2.1 Thinking Like a Geographer Vocabulary Mission

What is geography?

• the study of rocks and how they formed

• the study of the earth’s land, water, people, plants, and animals, and how they relate to one another

• the study of mathematical shapes and figures

• the study of the earth's water

What is absolute location?

• the exact position of a place using longitude and latitude coordinates

• the description of where a place is in relation to other places or things

• a location that never changes

• the exact position of a place in comparison with another place

What is relative location?

• the exact position of a place using longitude and latitude coordinates

• the description of where a place is in relation to other places or things

• a location that never changes

• the exact position of a place in comparison with another place

What is a mental map?

• a map that exists in your brain to help you make sense of the world around you

• a map that is not influenced by a person's perceptions

• a map of the human brain

• a map that you can find in a textbook

What is a region?

• a land division based on common features

• a unique place unlike any other

• a large landmass on Earth’s surface

• the land within a political boundary

What is a continent?

• a land division based on common features

• a unique place unlike any other

• a large landmass on Earth’s surface

• the land within a political boundary