Intro to Geography L1 Quiz

absolute location

• Highly individualized definition of regions based on perceived commonalities in culture and landscape.
• Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region
• Exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates
• 0 degrees longitude

Relative Location

• Highly individualized definition of regions based on perceived commonalities in culture and landscape.
• An area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics
• The position of a place in relation to another place
• The study of where and why human activities are located where they are

Equator

• The study of where and why human activities are located where they are
• The intersection between human and physical geography, which explores the spatial impacts humans have on the physical environment and vice versa.
• a measuring line that shows the distances on a map
• An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole

Prime Meridian

• the study of physical features of the earth's surface
• 0 degrees longitude
• A region defined by the particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it
• the study of the earth's physical and cultural features

formal region

• Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees
• A list that identifies patterns, symbols, or colors used in a chart
• The intersection between human and physical geography, which explores the spatial impacts humans have on the physical environment and vice versa.
• An area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics

Functional Region

• A region defined by the particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it
• Highly individualized definition of regions based on perceived commonalities in culture and landscape.
• a measuring line that shows the distances on a map
• the study of physical features of the earth's surface

perceptual region

• Highly individualized definition of regions based on perceived commonalities in culture and landscape.
• distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees
• An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
• The intersection between human and physical geography, which explores the spatial impacts humans have on the physical environment and vice versa.

Human Geography

• The study of where and why human activities are located where they are
• An area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics
• Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region
• A tool on a map showing cardinal (N,E,S,W) and intermediate (NE,SE,NW,SW) directions..

Environmental Geography

• The intersection between human and physical geography, which explores the spatial impacts humans have on the physical environment and vice versa.
• the study of the earth's physical and cultural features
• A tool on a map showing cardinal (N,E,S,W) and intermediate (NE,SE,NW,SW) directions..
• a measuring line that shows the distances on a map

Geography

• the study of the earth's physical and cultural features
• An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
• distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees
• Where the information on a map comes from