Geography Module 1.1: Exploring Our World Assessment

• Field observations

• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

• Astrology

• Satellite imagery

• Relative location

• Absolute location

• Psychological location

• Time location

• Functional region

• Perceptual region

• Formal region

• Psychological region

• Cartography

• Astronomy

• Geology

• Geography

• The way people adapt to and modify their surroundings

• The distance between two cities

• The exact coordinates of a location

• The imaginary lines that divide the Earth

• Linear distance

• Psychological distance

• Time distance

• Absolute distance

• Prime meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• International Date Line

• Equator

• 40.7128° N, 74.0060° W

• Chicago is about 800 miles west of New York City

• The exact address of the White House

• The elevation of Mount Everest

• The exact number of miles between two points

• The time it takes to travel between two locations

• The perceived difficulty or ease of travel to a place

• The official boundaries between regions

• Where is it?

• Why is it there?

• How does it interact with other places?

• What is its monetary value?

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