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Name: ______________________________________
What is “Geography??”1
The ancient Greeks were the first to formally study the earth
and develop the science of “geography.” They used to say that
“Geography is the Mother of All Science.”
The word “geography” literally means
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Geography’s Key Ideas…
What There? Why There? Why Care?
1. What There?
a. ___________________________________: “Where did it
happen?”
■ it can be ___________________ or
___________________
■ Relative = depends on where you are located. “my house
is west of where you are”
■ Absolute = doesn’t depend on where you are located. “my
house is at 45o N 115o W”
■ provides the starting point for many kinds of geographic
study
b. ____________________:
■ these are the characteristics of the ________________ of
a location that can affect that location
■ e.g. Canada’s Maritime provinces are struggling
economically compared to other locations in Canada
because the Maritimes are ___________,
_______________, have little _____________________,
and don’t have many
______________________________
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Name: ______________________________________
2. Why There?
a. Geographers study the world and look for causes,
_________________,__________________, connections and
interconnections
b. Pattern: e.g. we look at the location of volcanoes and we see
that many of them are around the edge of the
______________. So we have called this the
“_________________________” (a region)
c. Trend: to change or develop in a certain direction.
■ e.g. Russia’s population is ______________.
Measurements show that the earth’s climate is
___________________.
d. Geographers use this information to divide the world into
______________.
e. Region:
■ an area of the earth that has _______________ and
easily recognizable features
■ creating regions help to __________________________
into themes
■ regions can vary widely in ____________ (e.g. Credit
Valley, Southern Ontario, Eastern Canada, Western
Hemisphere)
■ regions can be defined using many different criteria…
1. by _______________ (the Muslim World)
2. by ________________ (the English-speaking world)
3. by __________________ (Developed countries,
Developing countries)
4. others
Name: ______________________________________
3. Why Care?
a. _________________________________________________…
■ everything is connected to everything else in some way
■ and because of this, what happens in one location can
force ___________________ in other locations
■ these changes can be positive or negative
■ e.g. the volcanic eruptions in Iceland have lead to
closures of airports in Europe
■ humans have an impact on the environment, and the
environment can have an impact on humans
b. We must also consider different Geographic
_____________________________…
■ environmental, economic, political, social
■ use geographic perspectives to identify and solve
______________________, make decisions,
judgements, plan
■ we must consider the
_____________________________ and the
circumstances that they are in. e.g. different cultures view
the environment differently
Name: ______________________________________
What is “Geography??”
The ancient Greeks were the first to
formally study the earth and develop the
science of “geography.” They used to say
that “Geography is the Mother of All
Science.”
The word “geography” literally means:
The study of the physical features of the
earth and its atmosphere, and of human
activity as it affects and is affected by these,
including the distribution of populations and
resources, land use, and industries.
Geography’s Key Ideas…What There? Why
There? Why Care?
4.
What There?
a.
Location/Place: “Where did it
happen?”
■ it can be relative or absolute…
Name: ______________________________________
■ Relative = depends on where you
are located. “my house is west of
where you are”
■ Absolute = doesn’t depend on where
you are located. “my house is at 45o
N 115o W”
■ provides the starting point for many
kinds of geographic study
b.
Situation:
■ these are the characteristics of the
surroundings of a location that can
affect that location
■ e.g. Canada’s Maritime provinces
are struggling economically
compared to other locations in
Canada because the Maritimes are
small, isolated, have little
agriculture, and don’t have many
natural resources
Name: ______________________________________
5.
Why There?
a.
Geographers study the world and
look for causes, patterns, trends,
connections and interconnections
b.
Pattern: e.g. we look at the location
of volcanoes and we see that many of
them are around the edge of the Pacific
Ocean. So we have called this the
“Ring of Fire” (a region)
c. Trend: to change or develop in a certain
direction.
■ e.g. Russia’s population is
declining. Measurements show that
the earth’s climate is changing
d.
Geographers use this information to
divide the world into regions
e.
Region:
■ an area of the earth that has similar
and easily recognizable features
■ creating regions help to organize
information into themes
Name: ______________________________________
■ regions can vary widely in size (e.g.
Credit Valley, Southern Ontario,
Eastern Canada, Western
Hemisphere)
■ regions can be defined using many
different criteria…
1.
by Religion (the Muslim
World)
2.
by Language (the Englishspeaking world)
3.
by Economics (Developed
countries, Developing countries)
4.
others
Name: ______________________________________
6.
Why Care?
a.
Interrelationships & Interactions…
■ everything is connected to
everything else in some way
■ and because of this, what happens
in one location can force changes in
other locations
■ these changes can be positive or
negative
■ e.g. the volcanic eruptions in Iceland
have lead to closures of airports in
Europe
■ humans have an impact on the
environment, and the environment
can have an impact on humans
b.
We must also consider different
Geographic Perspectives…
■ environmental, economic, political,
social
Name: ______________________________________
■ use geographic perspectives to
identify and solve problems, make
decisions, judgements, plan
■ we must consider the lives of
others and the circumstances that
they are in. e.g. different cultures
view the environment differently