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| The study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on earth |
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| Themes of Geography and examples |
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1. Location - Absoulate location, latitude lines, longitude lines, relative location.
2. Place - the physical features and cultural charasitcs of the land.
3. Reigon - How are places different, can include physical, political, economic and cultural charasitsc
4. Human Environment Interaction - How do people relate to the physical world, The realtionship between humans and environment.
5. Movement - Linear and time distance and psychological distance. |
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Absolute- The exact place on earth where a geographic feature such as a city is found
Realtive - Describes a place in comparsion to other places |
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Latitude - Run parallel to equator, (Divides north and south)
Longitude - Run vertical to the equator ( divides east and west)
Equator - Imaingary line that divides the world through the middle horizontally (North and South Gavin) runs through south america
Prime Median - (Divides east and west)
International Date Line- sits on the 180 degree line seprates two separte calander days. |
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Formal Reigons - the limited number of related characteristics. Ex. USA, candna
Functional reigons - organzied around a set of interactions and connesctions between places
Perceptual reigions. Is in which people perceive the chararcteriscs |
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| People learn to use twhat the enfironment has to offer and to change that enjiroment to meet thier needs. |
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Linear - How far away is the actual distance
Psychological - Distance people view disatnce |
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| Calcuted the circumference of the earth and was off by 15% |
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Oldest know maps made out of clay
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| Map maker, reduceds some types of distoration by using different types of map projectin |
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is a way of drawing the earth's surface that reduces distoration caused by presenting a round earth on flat paper
Planer - projection on a flat surface
Conical- projectin on to a cone
Comprismise - on a cyclinder
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General Purpose: All around usage
Thmatic: Specific types of information |
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| How Satellites gather map data |
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| Scans the earths surface, instruments measure invisible electromagnetic waves, data is converted to code then pictures. |
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Landsat- Series of satellities that orbit 100 miles above the earth
GOES: Weather satellite that flies in sync with earths rotation. |
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| Stores information about the world in a digital database. |
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| 24 satellites beam information to the earth, shows the exact location. |
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Small: Shows a large area without a lot of detail.
Large: Small area with a lot of detail |
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Physical: Lets you sem landforms and bodies of water.
Political: Shows earth's surface that humans created (Ex: Buildings)
Qualitative: Use colors, symbols, or dots to show patterns realted to a specific idea.
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| Total knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors sahred by and passed on by the members of a specific group. |
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| Ralph Linton described how a typical American, in eatin breakfast, has borrowed from other cultures. |
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| A group that shares a geographic region, a sense of identity and a culture. |
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| refers to a group that shares a languate, customs, and a common heritage. |
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Innovation - taking existing technology and resources and creating something new to meet a need.
Diffusion - Spread of ideas inventions and patternes of behavoirs
Acculturatin- when a sociey changes because it accepts or adopts an innovation.
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| site of innovation from which basi ideas, materials and technoloy diffuse to many cultures. |
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defines identity it helps establies a sense of unity
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refelcts chagnes in speech patterns realted to class,region or other cultural chagnese
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| How do lanaguages diffuse |
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| Migration and it might follow trade routes |
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Mono- Belief in one god
Poly- Belief in many
Animistic- belief in divine forces in nature |
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| Through diffusion and converts |
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