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Words 1. location 2. absolute location 3. hemisphere 4. grid system 5. relative location 6. place 7. regions 8. formal region 9. functional region 10. perceptual region 11. ecosystem 12. movement 13. human-environment interaction Section 2 14. Physical Geography 15. human geography 16. meteorology 17. cartography 18. Geographic information system(GIS) | Definitions Chapter 1: How Geographers Look at the World 1. a place where something is or can be located, a specific place on earth 2. exact position of a spot on the earth's surface measured in degrees of latitude and longitude 3. half of a sphere or globe 4. pattern formed as lines of latitude and longitude cross one another 5. the location of one place in relation to other places 6. a particular space with physical and human meaning 7. areas united by specific factors 8. a region defined by a common characteristic 9. a region defined by a central place and the surrounding area linked to it 10. a region defined by popular feelings and images rather than by objective data 11. a community of plants and animals that depend on one another and their surrounding for survival 12. ongoing movement of peoples, goods, and ideas 13. the study of the interrelationship between people and the physical environment 14. the study of the earth's physical features 15. the study of human activities and their relationship to the cultural and physical environments 16. the study of weather and weather forecasting 17. the study and making of maps 18. computer tools that process and organize data and satellite images with other pieces of information | Sentences 1. Can you find the location of the Beijing Olympics? 2. When I was on Google earth, I was trying to find the absolute location of National City. 3. The Earth is a half a sphere which is called a hemisphere. 4. We often use the grid system in everyday life. 5. During English class, I tried defining what a relative location was. 6. Yesterday at lunch, I was eager to see what place the freshman's ranked in spirit points. 7. I don't exactly understand the meaning of a region. 8. Mr. Garcia explained to us what a formal region is. 9. During 4th period, I was having difficulties understanding the definition of a functional region. 10. I asked Mr. Garcia if he could define perceptual region a little more. 11. A lot of animals that live in the jungle live in an ecosystem. 12. Last year, people made a difference by starting their own movement. 13. Scientists often study the human-environment interaction. 14. The Earth has many different physical features like mountains. 15. Often, we receive new information about the human geography. 16. I study meteorology when I have free time. 17. Geographers use cartography to locate something. 18. Geographers us the GIS to organize collected data. |