Geography By the end of our lesson you will be able to: Create a diagram about geography in order to identify what geographers study, what tools geographers.

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Geography By the end of our lesson you will be able to: Create a diagram about geography in order to identify what geographers study, what tools geographers use, and geography terminology. ©2012, TESCCC

Geography Terminology (Vocabulary) Geography: The study of the physical and human landscapes of Earth and the interaction between the two. Physical Geography: study of processes and patterns (the natural environment of the Earth) Human Geography: studies culture, population, economy, etc. Geographers use many tools to study the Earth: Examples maps, aerial photos, observation, surveys, satellites, organize information into charts and graphs. Geographers also study location, place, region, movement and the human-environment interactions. 3 types of Regions: formal, functional, perceptual Why is geography important in our everyday lives? ©2012, TESCCC

Geographers use tools to study the interactions between the physical and human landscapes of Earth. Concepts/Big Ideas: geographic tools, Geography terminology (Vocabulary), Physical Geography, Human Geography and Regions ©2012, TESCCC

3 Types of Regions Formal Region: Counties, States, Countries (political divisions); based on facts (population/demographics, income, climate, etc.) Functional Region: Metropolitan area; places connected by transportation or other means Perceptual Region: Based on human attitudes about a place ©2012, TESCCC

Tools: Satellite Images ©2012, TESCCC

Tools: Using Twitter, this individual created a map of people reporting where their planes were landing What type of technology might be used to create this map? How did the map maker find the information? Believe it or not: from Twitter…people tweeting where they have landed… ©2012, TESCCC

Tools: Maps based on annual rainfall; latitude and longitude Regions based on rainfall ©2012, TESCCC

Tools: observation and survey the land Regions: West Texas: Cotton (trade) ©2012, TESCCC

Tools: data to determine population density Regions based on Population ©2012, TESCCC

Tools: data collected based on imports and exports Regions for Trade ©2012, TESCCC

Regions based on physical features: River Valley and Hill Country ©2012, TESCCC

Political Regions: Counties of Texas (254 Counties) ©2012, TESCCC

Regions: Physical Features ©2012, TESCCC

Regions: Religion ©2012, TESCCC

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