World Cultures Chapter 1

What is a representation of a part of the earth?

What is a model of the Earth in the shape of a sphere?

What is the study of people, places, and environments?

What is NOT one of the three requirements for most careers in geography?

Where a place is located and its physical relationship to other places, people, or environment.

Who are two major employers of geographers?

What is an area that has one or more common characteristics that unite or connect it with other areas?

A geographer who studies climate is known as…

Physical surroundings of a location

Obtaining information about a site by using an instrument is known as…

What is an exact position using latitude and longitude, or a description of a place in relation to places around it?

Which is NOT a theme of geography?

A geographer who creates maps is known as…

A person who measures the land is known as…

What is the study of how the shape of the Earth changes?

A computer or internet-based mapping technology is known as…

Which is NOT an essential element of geography?

A person who studies an area to find the best location for a client is known as…

What is a geographical term that describes the physical and human characteristics of a location?

A person who creates plans for developing and improving parts of a city is known as…

A system that uses a network of earth-orbiting satellites to pinpoint location is known as…

What two questions do geographers try to answer?