Thursday, September 2, 2010

Study Guide....

-Maps:
  • Physical
  • Political
  • Thematic
-5 Themes Of Geography:
  • Location
  • Place
  • Human/Environmental Interaction
  • Movement
  • Region
-6 Essential Elements.
-Geography Jobs:
  •  Land Surveyor- Collect data on the ground
  • Location Analyst- find the location that is the best for the buildings
  • Urban Planner- create plans
  • Climatologist- research the weather in the area
-Tools:
  • Global Positioning Satellites (GPS)
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
-What is culture? (Tradition, food, clothes, believes)
-Vocabulary:
  • Geography: The study of people and places
  • Environment: The physical surrounding
  • Spatial: Space between each other, in distance
  • Location: An exact position due to longitude and latitude
  • Place: A location which describes the human and physical characteristics
  • Region: An area where human and physical characteristics are the same

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