SS6 Unit 1 Vocab

Front

Study of Earth and human interaction

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geography

Front

Study of Earth's natural characteristics

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Physical geography

Front

Study of how people interact with Earth

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human geography

Front

Different sized 'containers' to group places for organizing human activity investigations.

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spatial scale

Front

Method for investigating geographic issues

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geographic inquiry

Front

Description or portrayal of Earth or parts of Earth

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geographic representation

Front

Visual representation of an area

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Map

Front

A spherical model of the planet

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globe

Front

A system using earth-orbiting satellites to pinpoint location

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Global Positioning System (GPS)

Front

Computer or Internet-based mapping technology?

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Global Information Systems (GIS)