1. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter What you will learn in this chapter Summary of the chapter Test your geographic knowledge by playing the GeoGame. 1 1 GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK Summary GeoGame Main Ideas QUIT

2. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 Main Ideas GRAPHIC continued... Section 1: The Five Themes of Geography Geographers view the world in terms of the use of space. Geographers study the world by looking at location, place, region, movement, and human-environment interaction. HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

3. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 Main Ideas continued... Geographers use computer-assisted technology to study the use of the earth’s surface. Geographers use two- and three-dimensional tools to learn about the earth. Section 2: The Geographer’s Tools IMAGE HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

4. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter What you will learn in this chapter Summary of the chapter Test your geographic knowledge by playing the GeoGame. 1 1 QUIT GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK Summary GeoGame Main Ideas

5. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 Summary The Five Themes of Geography Location Absolute Location is the exact place on the earth where a geographic feature is found. Relative Location describes a place in comparison to other places around it. continued... HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

6. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 Summary continued... The Five Themes of Geography Place Place describes the physical features and cultural characteristics of a location. Region Region describes an area of the earth’s surface with similar characteristics, usually more than one. These may include physical, political, economic, or cultural characteristics. HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

7. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 Summary continued... The Five Themes of Geography Movement How and why people, plants, animals, and ideas move through time and place. Human–Environment Interaction People learn to use what the environment offers them and to change that environment to meet their needs. HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

8. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 Summary continued... The Geographer’s Tools Globe A three-dimensional representation of the earth. Map A two-dimensional representation of the earth. Mapmaking Area is surveyed. High-tech tools, including satellites, are used to gather data and create maps. HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

9. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 Summary continued... Geography Skills Handbook Map Elements Maps have elements such as a legend to aid in interpreting them. Scale This determines how much detail is shown on a map. Grid Gridlines help to determine absolute location. HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

10. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 Summary continued... Geography Skills Handbook Projection This shows the earth’s surface in two dimensions but distorts either size, shape, direction, or area. Types of Maps These include physical, political, and thematic, such as qualitative, cartographic, or flow-line. HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

11. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter What you will learn in this chapter Summary of the chapter Test your geographic knowledge by playing the GeoGame. 1 1 QUIT GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK Summary GeoGame Main Ideas

12. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 GeoGame Review what you’ve learned in this chapter with the GeoGame challenge! 5 points Places & Terms 10 points The Five Themes of Geography 20 points Geographic Challenge Choose a category. Answer the question and keep score of the points you earn. Click “GeoGame Home” to choose a different category. 10 points The Geographer’s Tools HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

13. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 GeoGame Places & Terms (5 points each) continued... GeoGame Home latitude lines 1.What are the imaginary parallel lines that circle the earth called? HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

14. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 GeoGame Places & Terms (5 points each) continued... GeoGame Home the prime meridian 2.What marks the beginning of longitude? HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

15. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 GeoGame Places & Terms (5 points each) continued... GeoGame Home longitude 3.What has 180º in each hemisphere? HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

16. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 GeoGame Places & Terms (5 points each) continued... GeoGame Home north and south or east and west 4.How may hemispheres be divided? HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

17. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 GeoGame Places & Terms (5 points each) continued... GeoGame Home the equator 5. What imaginary line separates the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere? HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

18. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 GeoGame Places & Terms (5 points each) continued... GeoGame Home longitude lines 6.Which term is also known as a meridian line? HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

19. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 GeoGame Places & Terms (5 points each) continued... GeoGame Home A cartographer would work on both. 7.Would a cartographer work on a map or a globe? HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

20. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 GeoGame Places & Terms (5 points each) continued... GeoGame Home They are needed to represent our three-dimensional world in two dimensions. 8.Why are map projections needed? HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

21. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 GeoGame Review what you’ve learned in this chapter with the GeoGame challenge! 5 points 10 points 20 points Choose a category. Answer the question and keep score of the points you earn. Click “GeoGame Home” to choose a different category. 10 points HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK Places & Terms The Five Themes of Geography Geographic Challenge The Geographer’s Tools

22. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 GeoGame continued... GeoGame Home The Five Themes of Geography (10 points each) Absolute location gives an exact position of a feature on the earth’s surface. Relative location describes the feature’s relationship to other features on the earth. 1.How is absolute location different from relative location? HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

23. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 GeoGame continued... GeoGame Home The Five Themes of Geography (10 points each) physical features such as rivers or mountains, human-made features such as cities, highways, and cultural aspects 2. What are some examples of information that would be included in a place description? HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

24. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 GeoGame continued... GeoGame Home The Five Themes of Geography (10 points each) Place describes what a location is like. Region describes how places are similar or different. 3. How is place different from region? HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

25. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 GeoGame continued... GeoGame Home The Five Themes of Geography (10 points each) Geographers study movement to understand how people, goods, and ideas move from place to place. 4. Why do geographers study movement? HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

26. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 GeoGame Review what you’ve learned in this chapter with the GeoGame challenge! 5 points 10 points 20 points Choose a category. Answer the question and keep score of the points you earn. Click “GeoGame Home” to choose a different category. 10 points HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK Places & Terms The Five Themes of Geography Geographic Challenge The Geographer’s Tools

27. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 GeoGame continued... GeoGame Home The Geographer’s Tools (10 points each) A map shows the locations of places on the earth and of one place relative to another. 1. What is the purpose of a map? HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

28. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 GeoGame continued... GeoGame Home The Geographer’s Tools (10 points each) Satellites provide accurate data for a map. 2. How do satellites aid in mapmaking? HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

29. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 GeoGame continued... GeoGame Home The Geographer’s Tools (10 points each) It enables geographers to view many different aspects of a specific place. 3. Why is GIS a valuable tool for examining the geography of a place? HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

30. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 GeoGame Review what you’ve learned in this chapter with the GeoGame challenge! 5 points 10 points 20 points Choose a category. Answer the question and keep score of the points you earn. Click “GeoGame Home” to choose a different category. 10 points HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK Places & Terms The Five Themes of Geography Geographic Challenge The Geographer’s Tools

31. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 GeoGame continued... GeoGame Home Geographic Challenge (20 points) Because the earth is round, it is necessary to create a method of marking a location. Without the grid system, there would be no accurate reference points. 1. Why was it necessary for geographers to develop a grid system? HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK

32. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Looking at the Earth Chapter 1 1 GeoGame Review what you’ve learned in this chapter with the GeoGame challenge! 5 points 10 points 20 points Choose a category. Answer the question and keep score of the points you earn. Click “GeoGame Home” to choose a different category. 10 points HOME GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY SKILLS HANDBOOK Places & Terms The Five Themes of Geography Geographic Challenge The Geographer’s Tools