Human Geography Chapter 1

Study of people and cultures

Study of nature, such as climate, soil, animals, etc.

WORLDWIDE outbreak of disease

REGIONAL outbreak of disease

Location - geographical location of people and places Human/Environment - how humans cause changes in the environment and visa versa Region - Features concentrated in a certain area\ Place - labeling or associated a place with certain emotions or traits Movemnt - mobility of people, goods, services, and ideas.

Natural features, human structures, and other tangible objects that gives a place its shape

Imprint of human activity on the landscape

Allows people to accurately locate themselves by satelite

Geographic information system; used to layer data

Describes the location of a place in relation to features around it

Location as measured by latitude and longitude

Marked by physical criteria or a shared cultural traits

Product of interactions; not necessarily culturally similar

Regions without definate boundaries, used in daily life.

Way of life