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WGU C255 INTRO TO GEOGRAPHY 2024 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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WGU C255 INTRO TO GEOGRAPHY 2024 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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WGU C255 INTRO TO GEOGRAPHYGeography - 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 - 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 - ANSWERS-Studies human groups and their activities, such as
language, industry, and the building of cities; it is a social science
Remote sensing - ANSWERS-Mapping Earth from satellites and aircraft
Geographical information systems (GIS) - ANSWERS-Used for storing, displaying,
and analyzing geographic data
regional geography - 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) - 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 - ANSWERS-An interdependent group of items that interact in a regular
way to form a unified whole
site - 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 - ANSWERS-The location of a place relative to other places
region - ANSWERS-An area defined by one or more distinctive characteristics or
features, such as climate, soil type, language, or economic activity
area analysis - ANSWERS-Analysis which integrates the geographic features of an
area or a place. Focuses on regions.
spatial analysis (locational analysis) - 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 - ANSWERS-Analysis which emphasizes the
understanding of physical and human systems and the interactions among them
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