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Geo- Ch 1 Vocab Test

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Ecosystem
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Cartography
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Absolute Location
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Place
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Human Geography
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
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Human-Environment Interaction
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The science of mapmaking.
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The exact position of a place on the earth’s surface. Like an address or coordinates.
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Computer tools for processing and organizing details and satellite images with other pieces of information. Uses satellites to better understand what people can do on earth’s surface.
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The study of human activities and their relationship to the cultural and physical environments.
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A particular space with physical and human meaning. Ex. Dallas, Gilmer, Texarkana, etc
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The study of inter-relationship between people and their physical environment. This means how people adapt to or change their environment.
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The complex community of interdependent living things in a given environment that rely on one another for survival.
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The study of Earth’s physical features like mountains, rivers, deserts, etc.
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A central point and the surrounding territory linked to it. Ex. Upshur Rural serves a certain territory. Or ETEX or even a TV or Radio Station.
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The study of weather and weather forecasting.
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Location in relation to other places. Like, “Oh! That’s across from Target!”
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A region defined by a common characteristic such as production of a product or a boundary. Ex. The corn belt or Upshur County.
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Half of a sphere or globe, as in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere of Earth.
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Places united by specific characteristics.
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A region defined by popular feelings and images rather than by objective data. Ex. The South is considered “The Bible Belt” because of all the churches.

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