Western Geography Lesson 1 and 2

What is geography?

• The study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create.

• The study of all living organisms divided into many specialized fields.

• The study of the human mind and it's functions

• the study of landforms

How do Geographers study the world at a global level?

• by examining human interaction in a region

• by studying weather patterns

• By examining how events and ideas from one region affect others.

• by studying why people live in cities

Geographers who study the world on a golbal level might decide to study a countries...

• climate

• exports

• history

• landforms

• all of the above

Why is geography considered a science?

How many hemispheres is the world divided into

Which of the following would a physical geographer measure?

• population of a city

• temperature of a given area

• exports of a region

• past civilizations of a country

Physical Geographers want to know why various parts of the world have different _______ patterns.

Human geographers study what?

• Landforms of a given region.

• What animals live in a given area

• How mountain ranges were formed

• How people in various places address their needs

what are TWO benefits of human geography?

• It helps us know about other cultures

• It helps us know about other life forms

• It helps us know about out own cultures

• It helps us know how our brains work and grow

Meterology is the study of what?

• The Earth's water and how we conserve it

• The weather and what causes it

• Human life forms and how they interact with others

• Plants and the animals that