Study Guide

Topics Covered:

            Maps

• Political
• Physical
• Thematic

            Culture

§         what is culture?

§         what are elements of culture?

§         how does culture divide into subcultures?

§         how is culture learned?

            5 Themes of Geography

·         location

·         place

·         region

·         human-environment itneraction

·         movement

           

            6 Elements of Geography

• World in Spatial Terms
• Places & Regions
• Physical Systems
• Human systems
• Environment and Society
• Uses of Geography

            Tools of Geography:

• Global Positioning System (GPS)
• uses satellite to determine location
• Geographic Information System (GIS)
• store/gather/analyze/display data

           

            Careers in Geography:

·         Land surveyor - measures the land, maps boundaries

·         Location analyst - finds the best place for a specific function

·         Climatologist - studies weather patterns and data for specific functions

·         Urban Planner - plans how to make the city a better place to live

            Vocabulary:

·         Geography

·         Environment

·         Location

·         Place

·         Spatial

·         Region