Geography - Unit 1 Vocab

The study of the physical and human features on Earth is ______________

• Geology

• Geography

• Geolocation

• Geothermal

a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by the prime meridian

• Halfisphere

• Human Sociology

• Human Cartography

• Human Geography

The beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a particular group are a part of ___________________

• Culture

• Geography

• Psychology

• Economics

Actions that relate to buying and selling goods to meet peoples’ needs and wants could be referred to as ______________

• Ergonomics

• Business Studies

• Economics

• Personal Finance

Things related to the creation of human boundaries, divisions, and governments of countries are known as ___________

• Economics

• Political

• Sociological

• Psychological

The study of natural features or processes on Earth is known as _____________

• Environmental Geography

• Animal Geography

• Intangible Geography

• Physical Geography

The study of interactions between humans and the natural world is known as _____________

• Environmental Geography

• Animal Geography

• Intangible Geography

• Physical Geography

__________________ :Relating to a physical space or place on earth

• Special

• Projection

• Spatial

• Longitudinal

__________________ : the arrangement of items over a specified area

• Spread

• Distribution

• Allocation

• Appropriation

This element of a map shows how a unit of distance on the map relates to actual distance on the surface of the Earth.

• Map Orientation

• Map Scale

• Map Legend

• Map Title