Geography

History

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Comes from the greek word Geo and Graphos

Geography

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Greek geographer who invented the word Geography. He was the first to demostrate the earth was round.

Eratosthenes of Cyrene

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He (German) presented a new theory focused on demonstrating how the physical environment affects social behavior (Geographical determinism)

Friedrich Ratzel

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He (Prussian) was considered the father of modern geography.

Alexander Von Humboldt

Multidisciplinary science

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Deals with the relationship between humans and environment.

Ecology

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It's all of the features that make a place unique.

Landscapes

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Geographical elements that occur in a determined location of space.

Location

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The three branches of Geography.

Physical, human and biological

A little of everything

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Use by geography to explain how, why and when the Earth’s events occur.

Methodological principles

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The type of landscape that has not been modified by human action.

Natural landscape

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Temporary processes occurring on the Earth's surface, like cyclones, rain, earthquakes, wildfires, etc.

Geographical phenomena

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Branch of Geography that studies landforms, bodies of water, and other natural features.

Physical Geography

Geo science

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It's also called prime meridian, divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

Greenwich Meridian

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Studies the transformation that geographical events and phenomena experiment.

Evolution

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It's expressed through the parallels (horizontal lines) and divides the earth in two hemispheres: Northern and southern.

Latitude

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They're plain representations that show an Earth’s portion.

Maps

Other

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Divides the planet into two hemispheres (North and South).

Equator

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It offers a complete view of Earth, observing the actual proportions of the Earth’s surface.

Terrestrial globe

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It's the height from the mean sea level to any point on the Earth's surface.

Altitude