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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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Creator CABilbee
Created January 18, 2008
Group Bilbee's World Geography
Tags review, one, midterm, geography, chapter, bilbee, jmhs, jenkintown, terms, themes
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Chapter 1: A Geographer's World Key Terms

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CABilbee : Changed local studies → level of geographic study; examines areas/communites close-up to local → level of geographic study; examines areas/communites close-up
CABilbee : Changed global studies → level of geographic study; examines issues world-wide to global → level of geographic study; examines issues world-wide
CABilbee : Changed urban → refers to areas that contain cities; mroe densely populated to urban → refers to areas that contain cities; more densely populated
CABilbee : Changed regional studies → level of geographic study; examines larger areas than local to regional → level of geographic study; examines larger areas than local
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  1. subregion → smaller divisions of regions; allows closer study of areas - 13 misses
  2. climatology → field of geography; track Earth's large atmospheric systems over a long period of time - 13 misses
  3. human-environmental → one of the five themes of geography; covers the ways people and the environment affect each other - 12 misses
  4. meteorology → field of geography; forecasting and reporting rainfall, temperature, other atmospheric conditions - 10 misses
  5. geography → the science that describes the physical and cultural features of Earth - 8 misses
  6. absolute location → defines an exact spot on earth; uses an address or coordinates (ex.-JMHS is located at 325 HIghland Ave.) - 7 misses
  7. regional → level of geographic study; examines larger areas than local - 7 misses