a person who studies people, events and ideas of the past. Who is a historian?

political scientist A _______________ is a person who is concerned with different kinds of governments and the role of citizens in government.

It will involve cooperation of many countries across the globe. What are the requirements for a solution to a global problem?

environment Our natural surroundings are called our _______________.

Place __________is the geographic theme can be defined by physical features.

economist An _____________ is a person who focuses on how people produce, distribute and consume goods and services

Movement, Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Location and Place List the 5 Themes of Geography.

Movement explains how and why people, ideas, and goods move from place to place. Explain Movement.

Ask geographic questions Acquire geographic information Organize geographic information Analyze geographic data Answer geographic questions What are the five steps of geographic inquiry?

Region: areas of the Earth’s surface that have common characteristics; such as, natural resources, language, religion. Explain Region.

Answer geographic questions Which step of the Geographic Inquiry process involves developing conclusions based on the data collected, organized, and analyzed; presenting the conclusions orally and in writing.

H.E.I. describes how people affect their environment (natural surroundings) and how their environment affects them Explain Human-Environment Interaction.

Location is the position of a place on the Earth’s surface. Absolute location – is the exact spot on Earth where the place/thing is located. Relative location – describes where the place is in relation to the features around it. Explain Location. What are the 2 types?

Ask geographic questions Which step of the Geographic Inquiry process involves inquiring about where, what, why and so what?

Place describes the characteristics of a location that make it unique or different. Physical characteristics: landforms, bodies of water, vegetation (plants), animals, climate. Human characteristics: Languages, religion, government, culture. Explain Place.

Human Geography focuses on people and their activities; such as, religion; Language; Way of Life. It compare different places to see similarities and differences and helps plan cities and international business. What is human geography?

Acquire geographic information Which step of the Geographic Inquiry process involves gathering a variety of tools and resources such as maps, interviews, photographs, satellite images, textbooks, and websites?

GPS _________ is a system that uses a network of earth-orbiting satellites to pinpoint absolute location.

Organize geographic information Which step of the Geographic Inquiry process involves using the gathered data to create maps, graphs, charts, diagrams, tables and developing oral and written summaries?

Geographical Information System _________________is a system of computer hardware and software that gathers, stores, and analyzes geographic information.

Analyze geographic data Which step of the Geographic Inquiry process involves identifying, understanding, explaining, and analyzing information. Looking for patterns, relationships, and connections. Making predictions and inferences.

geography ______________ is the study of the Earth and its people.

- it affects the whole planet - it can potentially affect all people - it’s consequences are universal - it is complex and not easily controlled What criteria can you use to decide if a problem is global?

Maps are not perfectly accurate because it is not possible to take a sphere, like Earth, and make it completely flat without stretching it or cutting it apart. Depending on the mapmaker, shape, size, distance and direction can be distorted. Why are maps not completely accurate? What things can get distorted by mapmakers?

geographers People who try to answer the questions: where is it? and why is it there? are called _____________.

sociologists. People who study human societies and how humans organize in groups are called __________________.

location The position of a place on the Earth’s surface is known as ____________.

Absolute location _________________is the exact spot on Earth where a geographic feature is found.

anthropologist An _______________analyzes cultural development of humans; cultural change, social customs and beliefs.

changing it to meet their needs People affect their environment by _____________________________.