| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Perspective | your personal understanding of the world; shaped by your experiences |
| Spatial perspective | geographer's point of view; used to determine where something is and why it is there |
| geography | the science that describes the physical and cultural features of Earth |
| urban | refers to areas that contain cities; more densely populated |
| rural | refers to an area that contains open land; usually used for farming |
| absolute location | defines an exact spot on earth; uses an address or coordinates (ex.-JMHS is located at 325 HIghland Ave.) |
| relative location | the position of a place in relation to another place (ex.- JMHS is near a train station) |
| diffusion | the movement of ideas or behaviors from one region to another |
| subregion | smaller divisions of regions; allows closer study of areas |
| human geography | the study of people and culture, past or present |
| physical geography | the study of Earth's natural landscapes and systems |
| cartography | field of geography; field of mapmaking |
| meteorology | field of geography; forecasting and reporting rainfall, temperature, other atmospheric conditions |
| climatology | field of geography; track Earth's large atmospheric systems over a long period of time |
| local | level of geographic study; examines areas/communites close-up |
| regional | level of geographic study; examines larger areas than local |
| global | level of geographic study; examines issues world-wide |
| location | one of the five themes of geography; deals with the exact/absolute or relative spot of something on Earth |
| place | one of the five themes of geography; includes the physical and human features of a location |
| movement | one of the five themes of geography; involves how people change locations and how goods are traded |
| region | one of the five themes of geography; organizes earth into geographic areas with one or more shared characteristics |
| human-environmental | one of the five themes of geography; covers the ways people and the environment affect each other |
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