Ch 1 A Geographers World Flashcards
1
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Perspective
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- The way you look at the world
- This shapes your point of view
2
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Spatial perspective
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- A geographers point of view that looks at where something is and why it is there
- Geographers work to understand how things are connected in the world
3
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Urban
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Cities
4
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Rural
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Open land used for farming
5
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Local geography
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Towns, parks, stores, people
6
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Regional geography
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- studies North Dakota, Midwest, or USA
7
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Some global issues
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War, trade, pollution
8
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Five Important Themes
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Location, place, human, movement, and region
9
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Location
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Exact or relative spot on Earth
10
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Place
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Physical and human features of a location
11
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Human
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The way people and the environment react
12
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Movement
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How people move and how goods are traded
13
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Region
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Organizes earth into areas that share characteristics
14
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Absolute location
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Defines the exact spot on earth something is
15
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Relative location
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Describes the position of a place in relation to another place
