7th grade Geography Chapter 1

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rural

open land often used for farming

urban

term used to describe areas that contain cities

human geography

study of people, past or present

physical geography

study of earth’s natural landscapes and physical systems

diffusion

movement of ideas or behaviors from one region to another

absolute location

latitude and longitude of a particular place

relative location

position of a place in relation to another place

cartography

the art and science of mapmaking

movement (as in the Five Themes of Geography)

refers to movement of information,people, and goods

perspective

your point of view

geography

science that describes the physical and cultural features of Earth

place (as in the Five Themes of Geography)

includes both the physical location as well as physical and human features

region (as in the Five Themes of Geography)

area with one or more shared characteristic

human-environment interaction (as in the Five Themes of Geography)

includes how humans depend on their environment to survive, how humans adapt to their environment, and how humans change their environment

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