Geography Vocabulary

The 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, land use, and industries.

• Geography

• Choropleth

• Cartography

• Human Geography

What is it called when people affect their surroundings?

• Human Geography

• Physical Geography

• Remote Sensing

• Human Environment Interaction

The process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide.

• Cloropeth

• Remote Sensing

• Globalization

• Physical Geography

(GIS), is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present spatial or geographic data.

• Global Positioning System

• Geography

• Geographic Information System

• Human Geography

The way of life for a group of people, including behavior, norms, customs, practices, beliefs, language, religion, art, food, and shared history.

• Culture

• Human Geography

• Globalization

• General Map

(GPS) is a satellite navigation system used to determine the ground position of an object.

• Geographic Information System

• Flow Map

• Global Positioning System

• Physical Geography

The branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes of the earth.

• Physical Geography

• Human Geography

• Culture

• Human Environmental Interaction

What type of map would I need to show elevation?

• Flow Map

• Dot Map

• Cartography

• Contour Map

What map would I need to show the movement of people between Mexico and the United States?

• Thematic Map

• Flow Map

• Dot Map

• General Map

The branch of geography that deals with the study of people and their communities, cultures, economies, and interactions with the environment by studying their relations with and across space and place.

• Remote Sensing

• Physical Geography

• Human Geography

• Cartography