5 Themes of Geography - ANS 1. Location
2. Place
3. Region
4. Movement
5. Human-Environment Interaction
Geography - ANS The study of the earth and the ways people live and work on it
Human geography - ANS The study of how people and their activities vary from place to place. This
includes ec...
"What Is Geography"
5 Themes of Geography - ANS 1. Location
2. Place
3. Region
4. Movement
5. Human-Environment Interaction
Geography - ANS The study of the earth and the ways people live and work on it
Human geography - ANS The study of how people and their activities vary from place to place. This
includes economic, political, and cultural factors such as cities and countries, farms and factories, and
ways of life
Physical geography - ANS The study of how the earth's natural features vary from place to place. This
includes the study of plains and mountains, weather and climates, and plants and animals
Geodesy - ANS The area of geography that focuses on the earth's measurements
Cartography - ANS The branch of geography that studies maps and mapmaking
Meteorology - ANS The field of geography that specializes in weather and weather forecasting
Demography - ANS The study of human population distribution, population density, and trends in
population
, Diffusion - ANS The process by which an innovation or other cultural trait spreads from one culture
region to another
Geology - ANS The study of the earrh's origion, structure, and composition. (soil, rock, etc.)
Hemispheres - ANS The equator divides the earth into two halves. The furthest that can be measured
north or south of the equator is 90° north(North Pole) or South(south pole)
Latitude - ANS Or parallels, Circle the earth parallel to the equator and measure the distance north or
south of the equator in degrees
A. Equator = 0 latitude
B. Poles = 90 N and 90 S latitude
C. Tropics = 23.5 N(Cancer) and 23.5 S(Capricorn) latitude
Longitude - ANS Or meridians, measure distance east or west of the starting line which lies at 0
longitude and is called the Prime Meridian to a maximum of either 180° east or west of the Prime
Meridian(Grenn Line) to the International Date Line. These lines also divide the world into Eastern
Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere.
A. East from 0 = 180 E longtitude
B. West from 0 = 180 W longtitude
Grid system - ANS Created when
lines of latitude cross lines of longitude making it possible to find the absolute location
Erathosthenes (276BC-195BC) - ANS He is considered the father of geography. He was a Greece living
Egypt who determined the distance around the equator to be 25,000 miles (within 1%). He also
identified the areas of 23.5° north and south of the equator to be the sun points.
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