Thinking Like a Geographer Lessons 1&2

Geographers look at the world from a ________ perspective.

• spatial

• objects

• people

• focus

Geographers think about things on Earth by their______.

• technology

• names

• GPS

• location

Geographers rely on other subjects such as......

• history and economics

• P.E. and recess

• GPS and GIS

• places and people

Geographers look at the interaction of people with locations of ___________.

• maps

• history

• shopping centers

• people

What is the study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environments?

• history

• economics

• geography

• biology

What is the exact spot at which a place is found on Earth?

• absolute location

• region

• relative location

• spatial

What a specific location is like is a......

• phenomena

• acquire

• region

• place

This word means "to gain".

• region

• acquire

• relative

• spatial

What is a place's location in relation to another place called?

• absolute location

• relative location

• region location

• environment location

What is a group of places with similar characteristics?

• region

• relative

• pattern

• place