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_____ perspective is used at the regional, local, and global levels, to understand why people move or why countries sell certain products.
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_____ can be applied to the fields of business, education, economics, and government.
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If you know about physical geography, you can work as a ___ and study the weather and the atmosphere.
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A ___ geographer will use urban planning skills to coordinate projects for housing, community development, and parks and recreation.
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___ is a reference point for geographers the same way that dates are reference points for historians.
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Geographic Element #1. World in Spatial Terms: Create a ___ ___ based on relative location, orient yourself in space, then develop an awareness of the world.
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Geographic Element #2. Place and Region: A region can be defined by ___ traits such as soils, climate, vegetation, animals, resources, and landforms.
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Geographic Element #2. Place and Region: A region can have _____ significance, such as religion, politics, language, population, and economics.
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Geographic Element #2. Place and Region: A ___ region is unified by a characteristic, such as a product produced in that region. e.g. Corn Belt of America is a [same] region because corn is its primary crop.
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Geographic Element #2. Place and Region: A ___ region incorporates a central node that connects the surrounding area. e.g. a cell tower provides the node for an area in which cell phone users can obtain phone reception.
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Geographic Element #2. Place and Region: A ___ region is defined by accepted tradition or value. e.g. the term “heartland” refers to a central area in the U.S. in which traditional values of family and hospitality are believed to predominate.
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Geographic Element #3. Physical Systems: Study of how physical features of land, water, and climate interact with plants and animals to change ___ , a community of plants & animals that depend upon one another.
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Geographic Element #4. Human Systems: Study of human ___ , settlement, and the exchange of ideas among cultures, which transforms societies and landscapes over time.
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Geographic Element #5. Environment & Society: park conservation, population, pollution, reintroduction of species, and construction are ways that humans change the ___
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Geographic Element #5. Environment & Society: deserts, mountains, and rivers, can limit human movement, while earthquakes, droughts, and hurricanes can force humans to adapt their lifestyles; This is how the environment effects ___ .
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Geographic Element #6. Uses of Geography: People trained in geography are in demand in the workforce, but they do not have ___ as a job title; they have more than a hundred different job titles; travel agent, urban planner, ecologist
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Research Methods: When a geographers visits a place and gathers information about they see, this is called direct __ .
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Research Methods: When a geographers uses aerial photographs or satellite images instead of visiting a site, it is called _____ _____ .
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Research Methods: _____ is important because many research findings can be explained better if they are visual and spatial, rather than through statistical methods or written documents.
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Research Methods: Geographers analyze ___ ; Gender, ethnicity, & age of a specific region can emphasize trends in human population, while numerical data for temperature and snowfall can provide insight into a region's climate.