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MR.BOST CHAPTER ONE
UNIT ONE
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Geography
7th Grade
08/29/2007

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Term
Geography
Definition
the study of the earth and how people live and work on it
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-physical
-cultural
Definition
what are the two types of geography?
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physical geography
Definition
focuses on the study of the earth's physical feature's
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cultural geography
Definition
focuses on population, hystory, government, and lifestyes
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five themes of geography
Definition
1.location
2.place
3.human environment interaction
4.movement
5.regions
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two types of location
Definition
1.absolute
2.relative
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physical location
Definition
focuses on the study of the earth's physical features
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cultural location
Definition
-population
-history
-government
-lifestyles
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absolute location
Definition
the exact location of a place
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relative location
Definition
where something is in relation to another location
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place
Definition
a location that has a unique physical and cultural traits
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Human-Envioment Interaction
Definition
1.Humans depend on the environment
2.humans modify the environment
3.humans adapt to the environment
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movement
Definition
-ideas move
-fashions move
-fads move
-communications move
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regions
Definition
-formal
-functional
-perceptional
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formal region
Definition
an area with identifiable boundries(can be physlical or political)
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functional
Definition
defined by a function
examples:airline routes and newspaper routes, tv coverage
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perceptional regions
Definition
defined by people's perception
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maps
Definition
visual representation of any geographic aspect
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cartographer
Definition
person who makes maps
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1.physical
2.political
Definition
types of general purpose maps
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physical map
Definition
shows topagraphy
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political map
Definition
shows boundries
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vegetation map
Definition
what kinds of trees and plants grow somewhere and how much of it
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population density map
Definition
people per square mile
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