WGU C255 Intro To Geography, Geography C255, WGU G
WGU C255 Intro to Geography, Geography c255, WGU G
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WGU C255 Intro To Geography, Geography C255, WGU G
Geography correct answers 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
physical geography correct answers Studies the characteristics of the physical environment. When geography...
WGU C255 Intro to Geography, Geography c255, WGU
Geography || with 100% Error-free Answers.
Geography correct answers 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
physical geography correct answers Studies the characteristics of the physical environment.
When geography concentrates on topics such as climate, soil, and vegetation, it is a natural
science
human geography correct answers Studies human groups and their activities, such as language,
industry, and the building of cities; it is a social science
Remote sensing correct answers Mapping Earth from satellites and aircraft
Geographical information systems (GIS) correct answers Used for storing, displaying, and
analyzing geographic data
regional geography correct answers Special geography that describes and analyzes places in
terms of categories such as local population, customs, politics, economy, and religion
topical geography (systematic geography) correct answers 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 geography), of economic activities (economic
geography), and of cities (urban geography)
system correct answers An interdependent group of items that interact in a regular way to form a
unified whole
site correct answers Sescribes the exact location of a place and can be described either in terms
of latitude and longitude or in terms of the characteristics of the place
situation correct answers The location of a place relative to other places
region correct answers An area defined by one or more distinctive characteristics or features,
such as climate, soil type, language, or economic activity
area analysis correct answers Analysis which integrates the geographic features of an area or a
place. Focuses on regions.
spatial analysis (locational analysis) correct answers 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
, geographic systems analysis correct answers Analysis which emphasizes the understanding of
physical and human systems and the interactions among them
formal region correct answers A region that exhibits essential uniformity in one or more physical
or cultural features, such as a climate type or language area
functional region correct answers A region defined by interactions among places, such as trade
or communication
vernacular region correct answers A region defined by widespread popular perception of their
existence by people within or outside them
density correct answers The frequency of occurrence of a phenomenon in relation to geographic
area (usually a number per sq.km.)
pattern correct answers The geometric arrangement of objects within an area
concentration correct answers The distribution of a phenomenon within a given area. Close
proximity is concentrated, far apart is dispersed.
distance correct answers The measure of how far away something is, sometimes expressed in
time or cost instead of length
friction of distance correct answers The effort to overcome distance when we want to move or
transport items
distance decay correct answers Term for how the presence or impact of any phenomenon may
diminish away from its origin
diffusion correct answers Term for an item or feature spread across space
relocation diffusion correct answers Diffusion that occurs when people or things move between
two points
contiguous diffusion (contagious diffusion) correct answers Diffusion that occurs from one place
to a neighboring place through direct contact
hierarchical diffusion correct answers Diffusion that occurs up- or downward in a hierarchy of an
organization
human-environment interaction correct answers A reciprocal relationship: The environment
affects human life and cultures, and humans alter and transform the environment
natural landscape correct answers A landscape without evidence of human activity
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