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Holistic synthesis |
The link between physical and human geography, it shows how they compliment each other. They can't be separated because any negative change in one will affect the other. |
Link between physical and human Geo |
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Scope of physical geography |
Examines and investigates the natural phenomenon spatially e.g the spatial pattern in climate, soil, vegetation, rocks, landforms etc. |
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Human land tradition |
The interrelationship between human activity and the physical phenomenon in the field of geography |
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Geomorphology |
Study of landforms on earth |
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Biogeography |
The relationship between plant and animal, ecosystem community, species etc |
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Hydrology |
The study of all forms of water |
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Meteorology |
Studies the atmosphere over a short period of time. |
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Climatology |
Studies the atmosphere over a long period |
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Geology |
Studies the form of the earth's surface and sub surface |
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Ecology |
The study of the relationship between organisms and their environment |
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Oceanography |
The science that studies the biology, chemistry and physics of the ocean |
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Cartography |
The techniques of making maps |
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Astronomy |
The science that examines celestial bodies and cosmos |
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Inertia |
The force that prevents collision |
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Characteristics of inertia |
1. Every object in the universe is moving 2. A body at rest stays at rest. 3. A body in motion remains in motions. 4. Unless acted upon by a force.
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Cause of inertia in space |
1.it makes the moon to keep moving around the earth 2. It causes the planets to keep orbiting around the sun. |
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Characteristics of the sun |
1. Its 150,000,000km away from us(earth) 2. It has a massive diameter of about 1, 393,000km 3.it was formed from a large cloud 5000 million years ago. |
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Characteristics of the earth |
1. It is the fifth largest planet in the solar system. 2. It is also the densest of all the planets. 3. The core makes it dense 4. It is then only terrestrial planet with a liquid outer core surrounded by a solid dense inner core. |
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Shape and size of the earth |
1. The solar system is a disk shaped nebula with a turning swirling motion. 2. Plane of ecliptic 3. Ancient Greeks thought the earth was round due to the fact that a sphere was perfect as they felt the earth was, it made sense to them that the earth should be a sphere. 4. The earth casts a circular shadow on the moon during eclipse. 5. The earth is not round. 6. Its actually an oblate ellipsoid 7.it is flattened at the poles 8. It has an equatorial bulge 9. The north pole is slightly higher and the south pole is slightly lower than the average surface. |
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insolation |
This is the contraction of incoming solar radiation and the energy emitted or radiated by the sun .it emits energy in form of electromagnetic waves at speed of 299, 300km/s (speed of light). |
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