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geography
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- 1geographyUNIT 1 AND UNIT 2
- 2how much dimensions are there in geography3
- 3what are theyplace, space and environment
- 4what are geographers interested in from the 3 dimensions1.the process that forms and changes the environment
2.uniqueness of places and similarities between them
3.knowing were things are located in the surface of the earth and why they are there - 5what is geographyhe study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources and political and economic activities.
- 6what is physical geographyhow the earth was formed how it continues to change the study of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere and the 4 parts of the biophysical environment
- 7what is a managed enviromentmanaged enviroments are those in which elements of the natural environment are manipulated for the benifit of humans
- 8what is human geographyhuman geography looks at people and how, individually or in groups or communities, they interact with the enviromenet
- 9by studying geography we learn about waht1. our changing world
2. our place in the world
3. the big issues facing humanity
4. the impacts that our actions have in the world
- 10by studying geography we are able to ......1.lead more enriched lives
2.become effective guardians of our future world
3.think spatially
4.develop a range of skills demanded by employers - 11why do we use the term biophysical environmentto identify an environment dominated by natural features
- 12what is an example of a biophysical environmentlandforms or vegetation for example kakadu national park
- 13why do we study geographywe study geography because it answers your questions about why places have particular environment and human characteristics; how and why these characteristics vary from place to place; how places are connected; and how and why they are changing
- 14whats a field worker meant to dogather data that answers specific questions
- 15explain the term environmentits defined as living or non living surroundings
its either natural managed or constructed
- 16whats the work of geographersinvestigating character of places, geographers examine the way s in which people interact with each other and with the biophysical environment and create and record new knowledge
- 17what questions do geographers askwhat is it
where is it
why is it there
how did it get there
how is it changing
and many more questions
- 18what does prespective meanthe art of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other
- 19how long has humans explored the books frontiers forthousand of years
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- Flashcards on geography, created by Adnan igdeli on 08/10/2016.
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