Unit 1 - History Of Geography

Question 1

It is the study of diverse environments, places, and spaces of the Earth’s surface and their interactions

Answer 1

Geography

Question 2

Two fundamental questions geographers seek to answer

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“Where are things located?” and “Why are they located where they are?”

Question 3

This theory states, “Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things.”

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Waldo Tobler’s First Law of Geography

Question 4

This question is based on Waldo Tobler’s First Law of Geography

Answer 4

How does their location influence things in other place

Question 5

Geography came from two Greek words Geo and Graphy which means…?

Answer 5

To write about the Earth

Question 6

The history of geography can be divided into two main parts which are:

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“The history of exploration” and “Mapmaking and academic discipline development”

Question 7

Geography was first systematically studied by the ancient ____ who also developed a philosophy of geography

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Greeks

Question 8

The ___ contribution to geography was in the exploration and mapping of previously unknown lands.

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Roman

Question 9

Greeks geographic learning was maintained and enhanced by the ___ during the Middle Ages

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Arabs

Question 10

His journeys in the latter part of the Middle Ages began the revival of geographic interest outside the Muslim world.

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Marco Polo

Question 11

This era in Europe explored parts of the world, which led to the voyages of exploration and to great discoveries. It was a mercantile interest rather than a genuine search.

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Renaissance

Question 12

During this time, people reintroduced sound theoretical geography in the form of textbooks and maps

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16th and 17th century

Question 13

During this time, geography began to achieve recognition as a discipline and was taught at the university level.

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18th century

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He collated information about latitude and longitude, which his idea of geography led to the creation of detailed maps with coordinate systems

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Ptolemy

Question 15

His printing press invention around 1445 helped the proliferation of geographic knowledge move faster.

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Gutenberg

Question 16

He was inspired by Ptolemy’s Guide to Geography to travel and discover the world. Age of Discovery happened after his mistake due to incomplete ancient geographic knowledge

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Christopher Columbus

Question 17

In 1492, he created a spherical glove depicting the Earth in its three-dimensional form.

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Martin Behaim

Question 18

The modern period of geography began toward the end of the 18th century with their works (two person)

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Alexander Von Humboldt and Karl Ritter

Question 19

The two principal methods of approach to geography can be distinguished:

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The Systematic and The Regional

Question 20

During the End of WWII, geography experienced the explosion of knowledge brought on by the new tools of modern technology for the acquisition and manipulation of data, these include:

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Aerial Photography, Remote Sensors, and Computer

Question 21

Today’s geography is studied by ______ and in many of the world’s universities

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Government agencies

Question 22

These are the five scholars that attributed the foundation of modern geography:

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Immanuel Kant, Alexander Von Humboldt, Carl Ritter, Friedrich Ratzel, and Carl Sauer

Question 23

The two main areas of geography are:

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Physical Geography and Human Geography

Question 24

This main area of geography regards the natural processes of the Earth, such as climate and plate tectonics

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Physical Geography

Question 25

This main area of geography looks at the impact and behavior of people and how they relate to the physical world.

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Human Geography

Question 26

The main area of geography that looks at the connection between physical and human geography

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Environmental Geography

Question 27

This area of Physical Geography studies the shape of the Earth's surface and how it comes out

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Geomorphology

Question 28

This area of Physical Geography focuses on the Earth's water

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Hydrology

Question 29

This area of Physical Geography concerned with glaciers and ice sheets

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Glaciology

Question 30

This area of Physical Geography studies species, how species are distributed, and why

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Biogeography

Question 31

This area of Physical Geography focuses on climate

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Climatology

Question 32

This area of Physical Geography studies about soils

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Pedology

Question 33

This area of Physical Geography is concerned with how the continents have moved over time

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Paleo geography

Question 34

This area of Physical Geography deals with the effect of ocean and land upon each other

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Coastal Geography

Question 35

This area of Physical Geography studies the oceans and seas

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Oceanography

Question 36

This area of Physical Geography studies the geography of the last 2.6 million years

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Quaternary Science

Question 37

This area of Physical Geography deals with how the landscape affects things like the distribution of plants and animals

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Landscape Ecology

Question 38

This area of Physical Geography involves gathering, storing, and processing of geographic information like making maps

Answer 38

Geomatics

Question 39

This area of Human Geography deals with how things like religion, language, and government vary across the world

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Cultural Geography

Question 40

This area of Human Geography is concerned with standards of living and quality of life across the world

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Development Geography

Question 41

This area of Human Geography deals with how people have studied and thought about geography in the past

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Historical Geography

Question 42

This area of Human Geography studies how populations grow in different places and people migrate

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Population Geography

Question 43

This area of Human Geography studies cities and built-up areas

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Urban Geography

Question 44

This is a place where a particular point or object exists and is fundamental to geography

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Location

Question 45

These four features describe the "where" of a location

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Toponym, Situation, Site, and Mathematical Location

Question 46

This is also known as the place-name (ex. Malolos City)

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Toponym

Question 47

This is also known as the relative location (ex. 45 kilometers North of Manila)

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Situation

Question 48

This is the actual location of a settlement on the Earth (ex. Malolos City lies at the head of the Pampanga River delta, near the northern shore of Manila Bay)

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Site

Question 49

This is the precise statement of location using a measurement system (ex. Malolos City is 14.8527° North, 120.8160° East)

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Mathematical Location

Question 50

The two sets of organizational tools or analysis methods to answer the second geographic question "Why"

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Regional Analysis and Spatial Analysis

Question 51

This analysis is the understanding of the similarities and differences relative to the relationships between people and places

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Regional Analysis

Question 52

Regions are classified into three types which are:

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Formal, Functional, and Vernacular

Question 53

This region consists of governmental, administrative, or political boundaries that can separate states, provinces, or countries

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Formal Region

Question 54

This region has boundaries intended for a practical function within a particular area

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Functional Region

Question 55

This region is a more loosely defined boundary that is based on people's perceptions

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Vernacular Region

Question 56

This analysis focuses on the interactions between two or more areas including the diffusion or spread of people and their characteristics from one place to another over time

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Spatial Analysis

Question 57

During the 18th century, geography began to achieve recognition as a discipline and was taught at the _____.

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University Level

Question 58

During the 16th-17th century, people reintroduced ____ in the form of textbooks and maps

Answer 58

Sound theoretical geography

Question 59

Geography came from two Greek words which are:

Answer 59

Geo and Graphy