GEO CH. 1 Vocab

The study of where people, places, are located and how they relate to each other

• geography
• formal region
• location
• perception

A geographic information system, which uses computer technology to collect and analyze data about the earth's surface in order to solve geographic problems.

• cartography
• GIS
• GPS
• geography

The viewpoint  that is influenced by one's own culture and experience.

• perception
• geography
• location
• hemisphere

The position on the Earth's surface where a place can be found using latitude and longitude coordinates.

• absolute location
• relative location
• place
• movement

The position of a place in relation to another place.

• absolute location
• relative location
• GIS
• place

An area which a certain characteristic is found everywhere.

• formal region
• functional region
• absolute location
• perceptual region

A region defined by people's attitudes and feelings.

• formal region
• functional region
• perceptual region
• relative location

A central place and the surrounding places affected by it.

• functional region
• formal region
• perceptual region
• absolute location

The center of the earth

• core
• mantle
• crust
• hydrosphere

Thick layer of rock around the earth's core.

• core
• mantle
• crust
• biosphere