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Page 1: Geography What is it?. Geography is: “The study of people, places, and the environment.” “A science that deals with the description, distribution, and

Geography

What is it?

Page 2: Geography What is it?. Geography is: “The study of people, places, and the environment.” “A science that deals with the description, distribution, and

Geography is:

“The study of people, places, and the environment.”

“A science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth’s surface.”

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How is Geography Useful?

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Geography

Has Six Essential Elements-

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1st - The World in Spatial Terms

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The World in Spatial Terms

• Maps and other geographic tools to get information from a spatial perspective.

• Uses mental maps to organize information about people, places, and environments spatially.

• Analysis of this information.

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2nd – Places and Regions

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Places and Regions

• Physical and Human Characteristics of place• People create regions based on Earth’s

complexity.• How culture and experience influence

people’s perceptions of places and regions.

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3rd – Physical Systems

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Physical Systems

• The physical processes that shape the pattern of the Earth’s surface

• The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems.

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4th – Human Systems

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Human Systems

• Characteristics, distribution, and migration of human population.

• Characteristics, distribution, and complexity of earth’s cultural mosaics.

• Patterns of economic interdependence.• Processes, patterns, and functions of human

settlement.• Role of cooperation and conflict on Earth’s

surface.

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5th – Environment and Society

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Environment and Society

• Humans change the physical environment• Physical Systems affect Human Systems• Changes occur in the meaning, use,

distribution, and importance of resources

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6th - Uses of Geography

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Uses of Geography

• To interpret the past

• To interpret the present and plan for the future…

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Words to Know:

• Geography• Physical• Biological• Cultural• Spatial• Regions• Systems• Ecosystems• Cultural Mosaics• Economic Interdependence