1. Thinking Like a Geographer Ch. 1 Sec. 1, pp. 22-27
Looking at the Earth
Thinking Like a Geographer
Ch. 1
Sec. 1, pp

2. A Geographer’s View of Place
They study physical characteristics – where are things (landforms), what are places like?
They study human characteristics – where do people live, what are they like?
People and places – how do people interact with environment?
Regions – how places relate to other places

3. The Tools of Geography
Collecting data for mapping the earth – landsat images, GPS
Geographic information systems – special software to help gather information about a place

4. Uses of Geography
Government planing – offering new services, handling disaster
Managing resources

5. Clues to Our Past Written records – diaries, legal documents
Artifacts – items created by ancient humans
Fossils – remains of early humans