Monday, February 11, 2013

Section 1 and 2

Section 1
1) What are examples of functional, formal, and perceptual regions?
>An example of Formal region would be Sahel in Africa. An example of functional region is a city transit  system. An example for perceptual region is "back home".
2) What six essential elements are used to organize the study of geography?
> The world in Spatial Term, Places and Regions, Physical Systems, Human Systems, Enviornment and Society, and The uses of Geography.
3) How is the study of human geography different from the study of physical geography?
>Human geography is based on humans and physical geography focus on the physical appearance.
4) What do you think a "geographical approach" to studying an issue might be? 
>It might cause the whole geography to change.
5) Jobs in Geography: 


  • Governmental Agencies
  • United States Geological Survey (USGS)
  • Business 
  • Schools

Section 2
1) What do the letters N, S, E, and W mean when they accompany labels for latitude and longitude?
>North, South, East, and West.
2) What regional features are found on special maps at the beginning of each unit throughout this textbook?
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3) Why are population pyramids sometimes called age-structure diagrams?
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4) What 

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