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contemporary geography - ANS The scientific study of the location of people and activities across earth and the reasons for their distribution What questions do geographers ask? - ANS They ask where things are like what is a specific feature's location. Why a certain feature is there like what force(human or physical) caused a feature to be located where they are. How do geographers organize their subject matter? - ANS They organize by place, geographers understand that something happening at one place can result from something happened elsewhere and can affect conditions at other place, location, and distribution. Compare and contrast the term globalization and local diversity. How do they relate to geography? - ANS They both deal with culture and the spread of culture. Globalization spreads a cultural characteristic across the globe and local diversity keeps a cultural characteristic in one place. They relate to geography because they are both talking about distribution of a characteristic across space. Explain the origins of the word geography. - ANS Invented by the ancient Greek scholar Eratosthenes. Its based on two Greek words, geo, meaning earth and graphy, meaning to write. Explain the different categories of geography. - ANS Human geography is the study of where and why human activities are located where they are. It shows the interaction between people and their environment, like religions, businesses, and cities. Physical geography is where and why natural forces occur as they do. For example, climates, landforms, and types of vegetation. What distinguishes geography from other disciplines? - ANS It relies on maps to display and analyze information. What is a place to geographers? - ANS A specific point on earth distinguished by a particular characteristic. It has a unique location. There are many ways to identify a location.