What is Geography?

What is the "best" definition for geography?

• Study of people, places, and environments

• Study of the earth and its natural processes

• Study of people and culture around the world

• Study of maps

Which branch of geography deals with natural features and processes?

• Physical Geography

• Human Geography

Which branch of geography deals with how human activity affects or is influenced by the earth's surface?

• Human Geography

• Physical Geography

Which branch of geography deals with the oceans?

• Physical Geography

• Human Geography

Which branch of geography deals with the migration of people around the world?

• Physical Geography

• Human Geography

Which branch of geography deals with the study of soil?

• Physical Geography

• Human Geography

Which branch of geography deals with money and economics?

• Human Geography

• Physical Geography

Relative Location is...

• the position of a place in relation to other places

• the position of a place by naming the latitude and longitude lines

Which of the following relative location examples are correct?

• Cambria is South of Madison

• Cambria is East of La Crosse

• Cambria is North of Green Bay

• Cambria is South of Racine

Which of the 5 Themes of geography relates to physical/human characteristics (what you see)?

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Region