molten rock

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Volcanism

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Types of Internal Processes

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1. Volcanism 2. Diastrophism

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Regional warping, folding or faulting of crust

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Diastrophism

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Immediate state of the atmosphere

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Weather

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Average of weather conditions over a period of time

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Climate

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Main climatic controls

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1. Latitude – location relative to the equator 2. Atmospheric circulation 3. Oceanic circulation 4. Land/water distribution 5. Continentality 6. Slope Aspect 7. Elevation

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Concept established in 1827 By french mathematician

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Greenhouse affect, Jean-Baptiste Fourier

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Four major clusters

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1. South Asia 2. East Asia 3. Europe 4. Eastern North America

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Shared set of meanings that are lived out. Shared patterns of learned behavior

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culture

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Components of culture:

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1. Values 2. Beliefs 3. Practices 4. Ideas 5. Constitutions 6. Technology

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A wide ranging and comprehensive field that studies spatial aspects of human cultures

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Cultural geography

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Cultural geography major components focus on:

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1. Cultural hearths 2. Cultural diffusion 3. Language and religion 4. Cultural landscapes

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The source ideas from which radiated ideas, innovations and ideologies that change the world beyond

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cultural hearths

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The composite of human imprints on earth's surface

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Cultural landscape

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Is the study of location, distribution and spatial organization of economic activities around the world

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Economic geography

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Four economic sectors:

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1. Primary Activity 2. Secondary Activity 3. Tertiary Activity 4. Quaternary Activity

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A branch of geography that deals with the boundaries, divisions, and possesions of countries

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Political geography

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A political organized territory Administered by a sovereign government Recognized by a significant portion of the international community must contain: a permanent resident population, organized economy, a functioning internal circulation system

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state

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A group of tightly knit people who share common elements of culture: Religion and language have a common history share the same cultural background and who may be united by common political institutions

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Nation

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A country whose population possesses a substantial degree of cultural homoegenity and unity

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Nation-State

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Process by which regions which become increasingly linked with global capitalists enterprises and economic systems

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globalization

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places of dominance whose inhabitants exerted their power over their surroundings near and far

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Core

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The dominance of strong nations over weak nations, not by direct political control, but by economic and cultural influence

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Neocolonialism

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Political Globalizations

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1. Supranational Organizations 2. Social Movements 3. Nongovernmental Organizations