Section 3 Flashcards
(23 cards)
Physical geography
Is the study of the world’s physical featuresit’s landforms, bodies of water, climate, soil and plants
Human geography
Is the study of the worlds people’s, communities, and landscapes.
Themes
Five major ideas used to organize geography:
Six essential elements of geography. World in spatial terms, places and regions, human systems, physical systems, geography and its uses, and environment and society.
Essential elements
Six important ideas that people use to organize Six essential elements of geography. World in spatial terms, places and regions, human systems, physical systems, geography and its uses, and environment and society.
Hydrology
The study of water on earth
Meteorology
Study of the weather and it’s causes
Landscape
All the textures that make it a unique place
Cartography
The science of making maps
Regions
Parts of the world that has one or more common features
Geography
Study of the world it’s people and landscapes they create
Social science
A field that studies people and relationships among them
Know what the five themes of geography are
Location, place, regions, movement, and human environment interaction
Be able to identify the purpose and function of the globe
The purpose is to see different regions and functions so it can spin
Know the difference between absolute and relative location
Do you
Absolute location
Is a specific place
Relative location
Is where it lies
No why geography is considered a social science
Because you can studies specific geography
Geographers used tools such as maps and globes satellite images notebooks and tape recorders
What tools do they use? Maps and globes satellite images, notebooks and tape recorders
What are the two main branches of geography
Physical geography and human geography
Essay question is be able to listen describe the three levels of which geographers study the world
The three levels are local levels, regional levels and all the levels.
When the essay question what is local levels
Local levels are the study of life neighborhoods, local food and housing or clothing.
What are regional levels
Study of major cities, city population or transportation system
What are global level
Studies bigger things like continents
