Geography (Definition) - ANS The study of the earth's surface, including aspects as its climate,
topography, vegetation, and population. (The science of space and place.)
Spatial Perspective - ANS A way of identifying, explaining, and predicting the human and physical
patterns in space and the i...
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Geography (Definition) - ANS The study of the earth's surface, including aspects as its climate,
topography, vegetation, and population. (The science of space and place.)
Spatial Perspective - ANS A way of identifying, explaining, and predicting the human and physical
patterns in space and the interconnectedness of various spaces.
The 4 Main Branches of Geography
(3 Sub-Branches) - ANS 1) Human Geography
2)Physical Geography.
3)Regional Geography.
4)Topical/Systemic Geography.
5)Population Geography.
6)Political Geography.
7)Economic Geography.
Human Geography - ANS Researches humans and the cultures they create relative to their space.
(Includes Population, Economic, and Political Geography)
Physical Geography - ANS Focuses on the physical environment of Earth-its water, air, animals, and land
(the four spheres).
Regional Geography - ANS Focuses on areas of Earth that have some degree of similarity and divides the
world into different spheres.
Topical/Systemic Geography - ANS Considers systemic studies of climate, landforms, economies, and
culture.
, Population Geography - ANS Deals with the relationships between geography and population patterns
(i.e. birth and death rates).
Political Geography - ANS Deals with the effect of geography on politics (National boundaries and
relations between states).
Economic Geography - ANS A study of the interaction between the Earth's landscape and the economic
activity of people.
The 5 Themes of Geography - ANS 1)Location
2)Places
3)Human/Environment Interaction
4)Movement
5)Regions
Location - ANS Two different ways of looking at the location of a place:
1)Absolute Location: Latitude and longitude. The exact location of a person, place, or thing.
2) Relative Location: Description by landmarks, time, direction, or distance form one thing to another
2)Human Characteristics: the changes to an environment as a result of human ideas and actions. Man-
made features: food, religion, transportation, etc.
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