Praxis Geography Q&A Bundle

Geographythe study of earth and its people What do geographers study?Physical characteristics Man made boundaries Distribution of life on the planet How different forms of life interact Elements of GeographyLocations, regional characteristics, spatial relations, natural and manmade...

Planetary Boundary Layer Lowest region of the atmosphere (~1 to 2 km), directly affected by the surface Interacts with the surface; turbulent fluxes of energy, water and momentum Strong diurnal cycle Atmospheric flow strongly influenced by turbulence (friction) and bouyancy macroscale size...

What does geography mean? The study of the earth What do geographers study? (4) 1. Physical characteristics of the earth 2. Man-made borders and boundaries 3. Distribution of life on the planet (where certain species of animals can be found) 4. How different forms of life interact Name 4 ma...

agglomeration collection of things comparative advantage economy's ability to produce a particular g/s at a lower opportunity cost than its trading partners sequent occupation interaction of cultures over time within a single shared space cultural isolation reduced access to the student's own c...

map A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth's surface or a portion of it. globe a round model of the Earth 5 elements of a map title, legend, grid, directions, scale latitude distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees longitude Distance east or west of the p...

Base Map created from aerial and field surveys, base maps serve as the starting point for topographic and thematic maps Thematic map these use a base map as the foundation for showing data based on a theme, such as population density, wildlife distribution, hill slope, stability, economic trends,...