TCI Geography intro

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The study of Earth and its people

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geography

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The study of natural features on the face of the earth; things that can be seen

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physical geography

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Studying people as they move around the earth; where are the people and why do they go there?

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human geography

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Studying only the elevation and shape of the land

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topography

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Until recently, map makers could only make maps of

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where they had been

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Map makers are also called

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cartographers

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Which is more precise?

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absolute location

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Absolute location can be found using an exact address or

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latitude and longitude

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Saying, "My house is the blue one after the gas station" is an example of

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Relative location

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Showing a three dimensional shape on a flat surface will never be exactly the same. This is called

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distortion