Geography Vocabulary

What is the correct definition of the word "geographer"?

• The study of how and why people, things, and ideas move

• An expert who studies the earth, its land, features, and inhabitants

• Human ideas and actions

• The exact location of a place on the earth’s surface

Which of the following words can be defined as the location of a place in relation to other places?

• Absolute Location

• Place

• Location

• Relative Location

Definition: an area that is united based on common characteristics

• Movement

• Location

• Region

• Geography

Which of the following is the definition of "cultural diffusion"?

• When new ideas brought by migrating people become widely accepted

• An expert who studies the earth, its land, features, and inhabitants

• A place’s natural environment which includes landforms, bodies of water, climate, soils, natural vegetation, and animal life.

• Human ideas and actions.

Which word below can be defined as "a geographic location such as a city or a town, and its physical and human characteristics"?

• Absolute Location

• Physical Location

• Location

• Place

Which of the following is the definition of geography?

• The study of Earth & its people

• An expert who studies the earth, its land, features, and inhabitants

• The study of how and why people, things, and ideas move

• When new ideas brought by migrating people become widely accepted

Definition: The study of how and why people, things, and ideas move

• Cultural Diffusion

• Movement

• Place

• Absolute Location

What is absolute location?

• A place's natural environment which includes landforms, bodies of water, climate, soils, natural vegetation, and animal life.

• A geographic location, such as a city or a town, and its physical and human characteristics

• The location of a place in relation to other places

• The exact location of a place on the earth's surface

Which of the following is a term that refers to human ideas and actions?

• Human Characteristic

• Cultural Diffusion

• Physical Characteristic

• Movement

Which of the following includes landforms, bodies of water, climate, soils, natural vegetation, and animal life?

• Human-Environment Interactions

• Human Characteristics

• Physical Characteristics

• Cultural Diffusion