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Geography 1700 UConn Exam 1

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Geography 1700 UConn Exam 1 Define Geography - ✔✔Study of place and space. Studies human activity, the natural environment, and the relationship between the 2 What criteria is used to define re ... gion? - ✔✔Physical Separation What is the Regional Concept? - ✔✔"An area of the earth's surface marked by certain properties" Define Maps - ✔✔Primary tool to see the spatial perspective Is Geography static? - ✔✔No What's involved with Physical Geography? - ✔✔Physical features, changes of the Earth's surface Cultural Geography - ✔✔Impact of human ideas and actions on the Earth Biogeography - ✔✔Natural environment, interrelationships of all living things Topography - ✔✔Shapes of land, and bodies of water Political Geography - ✔✔Political organizations of areas. Study of the interaction of geographical area and political processes Social Geography - ✔✔Interrelationships of groups and communities Economic Geography - ✔✔Resources, Resource Use, Agriculture, Land use Historical Geography - ✔✔Relationships between people and their environments has changed over time Urban Geography - ✔✔Locations of cities, services, and movements Cartography - ✔✔Art and science of map making What are the 5 themes of Geography? - ✔✔Location: Absolute- lines of lat/long or Relative Place Relationships within places Movement Religions The Major World Regions - ✔✔US & Canada, Russia & The Near Abroad, Europe, Middle East & North Africa, Pacific World, Latin America, Africa South of the Sahara, and Monsoon Asia What are Regions? - ✔✔An area on the E [Show More]

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