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GEOGRAPHY, Ana Sofía Franco Solares - Coggle Diagram
GEOGRAPHY
Fiel of science, it studies:
Lands
I'ts features
Inhabitants
Phenomena of the Earth
DESCRIBES THE EARTH
Important Concepts:
Location
Where somthing is located.
Absolute Location: position on globe, imaginary lines
Relative Location: located in relation to other places.
Place
Characteristics of the place
Physical Characteristics:
Ex: Landforms, vegetation, climate.
Unique from place to place.
Human Characteristics:
Customs, beliefs.
Economy, government.
All urban growth.
Number of people who live or work on a place.
Human- Environment Interaction
How people use the environment.
If they modify it.
The consequences of changes.
Respond to changes.
Movement
How people, goods, and ideas move between themselves.
Regions
Gruop of places with at least 1 characteristic in common.
Formal Regions: a characteristic is present throughout an area.
Functional Regions: a central place affects other places that surrounds it.
Some imaginary lines are:
Equator: Divides the Earth in 2 halves/ Hemispheres
Lines of Lattitude: (Parallels) Across the Equator.
Lines of Longitude: (Meridians) Run north and south between the 2 poles.
Ana Sofía Franco Solares