Unit 1: Geo Basics

What is geography?

• The study of the earth, its climate, and man’s interaction with it.

• The study of the natural phenomena that make up the environment.

• The study of human activity and its relation to the earth’s surface.

• The study of specific places and land-forms on earth.

What is physical geography?

• The study of the earth, its climate, and man’s interaction with it.

• The study of the natural phenomena that make up the environment.

• The study of human activity and its relation to the earth’s surface.

• The study of specific places and cities on earth.

What is human geography?

• The study of the earth, its climate, and man’s interaction with it.

• The study of the natural phenomena that make up the environment.

• The study of human activity and its relation to the earth’s surface.

• The study of specific places and cities on earth.

What is the biosphere?

• surface layer

• air around the earth

• water on the earth's surface

• living organisms on earth

What is the atmosphere?

• surface layer

• air around the earth

• water on the earth's surface

• living organisms on earth

What is the lithosphere?

• surface layer

• air around the earth

• water on the earth's surface

• living organisms on earth

What is the hydrosphere?

• surface layer

• air around the earth

• water on the earth's surface

• living organisms on earth

What are two examples of cultural landscapes?

• Forested areas

• The Great Lakes

• A corn field

• A city's skyline

A cartographer makes what?

• fields

• buildings

• maps

• landscapes

GPS stands for what?

• Global Positioning System

• Global Produce Service

• Gas Powered System

• Global Power Service