CHAPTER 1 Studying Geography Section 1: Themes and Essential Elements Section 2: Skill Building: Using the Geographer’s Tools

Objectives: Essential Elements Section 1 Themes and What are the two main branches of geography? How do we use geography? What are some ways we can organize our world and the study of geography?

Two main branches of geography: Section 1 Themes and Essential Elements Two main branches of geography: human geography—distribution and characteristics of the world’s people physical geography—Earth’s natural environments

How we use geography: Essential Elements Section 1 Themes and in government—for mapmaking and planning in business—for marketing and development in schools—for education

Organizing the study of geography: World Geography Today 4/9/2017 Section 1 Themes and Essential Elements Organizing the world: By regions: formal, functional, perceptual Organizing the study of geography: By five themes—location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, region By six essential elements 1. The World in Spatial Terms 2. Places and Regions 3. Physical Systems 4. Human Systems 5. Environment and Society 6. The Uses of Geography Chapter 01

Objectives: the Geographer’s Tools Section 2 Skill Building: Using How do geographers and mapmakers organize our world? What kinds of special maps do geographers use? How do geographers use climate graphs and population pyramids?

How geographers and mapmakers organize the world: Section 2 Skill Building: Using the Geographer’s Tools How geographers and mapmakers organize the world: by drawing lines on the globe by identifying hemispheres, continents, and bodies of water by making and using maps

Special-purpose maps the Geographer’s Tools Section 2 Skill Building: Using the Geographer’s Tools Special-purpose maps climate and precipitation maps population and economic maps elevation profiles and topographic maps

Climate graphs Population pyramids the Geographer’s Tools World Geography Today 4/9/2017 Section 2 Skill Building: Using the Geographer’s Tools Climate graphs Climate graphs show average temperatures and precipitation in a place. Population pyramids Population pyramids show the percentage of males and females by age group in a country’s population, and help chart population trends. Chapter 01