Standard Covered:

G.6_12.47 - I can apply, explain, and use geographic tools to study the world globally and regionally.

Big Ideas:

1. The study of geography helps us view the world in new ways.

• Geography is the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create.

• Geographers look at the world in many different ways.

2. Geography is divided into two main branches - physical and human geography.

• Physical geography is the study of landforms, water bodies, and other physical features.

• Human geography focuses on people, their cultures, and the landscapes they create.

• Other branches of geography examine specific aspects of the physical or human world.

3. Geographers have created two different but related systems for organizing geographic studies.

• The five themes of geography help us organize our studies of the world.

• The six essential elements of geography highlight some of the subject's most important ideas.

4. Geographers use many tools to study the world.

• Maps and globes are the most commonly used tools of geographers.

• Many geographers study information gathered by satellites.

• Geographers use many other tools, including graphs, charts, databases, and models, in their work.

5. Geographers study the world by understanding maps and geographic features of Earth.

• When creating maps, cartographers use a pattern of latitude and longitude lines that circle Earth.

• Cartographers have created map projections to show the round surface of Earth on a flat piece of paper.

• Cartographers provide features to help users read maps.

Vocabulary for Module 1

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Map/Globe

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Movement

• Region

• Place

• Location

• Geography

Notes for Module 1

1. What is Geography?

2. Physical & Human Geography

3. The Five Themes of Geography

4. Geographer's Tools

5. Latitude & Longitude

6. Maps