Chapter 1 A Geographer's World Vocab

What is the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create called?

• Landscape

• Geography

• Social science

• Cartography

Which term refers to all the human and physical features that make an area unique?

• Region

• Environment

• Landscape

• Globe

What does social science study?

• The relationships among people

• The physical features of the world

• The science of making maps

• The study of weather

What is a flat drawing that shows all or part of the earth's surface called?

• Globe

• Map

• Region

• Landscape

What is a spherical, or ball-shaped, model of the entire planet called?

• Map

• Region

• Globe

• Environment

What is the specific description of where a place is located using latitude and longitude called?

• Relative location

• Absolute location

• Physical geography

• Human geography

What is the general description of where a place is located often expressed in relation to something else called?

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• Environment

• Region

What does physical geography study?

• The world's people, communities, and landscapes

• The science of making maps

• The world's physical features

• The study of weather

What is the study of the world's people, communities, and landscapes called?

• Physical geography

• Human geography

• Meteorology

• Cartography

What is the science of making maps called?

• Geography

• Meteorology

• Cartography

• Social science