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Studying Geography

CHAPTER 1. Studying Geography. Section 1: Themes and Essential Elements Section 2: Skill Building: Using the Geographer’s Tools. Section 1 Themes and Essential Elements. Objectives:. What are the two main branches of geography? How do we use geography?

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Studying Geography

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  1. CHAPTER 1 Studying Geography Section 1: Themes and Essential Elements Section 2: Skill Building: Using the Geographer’s Tools

  2. Section 1Themes and Essential Elements Objectives: • What are the two main branches of geography? • How do we use geography? • What are some ways we can organize our world and the study of geography?

  3. Section 1Themes and Essential Elements Two main branches of geography: • human geography—distribution and characteristics of the world’s people • physical geography—Earth’s natural environments

  4. Section 1Themes and Essential Elements How we use geography: • in government—for mapmaking and planning • in business—for marketing and development • in schools—for education

  5. Section 1Themes and Essential Elements Organizing the world: • By regions: formal, functional, perceptual Organizing the study of geography: • By five themes—location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, region • By six essential elements 1. The World in Spatial Terms 2. Places and Regions 3. Physical Systems 4. Human Systems 5. Environment and Society 6. The Uses of Geography

  6. Section 2Skill Building: Using the Geographer’s Tools Objectives: • How do geographers and mapmakers organize our world? • What kinds of special maps do geographers use? • How do geographers use climate graphs and population pyramids?

  7. Section 2Skill Building: Using the Geographer’s Tools How geographers and mapmakers organize the world: • by drawing lines on the globe • by identifying hemispheres, continents, and bodies of water • by making and using maps

  8. Section 2Skill Building: Using the Geographer’s Tools Special-purpose maps • climate and precipitation maps • population and economic maps • elevation profiles and topographic maps

  9. Section 2Skill Building: Using the Geographer’s Tools Climate graphs • Climate graphs show average temperatures and precipitation in a place. Population pyramids • Population pyramids show the percentage of males and females by age group in a country’s population, and help chart population trends.

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