Unit 1 Vocab quiz: Geo

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What is it like

Looking after something so it can be passed on to the next generation

culture relativism

not judging a culture but trying to understand it on its own terms

evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.

Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope.

regional analysis

The study of the cultural, economic, political, physical, or other factors that contribute to the distinctiveness of geographical areas.

Human Geography

The study of where and why human activities are located where they are

Physical Geography

the study of physical features of the earth's surface

absolute location

Exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates