Branches of Geography

PHYSICAL or HUMAN GEOGRAPHY?:

Studying plate tectonics to see how mountains were formed in the Americas. 

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  GEOGRAPHY

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  GEOGRAPHY

PHYSICAL or HUMAN GEOGRAPHY?:

Understanding how PEOPLE are able to grow food on mountains. 

• PHYSICAL

  GEOGRAPHY

• HUMAN

  GEOGRAPHY

PHYSICAL or HUMAN GEOGRAPHY?:

Studying the differences in cultures among people living in the United States.

• PHYSICAL

  GEOGRAPHY

• HUMAN

  GEOGRAPHY

PHYSICAL or HUMAN GEOGRAPHY?:

Meteorologists tracking a hurricane to keep us safe. 

• PHYSICAL

  GEOGRAPHY

• HUMAN

  GEOGRAPHY

PHYSICAL or HUMAN GEOGRAPHY?:

Seismologists try to figure out when the next earthquake might hit California.

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  GEOGRAPHY

• HUMAN

  GEOGRAPHY

PHYSICAL or HUMAN GEOGRAPHY?:

Anthropologists travel to the Amazon to interview Native Amazonians to learn how they are able to live in the jungle. 

• PHYSICAL

  GEOGRAPHY

• HUMAN

  GEOGRAPHY

PHYSICAL or HUMAN GEOGRAPHY?:

Historians study the past to understand present events that affect us.

• PHYSICAL

  GEOGRAPHY

• HUMAN

  GEOGRAPHY

PHYSICAL or HUMAN GEOGRAPHY?:

Oceanographers study the plants and animals living in the oceans. 

• PHYSICAL

  GEOGRAPHY

• HUMAN

  GEOGRAPHY

PHYSICAL or HUMAN GEOGRAPHY?:

Geologists use their knowledge and tools to try to find oil.

• PHYSICAL

  GEOGRAPHY

• HUMAN

  GEOGRAPHY

PHYSICAL or HUMAN GEOGRAPHY?:

Linguists study how languages are constructed and how they develop.

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  GEOGRAPHY

• HUMAN

  GEOGRAPHY