Transcript Geography Overview

Geography
By the end of our lesson you will be able
to: Create a diagram about geography in
order to identify what geographers study,
what tools geographers use, and geography
terminology.
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Geography Terminology (Vocabulary)
• Geography: The study of the physical and human
landscapes of Earth and the interaction between the two.
• Physical Geography: study of processes and patterns (the
natural environment of the Earth)
• Human Geography: studies culture, population, economy,
etc.
• Geographers use many tools to study the Earth: Examples
maps, aerial photos, observation, surveys, satellites,
organize information into charts and graphs.
• Geographers also study location, place, region, movement
and the human-environment interactions.
• 3 types of Regions: formal, functional, perceptual
• Why is geography important in our everyday lives?
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Geographers use tools to study the
interactions between the physical
and human landscapes of Earth.
CONCEPTS/BIG IDEAS: GEOGRAPHIC TOOLS,
GEOGRAPHY TERMINOLOGY (VOCABULARY),
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY, HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AND
REGIONS
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3 Types of Regions
• Formal Region: Counties, States, Countries
(political divisions); based on facts
(population/demographics, income, climate,
etc.)
• Functional Region: Metropolitan area; places
connected by transportation or other means
• Perceptual Region: Based on human attitudes
about a place
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Tools: Satellite Images
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Tools: Using Twitter, this individual
created a map of people reporting
where their planes were landing
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Tools: Maps based on annual rainfall; latitude
and longitude
Regions based on rainfall
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Tools: observation and survey the land
Regions: West Texas: Cotton (trade)
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Tools: data to determine population density
Regions based on Population
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Tools: data collected based on imports and
exports
Regions for Trade
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Regions based on physical features:
River Valley and Hill Country
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Political Regions: Counties of Texas
(254 Counties)
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Regions: Physical Features
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Regions: Religion
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