Geography - ANS means the description of the earth
spatial - ANS the distribution of various phenomena over the earths surface
spatial relationships - ANS can best be defined as recurring patterns of things in connection with other
things
spatial perspective - ANS central in geography
six esse...
Geography GRADED A+
Geography - ANS means the description of the earth
spatial - ANS the distribution of various phenomena over the earths surface
spatial relationships - ANS can best be defined as recurring patterns of things in connection with other
things
spatial perspective - ANS central in geography
six essential elements of geography - ANS the world in spatial terms, places & regions, physical systems,
Human systems, environment & society, uses of geography
places & regions - ANS identities and lives of people are rooted in particular places and u human
constructs called regions
physical systems - ANS Physical processes shape earth's surface and its life systems
five themes of Geo (NCGE) - ANS location, place, human- environment, movement, region
problems from human and environmental systems - ANS climate change, population growth, hunger
Early Geographers - ANS alexander von humboldt, carl sauer(american)
landscape - ANS physical and human features on the earths surface
, culture - ANS systems of values, beliefs, and attitudes, learned patterns of thought & behavior
characteristics of a population or society
cultural landscape - ANS the part of the total landscape that is attributable to humans
how many regions in the world - ANS 8 regions
regions - ANS people created and draw boundaries around regions that share relatively similar
characteristics
formal regions - ANS (uniform/homogeneous) populations shares a defining trait
functional region - ANS (nodal) spatial unit characterized by a central focus on some activity
Vernacular region - ANS (perceptual) exists in the minds of many people
map - ANS is a representation of various phenomena over all or part of the earths surface, usually
rendered on a flat surface.
maps essential to geo b/c - ANS they help underdtand the spatial context of things
cartography - ANS art and science of making maps
Basic map elements - ANS title, scale, north arrow, symbolization.
scale - ANS the size ratio represented by a map, as a linear scale it is the ratio of map distance to actual
ground distance.
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