WGU C255 Terms Questions and
Answers
Location ✔✔The place where a thing is; it can be defined absolutely or relatively
Absolute Location ✔✔The location of a place as pinpointed in terms of the global geographic
grid
Relative Location ✔✔The location of a place relative to other places
Place ✔✔Place is a concept that refers to the wide range of human activities and human-
environment interactions that occur in a particular location.
Human-Environment Interaction ✔✔The direct connections between humans and our
biophysical world.
Movement ✔✔The core idea that human beings and all animal life are always in motion.
Region ✔✔A territory that exhibits a certain uniformity
Formal Region ✔✔A region defined by essential uniformity in one or more physical or cultural
features
,Functional Region ✔✔A region defined by interaction among places, such as trade and
communication
Perceptual (Vernacular) Region ✔✔A region defined by widespread popular conception of its
existence
North American Region ✔✔United States and Canada
Latin American Region ✔✔Mexico, Central America, South America, Caribbean Islands
European Region ✔✔Europe
Northern Eurasia Region ✔✔Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
Central Asia and Afghanistan Region ✔✔Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan, Afghanistan
The Middle East and Northern Africa Region (MENA) ✔✔Composed of countries that cluster
around the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf
Sub-Saharan Africa Region ✔✔The majority of Africa;Poorest region in the world
,South Asia Region ✔✔India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the
Maldives;Second poorest region
East Asia Region ✔✔China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan
South-East Asia Region ✔✔Myanmar (Burma), Laow, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia,
Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Timor-Leste
Oceania Region ✔✔Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands
Geography ✔✔The study of the interaction of all physical and human phenomena at individual
places and of how interactions among places form patterns and organize space
Physical Geography ✔✔The study of the characteristics of the physical environment
Human Geography ✔✔The study of the geography of human groups and activities
Cartography ✔✔The study of maps and making
Remote Sensing ✔✔The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the
planet or from high-flying aircraft
, Geographic information system (GIS) ✔✔A computer system used to organize, store, analyze,
and display geographic information
Regional Geography ✔✔An inventory analysis of all characteristics of any individual place
Topical (Systematic) Geography ✔✔The study of universal laws or principles that apply to all
places; topics may be as diverse as the geography of soils (pedology), of life forms
(biogeography), of politics (political geography), of economic activities (economic geography),
and of cities (urban geography)
Spatial Analysis ✔✔An approach to geographic inquiry focusing on patterns in the distribution
of human actions, environmental processes, and interactions among and between places or
regions
Distribution ✔✔The position, placement, or arrangement of a phenomenon in space
Density ✔✔The frequency of occurrence of a phenomenon in space, in relation to its geographic
area
Concentration ✔✔An aspect of the distribution of a phenomenon within a given area
Pattern ✔✔The arrangement of objects within an area
Answers
Location ✔✔The place where a thing is; it can be defined absolutely or relatively
Absolute Location ✔✔The location of a place as pinpointed in terms of the global geographic
grid
Relative Location ✔✔The location of a place relative to other places
Place ✔✔Place is a concept that refers to the wide range of human activities and human-
environment interactions that occur in a particular location.
Human-Environment Interaction ✔✔The direct connections between humans and our
biophysical world.
Movement ✔✔The core idea that human beings and all animal life are always in motion.
Region ✔✔A territory that exhibits a certain uniformity
Formal Region ✔✔A region defined by essential uniformity in one or more physical or cultural
features
,Functional Region ✔✔A region defined by interaction among places, such as trade and
communication
Perceptual (Vernacular) Region ✔✔A region defined by widespread popular conception of its
existence
North American Region ✔✔United States and Canada
Latin American Region ✔✔Mexico, Central America, South America, Caribbean Islands
European Region ✔✔Europe
Northern Eurasia Region ✔✔Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
Central Asia and Afghanistan Region ✔✔Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan, Afghanistan
The Middle East and Northern Africa Region (MENA) ✔✔Composed of countries that cluster
around the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf
Sub-Saharan Africa Region ✔✔The majority of Africa;Poorest region in the world
,South Asia Region ✔✔India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the
Maldives;Second poorest region
East Asia Region ✔✔China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan
South-East Asia Region ✔✔Myanmar (Burma), Laow, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia,
Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Timor-Leste
Oceania Region ✔✔Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands
Geography ✔✔The study of the interaction of all physical and human phenomena at individual
places and of how interactions among places form patterns and organize space
Physical Geography ✔✔The study of the characteristics of the physical environment
Human Geography ✔✔The study of the geography of human groups and activities
Cartography ✔✔The study of maps and making
Remote Sensing ✔✔The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the
planet or from high-flying aircraft
, Geographic information system (GIS) ✔✔A computer system used to organize, store, analyze,
and display geographic information
Regional Geography ✔✔An inventory analysis of all characteristics of any individual place
Topical (Systematic) Geography ✔✔The study of universal laws or principles that apply to all
places; topics may be as diverse as the geography of soils (pedology), of life forms
(biogeography), of politics (political geography), of economic activities (economic geography),
and of cities (urban geography)
Spatial Analysis ✔✔An approach to geographic inquiry focusing on patterns in the distribution
of human actions, environmental processes, and interactions among and between places or
regions
Distribution ✔✔The position, placement, or arrangement of a phenomenon in space
Density ✔✔The frequency of occurrence of a phenomenon in space, in relation to its geographic
area
Concentration ✔✔An aspect of the distribution of a phenomenon within a given area
Pattern ✔✔The arrangement of objects within an area
