Cset: Social Science World Geography
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Define geography - ANSWER✔✔The study of the Earth and the way in which
people live and work on it.
Explain what geographers do - ANSWER✔✔study physical characteristics of the
earth as well as man-made borders and boundaries
study the distribution of life on the planet like we're certain species of animal can
be found or how different forms of life interacts
focus on the origins of Earth as well as the history and backgrounds of different
human population
major elements of study:locations, Regional characteristics, spatula relations,
nature and man-made forces that changed the elements of the Earth
- these elements are studied from Regional topical physical and human
perspectives
Define physical geography - ANSWER✔✔the study of the physical characteristics
of the earth like:climate, land, and water
- how they affect human populations in various areas
- how they relate to each other
- how they were formed
- how they developed
,different landforms in combination with various climates and other conditions
determine characteristics of various cultures
Define cultural geography - ANSWER✔✔the study of how various aspects of
physical geography affects individual cultures
Compares various cultures in how their lifestyle and Customs are affected by:
-their geographical location
- climate, and other factors
- how they interact with their environment
list four divisions of geographical study and tools used - ANSWER✔✔topical- the
study of a single feature of Earth's, or one specific human activity that occurs
worldwide
physical - the various physical features of Earth, how they are created, the forces
that change them, and how they are related to each other and to various humans
activity
Regional - specific characteristics of individual places and region
human - how human activity affects the environment, this includes the study of
political, historical, social, and cultural activities
Tools used include special research methods like mapping, field notes, statistics,
interviews, mathematics, and the use of various scientific instruments
,discuss the ways geographers analyze areas of human population -
ANSWER✔✔focus on the distribution of population, neighbors, industrial areas,
transportation, and other elements important to the society in question
-for example, they would map out the location of public facilities, schools hospitals
etc. and would also make notes of how these facilities are distributed in relation to
the area of habitation
another area of study and discussion is the distribution of towns themselves, from
Wiley space rural towns to large cities that March into each other to form
Megalopolis
Define the three major types of projection used in creating world maps -
ANSWER✔✔cylindrical projection - created by wrapping the globe of the Earth in
a cylinder piece of paper then using light to project the globe onto the paper.
-The largest Distortion occurs on the outermost edges
conical projection - the paper is shaped like a cone and contacts the globe only at
the cone's Bass
- most useful for middle latitudes
flat plane projections - AKA gnomonic projection - a map is projected onto a flat
piece of paper that only touches the globe at a single point
- makes it possible to map out great - Circle routes - the shortest route between one
point and another on the club as a straight line
name four specific types of map projections that are commonly used today -
ANSWER✔✔1. Winkel tripel projection - most common projection used
- accepted in 1998 by National Geographic Society as a standard - balances size
and shape greatly reduces distortion
, 2. Robinson projection - East and West sections of the map are less distorted but
Continental shapes are somewhat inaccurate
3. Goode Homolosine projection- size and shapes are accurate, but distance is not
- represents a globe that has been cut into connected sections so that it can lie flat.
4. Mercator Projection- cylindrical projection -high distortion in areas further from
the equator
- commonly used by seafarers
name three important ancient geographers and what they contributed to the study
of geography - ANSWER✔✔Eratosthenes- list and ancient Greek times -
mathematically calculated the circumference of the earth and the tilt of the Earth's
axis
- created the first map of the world
Strabo - wrote a description of the ancient world called Geographica
Ptolemy- primarily an astronomer & experienced map maker
- wrote a treaty entitled geography - used by Christopher Columbus in his travels
explain what a cartographer does and the different types of maps. -
ANSWER✔✔AKA matchmakers - produce detailed illustrations of the geographic
area to record where various features are located within that area
- it can be compiled into Maps, charts, graphs, and even Globes.
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