Geography Chapter Overview

<p>Geography as a reputable academic discipline (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Its identification with exploration and imperial expansion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Regional approach (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The examination of human culture across different locations (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cultural landscape (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Differences and similarities among regions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Determinism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Natural environment (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Diffusion (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Writing about the Earth (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Relocation diffusion (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Expansion diffusion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>People and their activities (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Greeks (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The arrangement of things on the Earth's surface. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Where is it? (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Herodotus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The physical and human qualities of a location (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Analyzing events in space and over time. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Agricultural practices (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>What it is like to live and work there. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Friedrich Ratzel (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Possibilism (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Physical conditions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The environment constrains but does not determine human actions. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1940s (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Industrial activity location (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Determinism (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>First half of the 20th century (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Analyzing the spatial variation of individual phenomena across the globe (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Logical Positivism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To establish universal laws and predict phenomena (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The position of phenomena in space and their interactions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It was solely based on description and unique regional aspects. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Its spatial element (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They ignored environmental factors. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The natural environment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To give it academic respectability (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The rational being (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Decision-making processes and the role of the decision maker (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Other academic disciplines (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Civil rights movement and feminism (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The study of where things are located on the Earth and why.

Study of people, their activities, and structures in spatial contexts.

The position of something on the Earth’s surface.

Physical and human characteristics of a location that give it meaning.

Examining Earth's features over space and time.

Theory that environment shapes human activities and cultures.

Study of specific areas and their characteristics.

Include location, place, interactions, movement, and region.

The way human cultures imprint their significance on locations.

The relationship between human societies and their natural environment.

The spread of people or ideas through their physical movement.

The spread of ideas or culture from one place while staying in the origin.

The evolution of geography from ancient times to the 19th century.

Ancient scholar who coined the term 'geography'.

Known as the 'father of history' for his geographical accounts.

Roman geographer who contributed further to geographic knowledge.

A classic work fundamental to geography.

A significant Arab geographer who laid foundations in historical geography.

A revival of geographical knowledge and academic standing.

A geographer who emphasized the importance of regional geography.

Approach and techniques used to study geographical phenomena.

Academic units focused on the study of geography, forming in the 19th century.

A German geographer who originated environmental determinism.

An American geographer who expanded on Ratzel's deterministic ideas.

The concept that the environment limits but does not determine human actions.

French geographer who influenced the concept of environmental possibilism.

A significant discussion in human geography about the influence of environment on society.

Historical period in Europe from the 5th to the 15th century, encompassing the Dark Ages and Renaissance.

The study of the physical and human aspects of regions in an organized manner.

Models that assess the optimal location for economic activities based on costs and rational decision-making.

An idealized person whose decisions are based solely on economic rationality.

A branch of geography that focuses on how human decisions and preferences affect location choices.

The focus on inequalities and rights in spatial studies influenced by societal movements.

Elements of the environment that influence human activities and decisions in locational analysis.

Specialized fields like economic, social, and political geography.

Study of industries and their locations within regions.

Study of agriculture's spatial aspects and farming practices.

Approach focusing on the position of phenomena and their interactions.

Use of statistics to test hypotheses and understand spatial data.

Simplified representations of reality used to understand complex systems.

Critiques its focus on unique regional features over general theories.