Geography: The Study of Places AND People
Terms to tackle:•Geography
•Landforms
•Climate
•Environment
•Region
•Resources
Of the terms listed below, are there any you already know? Talk with yourneighbor about definitions you’re familiar with!
Set up your paperto take
Cornell notes!
Geography
• Geography is the study of the earth’s physical and cultural features.
• These features include mountains, rivers, people, cities, and countries.
What is culture?
Do you have a culture?
If so, what doesit include?
Geography is broken in two parts;Physical geography and Human geography!
Physical Geography: Landforms
• Landforms are the natural features of the land’s surface.
• Some landforms include mountains, valleys, plains, and canyons.
See if you and your neighbor can identify 5 examples of landformsfrom the picture above.
Get Ready to Test Your Knowledge of Famous Landforms Around the
WORLD!!!
The GrandCanyon
Mt. Everest
Old FaithfulGeyser
Hawaiian Islands
Physical Geography: Climate
• Climate is the pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time.
• Weather, however, is the conditions at a specific time and place.
My city has cold winters. I’m talking about its ________.It is below freezing today. I’m talking about the _______.
Fill in the blanks!
Physical Geography : Environment
• An environment includes all living and nonliving things that affect human life in an area.
• Environment includes climate, land, water, plants, soil, and animals.
Talk to you neighbor about howwater, climate, and soil affect
humans.
Human Geography
• Human geographers study humans and their cultures.
• Human geographers also study how the environment affects people.
What are the two main branchesof geography?
This is a picture of theDogon people of Mali.
Other Questions Human Geographers Might
Research…
What religionsdo people practice?
What kindof work
do peopledo?
With your neighbor, answer oneof these questions about your
environment.
How do theyget their
food?
How do peoplewho live in deserts
survive?
Why do somediseases
spread easilyin some
environmentsand not others?
Regions
• A region is an area with one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas.
• Regions can have different climates, physical features, different languages spoken by humans, and even different religions practiced by humans.
Regions are basicallyways geographers organize
land or people into differentpieces.
Can you think of any otherRegions, or ways geographers Might organize land/people?
Resources• Resources are
materials found in the earth that people need and value.
• Some early times essential resources included water, animals, and stones.
An area’s resources has a huge affect on whether or notpeople choose to live in a particular area.