Geography and Unique Characteristics Test

Location?

• Refers to the position of a place on Earth's surface, expressed in terms of absolute (latitude and longitude

• Encompasses both physical and human characteristics that make a location unique

• Involves grouping areas with similar characteristics, which may be physical, cultural, economic, or political

• Represents the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole

Space?

• Involves grouping areas with similar characteristics, which may be physical, cultural, economic, or political

• Refers to the physical gap or interval between two objects

• Encompasses both physical and human characteristics that make a location unique

• Deals with the relationship among people and objects across the barrier of space

Place?

• Refers to the position of a place on Earth's surface, expressed in terms of absolute (latitude and longitude

• Encompasses both physical and human characteristics that make a location unique

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  Involves grouping areas with similar characteristics, which may be physical, cultural, economic, or political

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  Represents the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole

Region?

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  Represents the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole

• Encompasses both physical and human characteristics that make a location unique

• Involves grouping areas with similar characteristics, which may be physical, cultural, economic, or political

• Represents the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole

Scale?

• Encompasses both physical and human characteristics that make a location unique

• Represents the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole

• Involves grouping areas with similar characteristics, which may be physical, cultural, economic, or political

• Refers to the physical gap or interval between two objects

Connection?

• Deals with the relationship among people and objects across the barrier of space

• Involves grouping areas with similar characteristics, which may be physical, cultural, economic, or political

• Represents the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole

• A physical gap or interval between two objects

Human-Environment Interaction

• The study of how humans adapt to the environment
• The study of how humans change the environment
• How people adapt to, modify, and interact with their surroundings

• The study of how the environment changes humans

Movement?

• Transportation of people, goods, ideas, and informaiton

• How people adapt to, modify and interact with their surroundings

• running, walking and esclators

• The way people move from city to city

map

• Two-dimensional representation of Earth's surface

• A sign that tells you which direction

• One-Dimensional representation of Earth's surface

• A four-dimensional representation of what space looks like

Political Map?

• A map showing physical features
• A map showing population density
• A map that displays legal, political or administrative boundaries

• A map showing climate zones