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

SECTION 1 Themes and Essential Elements Question: What are some similarities and differences in the characteristics of the two main branches of geography?

SECTION 1 study of distribution and characteristics of the world’s people (where people live and what they do) examines how people make and trade things that they need to survive focuses on Earth’s natural environments including landforms, water features, plants, animals, and other physical features studies the processes that shape physical environment interaction of people with their environments Human Geography Physical Geography Both Themes and Essential Elements

SECTION 2 Skill Building: Using the Geographer’s Tools Question: What are characteristics of the three map projection types?

SECTION 2 Map Projection cylindrical conic flat-plane Advantages used by navigators because it show true direction and shape accurate for area with long east-west dimensions used by pilots and navigators because it shows true direction, area, and sizes Disadvantages exaggerates land masses at high altitudes not as accurate for areas that extend mostly north to south distorts shapes Skill Building: Using the Geographer’s Tools

1. What are two main branches in the study of geography? 2. What six essential elements help us organize the study of geography? 3. How are the three kinds of regions defined? 4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the three main map projections? 5. What are six kinds of special-purpose maps? 1. What are two main branches in the study of geography? 2. What six essential elements help us organize the study of geography? 3. How are the three kinds of regions defined? 4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the three main map projections? 5. What are six kinds of special-purpose maps? CHAPTER 1 Chapter Wrap-Up