Geography Concepts

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Definition of Geography

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The study of the Earth and the people in it.

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Human Geography

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Studies human interactions with Earth, how the Earth directly impacts people’s culture, and how people interact globally.

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Cultural Landscape

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The environment that people create is known as the cultural landscape.

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Physical Geography

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The study of the natural world like weather and natural features.

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Cultural Geography

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The way a group lives their daily lives including their traditions and beliefs.

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Map Distortion

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The result of not being able to lay a globe down flat and impacts size, shape, distance, and direction.

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Definition of a Map

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A tool used by geographers to communicate what they have learned.

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Types of Maps

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Choropleth, Dot Density, Isoline, Proportional Symbol.

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Map Analysis

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Study of maps to understand their meaning and context. (scale, title, type, legend)

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Region

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An area with similar characteristics.