Physical geography is a basic science about the Earth, its nature, the geographic envelope of the Earth, natural processes, laws, and orders. Physical geography is one of the oldest sciences. Today, physical geography is a huge array of knowledge, discoveries, and disciplines that describe, study, analyze, establish the laws of the existence of the planet Earth and all natural processes and phenomena. The section is divided into a school course of physical geography and an academic unit, which distinguishes as purely physical and geographical sciences, and related branches of knowledge. It’s also divided on geomorphology, oceanography, hydrology, glaciology, biogeography, climatology, meteorology and palaeogeography.
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To geographers the spread of McDonald’s around the world represents Economic and cultural globalization Situation identifies a place by its Location relative to other objects An area distinguished by a unique combination of features is a(an) Region If the scale of a map is 1:1000,000, then 1 centimeter on the Read more…
Scale is The relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape. 1:24,000 is an example of what kind of scale? Fractional scale What elements of study do human and physical geography have in common? They are concerned with where things occur and Read more…
Which of the following is /not/ a leading urban center in Venezuela? Salvador. Which Latin American country contains the /largest/ Japanese community outside of Japan? Brazil. Today there are several areas throughout Canada where indigenous peoples have local or regional control. _____ became the largest in 1999. Nunavut _____ is Read more…
Birth Rate Number of live births per one thousand populations in a year Rate of Natural Increase The birth rate minus the death rate Fertility Rate The average number of children a woman of childbearing years will have in her lifetime. Population Density The average number of people that live Read more…
the beach at ipanema, brazil can be studied using tools…….. a. only from human geography b. From both metric and English systems of measure e. only from physical geography c. from both human and physical geography d. only from oceanography c. from both human and physical geography which is not Read more…
Remote Sensing Use of aircraft and satellites to observe and measure the earth’s surface Sensors (Remote Sensing) Photographic images, Thermal images, Multispectral scanners, radar images Multispectral scanners A device that senses and records datat about light of different wavelengths Environmental Geography The study of the impact humans have on the Read more…
The examination of the relationships between organisms and their environments is the science known as ecology Which of the following best describes absolute location? a location 40 degrees north latitude and 90 degrees west longitude The extent of an area or areas where a feature exists and the arrangements of Read more…
what are the two concepts used by geographers to explain why every place is unique region and place which of the following associations between a geographer and the geographer’s accomplishment is correct ptolemy: wrote an 8-volume guide to geography which of the following map scales would most likely be used Read more…
Geography is described as A spacial science The word spacial refers to The nature and character of physical space A principle methodology governing geographic inquiry Involves spacial analysis Best describes the current emphasis in the field of physical geography Understanding how earth’s systems interact to produce natural phenomenon Most accurately Read more…
Air Pressure the measured weight of air as it exerts pressure on Earth’s surface decreases with increasing altitude Air density is greatest near the Earth’s surface Air pressure is influenced by air temperature: Warm air results in lower air pressure Cooler air results in higher air pressure Measuring Air Pressure: Read more…
Khmer Rouge literally ” Red (or communist) Cambodians” this left-wing insurgent group led by French=educated Marxist rebelled against the royal Cambodian government in the early 1960’s and again in a peasants’ revolt in 1967. lingua France an agreed-upon common language to facilitate communication on specific topics such as international business, Read more…
emigration migration from a location immigration migration to a location What are push and pull factors? factors that induce people to move from or to a location economic push factor example people left Europe to the US and Canada for more job opputunities economic pull factor example People moved to Read more…
What is the approximate population of sub-Saharan Africa? 809 million Which of the following statements is not true of sub-Saharan Africa? a) it is growing at the rate of about 2.5% per year b) the nations of Europe had little to no interest in colonizing the region in the nineteenth Read more…
Geography combines disciplines from the physical and life sciences with disciplines from the human and cultural sciences to attain a holistic view of the Earth Geography’s spatial viewpoint examines the nature and character of physical space and the distribution of phenomena within it Geographic science integrates a wide range of Read more…
geomorphology landforms climatology The study of weather conditions over long periods from years to millions of years. hydrography study of investigating bodies of water biogeography Geographic distribution of species geology Science dealing with the earth’s history as recorded in rocks
They physical geography of Europe is best described as what? a large peninsula, emerging from the western edge of the Eurasian continent, made up of many smaller peninsulas Europe’s largest port is what? Rotterdamn Western Europe is dominated by a temperate mid-latitude climate Practices that keep European energy consumption much Read more…
Geography the science of the earth’s surface, climate, continents, countries, peoples, industries, and products. Physical Geography Rocks, minerals, landforms, water, weather, flora, fauna, soil Cultural Geography Populations, settlements, economic activities, transportation, recreational activities, languages, religion, political systems, traditions Atmosphere Air, surrounds the earth up to 10,000 km from the Earth’s Read more…
dike a protective wall that controls or holds back water loess yellow brown soil civil service the group of people whose job it is to carry out the work of the government extended family closely related people of several generations philosophy a system of beliefs and values warlord a local Read more…
Geography is described as A spatial science The word spatial refers to The nature and character of physical space A principle methodology governing geographic inquiry Involves spatial analysis Which of the following best describes the current emphasis in the field of physical geography? Understanding how Earth’s systems interact to produce Read more…
Popular culture Jeans provide a good example of material culture that is adopted by a number of different societies. They are also an example of __________ Humans have practiced geography at least since the time of Ancient Greek Civilization. Where are the origins of geography? They are concerned with where Read more…