Geography is the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create.
Physical geography is the study of the world’s physical features such as landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils, and plants.
Landscapes are the visible features of an area of land, and the physical elements of landforms such as (ice-capped) mountains, hills, bodies of water...
--Cartography is the science of making maps.
Relative location is a general description of where a place is. For example, Georgia is in the southern part of the U.S.
Absolute location is a specific description of where a place can be found. For example, I live at 6122 Pinewood Drive, Covington, Ga. 30014.
Migrate means to move from one area of Settlement to another.
Climate is a region’s average weather conditions over a long period.
Location is a description of where something is.
Thematic —maps focus on specific themes or types of information.
Cardinal directions are —east, west, north and south.
Landforms are shapes on the planets surface, such as hills or mountains.
Latitude is —the distance north or south of earth’s equator.
Longitude —is the imaginary long lines on maps and globes that run north south there 360 imaginary lines each called a degree. Used pin point location.
Map projection is —the different ways mapmakers created to show our round planet on a flat map.
Regions are —a part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguishes it from surrounding areas such as the physical or cultural grouping the people belong to.
Physical maps —show the major physical features of a region such as mountain ranges, rivers, oceans, islands, deserts and plains.
The Great Barrier Reef —is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands. The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland in north-east Australia.
Natural resources are any material in nature that people use and value.
Rural refers to the country or countryside or areas of land that are not urbanized, not built up as a city.
Urban refers to a city populated with many people.
Timber resources are trees grown for use in building or carpentry.
Extraction is the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means.
Hydroelectricity is converting energy into electricity using water.
Ethnic groups refers to a group of people whose members identify with each other through a common heritage, consisting of a common culture.
Smog is —a form of air pollution. When moisture condenses with smoke produced by the burning of coal.
Acid rain is —rain, snow, sleet or other wet precipitation that is polluted by acids such as sulfuric acid and nitric acid caused by the burning of coal, gas and
oil.
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Physical geography is the study of the world’s physical features such as landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils, and plants.
Landscapes are the visible features of an area of land, and the physical elements of landforms such as (ice-capped) mountains, hills, bodies of water...
--Cartography is the science of making maps.
Relative location is a general description of where a place is. For example, Georgia is in the southern part of the U.S.
Absolute location is a specific description of where a place can be found. For example, I live at 6122 Pinewood Drive, Covington, Ga. 30014.
Migrate means to move from one area of Settlement to another.
Climate is a region’s average weather conditions over a long period.
Location is a description of where something is.
Thematic —maps focus on specific themes or types of information.
Cardinal directions are —east, west, north and south.
Landforms are shapes on the planets surface, such as hills or mountains.
Latitude is —the distance north or south of earth’s equator.
Longitude —is the imaginary long lines on maps and globes that run north south there 360 imaginary lines each called a degree. Used pin point location.
Map projection is —the different ways mapmakers created to show our round planet on a flat map.
Regions are —a part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguishes it from surrounding areas such as the physical or cultural grouping the people belong to.
Physical maps —show the major physical features of a region such as mountain ranges, rivers, oceans, islands, deserts and plains.
The Great Barrier Reef —is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands. The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland in north-east Australia.
Natural resources are any material in nature that people use and value.
Rural refers to the country or countryside or areas of land that are not urbanized, not built up as a city.
Urban refers to a city populated with many people.
Timber resources are trees grown for use in building or carpentry.
Extraction is the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means.
Hydroelectricity is converting energy into electricity using water.
Ethnic groups refers to a group of people whose members identify with each other through a common heritage, consisting of a common culture.
Smog is —a form of air pollution. When moisture condenses with smoke produced by the burning of coal.
Acid rain is —rain, snow, sleet or other wet precipitation that is polluted by acids such as sulfuric acid and nitric acid caused by the burning of coal, gas and
oil.
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