| Term | Definition |
|---|
| perspective | Point of view based on a person's experience and personal understanding |
| spatial perspective | Point of view based on looking at where something is and why it is there |
| geography | The study of Earth's physical and cultural features |
| urban | An area that contains a city |
| rural | An area of open land that is often used for farming |
| absolute location | The exact spot on Earth where something is found, often stated in latitude and longitude |
| relative location | The position of a place in relation to another place |
| place | Physical and human features of a specific location |
| region | Area of Earth's surface with one or more shared characteristics |
| movement | People and ideas moving from place to place |
| diffusion | The movement of ideas or behaviors from one cultural region to another |
| human-environment interaction | Relationship between people and the environment |
| human geography | The study of people, past or present |
| physical geography | The study of Earth's natural landscape and physical systems, including the atmosphere |
| cartography | The art and science of mapmaking |
| meteorology | The field of forecasting and reporting rainfall, temperatures, and other atmospheric conditions |
| climatology | The field of tracking Earth's larger atmospheric systems |
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