1. Geography Chapter 1.1 Outlining Practice

2. The WRONG way!! What is Geography?
A. The study of everything on Earth.
B. How the world is changing.
C. Geographers study cities and cultures.
D. Perspective
E. Spatial perspective.
F. Landscapes
G. People live in landscapes.
H. Human geography and physical geography.
I. People make and trade things to survive.

3. Who Uses Geography?
A. People who watch the news
B. Restaurants
C. Subfields of Geography
D. Cartography – study of maps and mapmaking
E. Cartographers create maps on computers.
F. Meteorology – study of weather
G. Watch meteorologists on tv.
H. Geographers work for the government
I. Geographers work for businesses
J. Geographers work at schools

4. How Do We Study Geography?
A. Regions
B. Regions can be any size.
C. Great Plains.
D. Formal Region
E. Functional Region
F. City transit system
E. Perceptual Regions
F. “Back Home” is a perceptual region.
G. The South is called Dixie.
H. The Five Themes and Six Essential Elements

5. I. Location is an exact spot on Earth J
I. Location is an exact spot on Earth J. Place is physical and human features of a location. K. Human-Environmental interaction L. Movement is how people change locations M. Region is shared characteristics. N. 18 Geography Standards provide more detail.

6. The Right way (copy this down)
What is geography? (important point in the reading)
A) The study of everything on earth. (important about geography)
B) There are two main branches: Human and physical geography. (important
about geography)
II. Who Uses Geography? (important point in the reading)
A) Geography has subfields: Cartography and Meteorology
(important about who uses geography)
B) Geographers work in many different areas. (important about who uses geography)
III. How Do We Study Geography? (important point in the reading)
A) A region is an area with common features. (important about why study geography)
B) Three types of regions: formal, functional, perceptual. (important about why
study geography)
C) Five Themes and Six Essential Elements. (important about why study geography)

7. Written Summary from Outline
What is geography? (important point in the reading)
A) The study of everything on earth. (important about geography)
B) There are two main branches: Human and physical geography. (important
about geography)
II. Who Uses Geography? (important point in the reading)
A) Geography has subfields: Cartography and Meteorology (important about who uses geography)
B) Geographers work in many different areas. (important about who uses geography)
III. How Do We Study Geography? (important point in the reading)
A) A region is an area with common features. (important about why study geography)
B) Three types of regions: formal, functional, perceptual. (important about why
study geography)
C) Five Themes and Six Essential Elements. (important about why study geography)
Written Summary from Outline
Geography is the study of everything on Earth. The study of geography focuses on natural environments, as well as how humans live.
Well-known subfields of geography are cartography and meteorology, but geographers work in many different areas.
One way to study geography is by focusing on areas that have common features. These are known as regions. There are three kinds of regions: formal, functional, and perceptual. One can also study the Five Themes and Six Essential Elements of geography.

8. To Review: Pick out the main points.
Write down ONLY what are important about those main points.