Flashcards
The "ologies"
Cards in this deck (14)
- 1GeographyThe study of the earth and how humans interact with it in various ways
- 2Physical GeographyThe study of the natural world including all aspects of atmosphere, land, and water.
Eg. great lakes, climate, mountains - 3Human GeographyThe study of human populations, their activities and behaviours and their relationship with and impact of the natural world.
Eg. populations, ecumene, heartland - 4Economic GeographyThe study of how people earn a living and the distribution economic activities on the earth's surface.
Eg. shopping malls, job sectors, work collars - 5EcologyThe study of living things and how they interact with the planet
- 6ClimatologyThe study of long-term weather patterns
- 7DemographyThe study of populations
- 8SeismologyThe study of earthquakes
- 9MeteorologyThe study of day to day weather patterns
- 10CartographyThe study of maps and the creation of maps
- 11OceanographyThe study of oceans and their contents
- 12GeologyThe study of rocks and minerals
- 13SociologyThe study of humans and how they interact with each other
- 14Urban GeographyThe study of towns and cities