APHUG Unit 1

the study of natural processes and the distribution of features in the environment, such as landforms, plants, animals, and climate

• physical geography

• biology
• natural history

• chemistry

the study of the events and processes that have shaped how humans understand, use, and alter Earth

• physical geography

• human geography

• microbiology

• social psychology

refers to the relationship between living things and their environments; studying the interactive and interdependent relationships among living things

• social psychology

• microbiology

• spatial perspective

• ecological perspective

refers to where something occurs

• ecology

• biology

• spatial perspective

• ecological perspective

the position that a point or object occupies on Earth

• location

• place

• space

• node

the exact location of an object; usually expressed in coordinates of longitude and latitude

• place

• absolute location

• relative location

• relative distance

a description of where a place is in relation to other places or features

• place

• absolute location

• relative location

• nodes

internalized representations of portions of Earth's surface

• scale

• density

• location

• mental maps

refers to a place's absolute location, and its physical characteristics, such as the landforms, climate, and resources

• site

• situation

• mental maps

• absolute location

refers to a place's location in relation to other places or its surrounding features

• distribution

• location

• situation

• site