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Terms in this set (267)
is the study and analysis of the spatial and temporal
distribution of phenomena on the Earth's surface, and
the underlying processes which cause the observed
GEOGRAPHY pattern.*
Where are these phenomena, what is their pattern,
but more importantly, why is the pattern the way it is,
what causes it.
Location
Place
Five Fundamental Themes
Movement
of Geography: (LPMRH)
Regions
Human-Earth Relationhships
Location can be both absolute and relative. It is the
spatial component of geography, the being
concerned with where things are.
Five Fundamental Themes
of Geography: Location absolute: latitude & longitude, or GPS coordinates
2 types
relative: comparing one location to another by the
distance between them as measured in either time or
miles (kms)
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Place refers to those characteristics that make a
Five Themes of location unique.
Geography: Place
EX: What makes Athens, GA different from Athens, OH.
Movement is the what, how, where and why of the
diffusion of organisms and physical events across the
Five Themes of
Earth's surface.
Geography: Movement
EX: The migration of people, a hurricane, etc.
Regions refers to the study of areas with uniform or
similar cultural
Five Themes of
and/or physical characteristics.
Geography: Regions
EX: North America vs. South America, etc.
Human-Earth Relationships looks at the impacts of
the environment on people & their impact on the
environment. It is the relationship between human
societies & their environment.
Five Themes of
Geography: Human- Earth
EX: The impacts of deforestation, human pollution,
Relationship
agriculture, etc.;
the relationship between the environment & human
technological
development.
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Physical Geography: (non-human-made patterns)
Biogeography,
Geomorphology, Climatology, Hydrogeography, Soils
geography
3 Main Sub-disciplines or Human/Cultural Geography: (human-made patterns)
areas in Geography: HTP Economic, Political, Historical, Cultural, Urban,
Population, etc.
Techniques: (the tools of geography) Cartography,
Remote Sensing,Aerial Photography, Geographic
Information Systems/Science (GIS)
Who is considered to be Eratosthenes, a Greek who lived from 275 to 195 B.C.,
one of the first is considered one of the first "geographers".
geographers?
He measured the polar circumference of the Earth.
What did Eratosthenes do * He became an accomplished cartographer or map-
for the physical maker.
geography field? * He developed the idea of environmental zones
based on temperature (Tº).
Who is considered by Alexander von Humboldt, (1769-1859), considered by
some to be the father of some the
modern physical "father" of modern physical geography.
geography and is credited
with bringing the scientific
study to physical
geography?
Who developed the Alfred Wegner (1880-1930),
Theory of Continental
Drift which later became
part of the theory of Plate
Tectonics?
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Who developed another Charles Thornthwaite (1899-1963),
climate
classification system
based on the principle of
water balance,
precipitation & potential
evapotranspiration?
Who developed the Fujita Tetsuya Theodore Fujita (1920-1998),
Scale for measuring the
intensity of tornadoes?
Who developed, along Robert Simpson (1912-2014), developed, along with
with Herbert Saffir, the Herbert Saffir,
Saffir-Simpson Scale for
measuring hurricane
intensity?
Atmosphere is the thin gaseous veil which surrounds the Earth.
is all the water above, on, and in the Earth in all
Hydrosphere
three (3) states (solid, liquid, gas), freshwater, saline
(saltwater),and in-between.
Lithosphere is the Earth's crust and a portion of the upper mantle.
all the living organisms of the planet and the
Biosphere interconnections between them and their physical
environment
It's common to study "systems" or all the factors
influencing an
area or particular phenomena.
SYSTEMS: 2 types
EX: a fluvial (river) system, a thunderstorm or
hurricane system,
an ecosystem, etc.
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Terms in this set (267)
is the study and analysis of the spatial and temporal
distribution of phenomena on the Earth's surface, and
the underlying processes which cause the observed
GEOGRAPHY pattern.*
Where are these phenomena, what is their pattern,
but more importantly, why is the pattern the way it is,
what causes it.
Location
Place
Five Fundamental Themes
Movement
of Geography: (LPMRH)
Regions
Human-Earth Relationhships
Location can be both absolute and relative. It is the
spatial component of geography, the being
concerned with where things are.
Five Fundamental Themes
of Geography: Location absolute: latitude & longitude, or GPS coordinates
2 types
relative: comparing one location to another by the
distance between them as measured in either time or
miles (kms)
https://quizlet.com/1087591585/geog-1111-stan-hopkins-uga-test-1-study-guide-exam-fully-solved-updated-2025-2026latest-version-verified-for-accur… 1/39
,10/5/25, 4:31 PM GEOG 1111 Stan Hopkins UGA Test 1 Study Guide Exam fully solved & updated 2025-2026(latest version verified for accuracy) | 2…
Place refers to those characteristics that make a
Five Themes of location unique.
Geography: Place
EX: What makes Athens, GA different from Athens, OH.
Movement is the what, how, where and why of the
diffusion of organisms and physical events across the
Five Themes of
Earth's surface.
Geography: Movement
EX: The migration of people, a hurricane, etc.
Regions refers to the study of areas with uniform or
similar cultural
Five Themes of
and/or physical characteristics.
Geography: Regions
EX: North America vs. South America, etc.
Human-Earth Relationships looks at the impacts of
the environment on people & their impact on the
environment. It is the relationship between human
societies & their environment.
Five Themes of
Geography: Human- Earth
EX: The impacts of deforestation, human pollution,
Relationship
agriculture, etc.;
the relationship between the environment & human
technological
development.
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,10/5/25, 4:31 PM GEOG 1111 Stan Hopkins UGA Test 1 Study Guide Exam fully solved & updated 2025-2026(latest version verified for accuracy) | 2…
Physical Geography: (non-human-made patterns)
Biogeography,
Geomorphology, Climatology, Hydrogeography, Soils
geography
3 Main Sub-disciplines or Human/Cultural Geography: (human-made patterns)
areas in Geography: HTP Economic, Political, Historical, Cultural, Urban,
Population, etc.
Techniques: (the tools of geography) Cartography,
Remote Sensing,Aerial Photography, Geographic
Information Systems/Science (GIS)
Who is considered to be Eratosthenes, a Greek who lived from 275 to 195 B.C.,
one of the first is considered one of the first "geographers".
geographers?
He measured the polar circumference of the Earth.
What did Eratosthenes do * He became an accomplished cartographer or map-
for the physical maker.
geography field? * He developed the idea of environmental zones
based on temperature (Tº).
Who is considered by Alexander von Humboldt, (1769-1859), considered by
some to be the father of some the
modern physical "father" of modern physical geography.
geography and is credited
with bringing the scientific
study to physical
geography?
Who developed the Alfred Wegner (1880-1930),
Theory of Continental
Drift which later became
part of the theory of Plate
Tectonics?
https://quizlet.com/1087591585/geog-1111-stan-hopkins-uga-test-1-study-guide-exam-fully-solved-updated-2025-2026latest-version-verified-for-accur… 3/39
, 10/5/25, 4:31 PM GEOG 1111 Stan Hopkins UGA Test 1 Study Guide Exam fully solved & updated 2025-2026(latest version verified for accuracy) | 2…
Who developed another Charles Thornthwaite (1899-1963),
climate
classification system
based on the principle of
water balance,
precipitation & potential
evapotranspiration?
Who developed the Fujita Tetsuya Theodore Fujita (1920-1998),
Scale for measuring the
intensity of tornadoes?
Who developed, along Robert Simpson (1912-2014), developed, along with
with Herbert Saffir, the Herbert Saffir,
Saffir-Simpson Scale for
measuring hurricane
intensity?
Atmosphere is the thin gaseous veil which surrounds the Earth.
is all the water above, on, and in the Earth in all
Hydrosphere
three (3) states (solid, liquid, gas), freshwater, saline
(saltwater),and in-between.
Lithosphere is the Earth's crust and a portion of the upper mantle.
all the living organisms of the planet and the
Biosphere interconnections between them and their physical
environment
It's common to study "systems" or all the factors
influencing an
area or particular phenomena.
SYSTEMS: 2 types
EX: a fluvial (river) system, a thunderstorm or
hurricane system,
an ecosystem, etc.
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