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23 Cards in this Set
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What is the framework or five themes of how to study places in geography?
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location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and regions
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Physical characteristics of a place include what?
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climate, water resources, landforms, soils, energy and mineral resources, vegetation, and animal life
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In geography, a PLACE has both _________ and _________characteristics.
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A PLACE has both physical and human,or cultural characteristics
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Cultural characteristics of a place include what? Give examples of ELEMENTS of culture.
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languages, religions, tech-nology, and political systems of the inhabitants ... things like airports, shopping cen-ters, roads, and bridges are elements of culture
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human-environment interaction describes what?
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how humans use and interact with the environment
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movement concerns___________: the ways we are linked with _______, ________ and _______ beyond our immediate environment.
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human interaction
regions, cultures, and people |
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patterns of movement can be seen in what?
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exploration, trade routes, settlement, migration, and invasion.
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Geographers divide the world into ___________.
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regions
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natural regions are defined by what?
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landforms, bodies of water, vegetation, climate, soil, or the presence of certain resources
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cultural regions are defined by what?
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political alliances, land use patterns, ecomonics, ethnic composition, language, religion, or combinations of several factors
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regions may change as a result of what?
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shifting boundaries, alliances, population, land use, or climate
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Mississippi can be divided into four geographical regions, they are...
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the Delta; northwest MS
the Hills; central & north MS the Piney Woods; southern MS the Gulf Coast; narrow strip of land bordering the Gulf of Mexico |
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which is the largest geographical region in MS?
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the Hills (in central and north MS)
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location can be either _______ or __________.
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relative or absolute
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relative location describes what?
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where a place is compared to other places (landforms or water bodies nearby ex.)
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What is the relative location of MS?
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bordered on east by AL, by TN on the north, and by AK and LA on the west
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population of MS in 2000?
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2.8 million
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definition of absolute location
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absolute location directs us to a precise position on earth's surface
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what describes absolute location on a map or globe?
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latitude-longitude coordinates describe absolute location
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latitude measures what?
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distance north or south of the equator
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longitute is what?
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distance east or west of the prime meridian at Greenwidh, England
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Coordinates of MS
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between 30 and 35 degrees north latitude and between 88 and 91 degrees west longitude
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what is GPS
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global positioning system - satellite based system that determines absolute location
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