Location - CORRECT ANSWER The place where a thing is; it can be defined absolutely or relatively
Absolute Location - CORRECT ANSWER The location of a
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geographic grid
Relative Location - CORRECT ANSWER The location of a place relative to other places
Place - CORRECT ANSWER Place is a concept that refers to the wide range of human activities and
human-environment interactions that occur in a particular location.
Human-Environment Interaction - CORRECT ANSWER The direct connections between humans and
our biophysical world.
Movement - CORRECT ANSWER The core idea that human beings and all animal life are always in
motion.
Region - CORRECT ANSWER A territory that exhibits a certain uniformity
Formal Region - CORRECT ANSWER A region defined by essential uniformity in one or more physical
or cultural features
Functional Region - CORRECT ANSWER A region defined by interaction among places, such as trade
and communication
Perceptual (Vernacular) Region - CORRECT ANSWER A region defined by widespread popular
conception of its existence
North American Region - CORRECT ANSWER United States and Canada
Latin American Region - CORRECT ANSWER Mexico, Central America, South America, Caribbean
Islands
European Region - CORRECT ANSWER Europe
Northern Eurasia Region - CORRECT ANSWER Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
Central Asia and Afghanistan Region - CORRECT ANSWER Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan
The Middle East and Northern Africa Region (MENA) - CORRECT ANSWER Composed of countries
that cluster around the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf
Sub-Saharan Africa Region - CORRECT ANSWER The majority of Africa;Poorest region in the world
South Asia Region - CORRECT ANSWER India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the
Maldives;Second poorest region
East Asia Region - CORRECT ANSWER China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan
South-East Asia Region - CORRECT ANSWER Myanmar (Burma), Laow, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia,
Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Timor-Leste
Oceania Region - CORRECT ANSWER Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands
Geography - CORRECT ANSWER The study of the interaction of all physical and human phenomena
at individual places and of how interactions among places form patterns and organize space
Physical Geography - CORRECT ANSWER The study of the characteristics of the physical environment
Human Geography - CORRECT ANSWER The study of the geography of human groups and activities
Cartography - CORRECT ANSWER The study of maps and making
Remote Sensing - CORRECT ANSWER The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite
orbiting the planet or from high-flying aircraft
Geographic information system (GIS) - CORRECT ANSWER A computer system used to organize,
store, analyze, and display geographic information
Regional Geography - CORRECT ANSWER An inventory analysis of all characteristics of any individual
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