The study of the interaction of all physical and human phenomena at individual places and of
how interactions among places form patterns and organize larger spaces - Geography
Studies the characteristics of the physical environment. When geography concentrates on topics
such as climate, soil, an...
WGU C255 Intro to Geography The study of the interaction of all physical and human phenomena at individual places and of how interactions among places form patterns and organize larger spaces - ✔✔Geography Studies the characteristics of the physical environment. When geography conce ntrates on topics such as climate, soil, and vegetation, it is a natural science - ✔✔physical geography Studies human groups and their activities, such as language, industry, and the building of cities; it is a social science - ✔✔human geography Mapping Earth from satellites and aircraft - ✔✔Remote sensing Used for storing, displaying, and analyzing geographic data - ✔✔Geographical information systems (GIS) Special geography that describes and analyzes places in terms of categories such as local populat ion, customs, politics, economy, and religion - ✔✔regional geography The study of universal laws or principles that apply to all places; topics may be as diverse as the geography of soils (pedology), of life forms (biogeography), of politics (political ge ography), of economic activities (economic geography), and of cities (urban geography) - ✔✔topical geography (systematic geography) An interdependent group of items that interact in a regular way to form a unified whole - ✔✔system Sescribes the exact loc ation of a place and can be described either in terms of latitude and longitude or in terms of the characteristics of the place - ✔✔site The location of a place relative to other places - ✔✔situation An area defined by one or more distinctive characteristics or features, such as climate, soil type, language, or economic activity - ✔✔region Analysis which integrates the geographic features of an area or a place. Focuses on regions. - ✔✔area analysis Analysis which emphasizes interactions among places. Looks for patterns in the distribution of human actions, environmental processes, and interactions among and between places or regions - ✔✔spatial analysis (locational analysis)
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