Geography Vocabulary/Definitions

Geography is the study of Earth's landscapes ____places, and enviroments.

The two ways of describing location:

• a. absolute

  b. relative

• a. immediate

  b. later

• a. soon

  b. slow

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A _______ is a scientist who studies and organizes locations and spaces to learn about the world.

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The two characteristics to describe place:

• a. human

  b. physical

• a. mammals

  b. plants

• a. absolute

  b. relative

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The exact location of a place (longitude and latitude) is:

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• relative

• definitive

• absolute

Location in relation to other places is:

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• relative

• definitive

• absolute

Landforms, bodies of water, soil, and animal life are _______ characteristics to describe place.

Bridges, houses, language patterns, railroads, and parks are ________ characteristics to describe place.

Tools a geographer uses are ____ globes, and compasses.

• map

• dictionary

• GPS

• Hammer