Vocabulary for WG.1 – Maps and Basic Geographic Skills

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The study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth’s surface.

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Geography

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Involves combining processed information with other knowledge to logically reach a new interpretation and understanding of content.

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Synthesizing

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An artifact, document, image, or other source of information that was created during the time under study.

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Primary Source

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An object or tool that tells us about the people from the past.

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Artifact

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A document, image, or other source of information that relates or discusses information originally presented elsewhere.

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Secondary Source

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Defined according to its position on the earth’s surface.

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Location

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Locations having distinctive features that give them meaning and character that differ from other locations.

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Place

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A unit on the earth's surface that has unifying characteristics.

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Region

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The way people, products, and information move from one place to another.

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Movement

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The relationship between people and their environment.

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Human-Environment Interaction