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  1. How to Use This Presentation •To View the presentation as a slideshow with effects select “View” on the menu bar and click on “Slide Show”, or simply press F5 on the top row of your keyboard. •To advance to the next slide click the left mouse button once. • From the Chapter screen you can click on any section to go directly to that section’s presentation •Blank or “missing” areas of a slide will remain hidden until the left mouse button is clicked. •You may exit the slide show at any time by pressing the Esc key

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

  3. SECTION 1 Themes and Essential Elements Question: What are some similarities and differences in the characteristics of the two main branches of geography?

  4. SECTION 1 Themes and Essential Elements Human Geography Physical Geography • focuses on Earth’s natural environments including landforms, water features, plants, animals, and other physical features • studies the processes that shape physical environment • study of distribution and characteristics of the world’s people (where people live and what they do) • examines how people make and trade things that they need to survive Both • interaction of people with their environments

  5. SECTION 2 Skill Building: Using the Geographer’s Tools Question: What are characteristics of the three map projection types?

  6. SECTION 2 Skill Building: Using the Geographer’s Tools Map Projection Advantages Disadvantages used by navigators because it show true direction and shape exaggerates land masses at high altitudes cylindrical not as accurate for areas that extend mostly north to south conic accurate for area with long east-west dimensions flat-plane used by pilots and navigators because it shows true direction, area, and sizes distorts shapes

  7. CHAPTER 1 Chapter Wrap-Up 1. What are two main branches in the study of geography? 2. What six essential elements help us organize the study of geography? 3. How are the three kinds of regions defined? 4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the three main map projections? 5. What are six kinds of special-purpose maps?

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