Download Terms and Concepts - Geography (Pechacek)2

Geography Terms
and Concepts
Geography
• Study of the
special physical
and human
characteristics
of places or
regions
River
Mountains
Farming
Beaches
Oil Wells
City
Environment
• Physical
surroundings
Absolute location
• The exact
position of a
place on the
earth’s surface
expressed in
latitude and
longitude
Houston is located at 29 58 degrees N and 95
21 degrees W.
Relative location
• Where a place is in
relation to other places
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Examples:
near the library
across town
over by Willowbrook
Mall
Region
• An area that
shares one or
more common
characteristics
Human-Environment
Interaction
• How people use,
adapt to, or
change their
surroundings
and how the
physical
environment
often affects
humans
Migration
• People
moving
from one
place to
another
Movement
• People
interacting
across the
globe-includes
migration,
transportation,
and trade
Diverse
• different
Frio River
Chisos Mountains
Cultural Heritage
• Maintaining and
celebrating one’s
unique ethnic
background
Vegetation
• Plant life
Agriculture
• farming
Irrigation
• Providing water
for crops
Espada Aqueduct
Works Cited
• www.traveltex.com
• www.stockyard.com