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Vocabulary Words
Levels of Geo
Themes/Elements
Branches of Geo
Maps & Globes
100
An specific description; example your address
What is absolute location
100
The three levels a Geographer can study
What is local, regional, global
100
Six important ideas that people use to ogranize their study of geography
What is six essential elements
100
The study of water on Earth
What is hydrology
100
Flat tool geographers use to study the planet
What is a map
200
Study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create
What is geography
200
Studying the world to find relationships between people who live far apart
What is global level
200
Describes where something is; either specific or general
What is location
200
The science of making maps
What is cartography
200
The world as it really is and its uniformed
What is a globe
300
A field that studies people and the relationships among them
What is social science
300
A part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas
What is region
300
Someone planting corn is an example of
What is human-environment interaction
300
The study of weather and its causes
What is meteorology
300
*Look at the picture of the continent*
What is Europe
400
All the human and physical features that make it unique
What is landscapes
400
Focuses on a small area such as a town or in bigger cities it would focus on a street
What is local level
400
An airport or a ferry is an example
What is movement
400
The two main branches of Geography
What is physical and human geography
400
A line that goes East to West across the globe at latitude line 0*N/S
What is the Equator
500
Includes an area's land, water, climate, plants, and animals
What is environment
500
"What languages do people speak in South America?"
What is regional level
500
Refers to the area's landscape, the features that define the area and make it different from other areas
What is place
500
Studies a certain area such as economics or politics
What is human geography
500
Can be either true color or infrared
What is a satellite