Conceptual Framework
to describe earth
What is geography?
stores layered information into a database
What is Geographic Information Systems (GIS)?
majority of people live in these places
What are cities?
two top indicators of culture
What are language & religion?
interactivity between political power and territory
What is geopolitics?
physical & human
What are the two main branches of geography?
measures north and south of the equator
What is latitude?
war, persecution, environmental destruction
What are PUSH factors for people leaving homelands
two examples of abstract/unobservible characteristics of culture
What are religion, values, child rearing practices, etc.?
collect taxes, set up laws, language, resources
What are reasons for which boundaries are important?
branch of geography that studies mountains, rivers, climate, soils, water
What is physical geography?
measures east and west of the prime meridian
What is longitude?
information found on population pyramids
What are gender, age, place, date?
one example of replacing/colliding cultures
What is colonization/globalization/imperialism?
What is globalization?
branch of geography that studies culture, economies, diplomatic relations
what is human geography?
creates maps according to how people will use them
What is a cartographer?
better jobs, better education, more opportunities, to feel safe
What are PULL factors that lure people to move to another country?
one example of an ethnic religion
what is Judaism/Hinduism?
drugs, human trafficking, terrorism
What are negative examples of things that happen without regards to borders/boundaries?
Give me an example of thematic geography
what is (answers will vary)?
beams location data to Earth
What is Global Positioning System (GPS)?
most of the 8 billion people in the world live in this hemisphere
What is the northern hemisphere?
embedded customs based on male or female
What are gender roles?
corporate leaders, United Nations, European Union
What are positive examples of entities that happen without borders/boundaries?