Geography Alive Regions and People Look at this

Geography Alive! Regions and People

Look at this photo of the camels below • Geographers look at the world in spatial terms. • Where were these camels on the day this picture was taken? • How did this place get so very dry? • What might live in the sea of sand?

Geographers look at the Earth and ask questions • Where is it? • Why is it there? • How does it affect the people living there? • How does it affect the natural environment in this area? • That “something” could be as ordinary as a nearby factor or as extraordinary as a firebelching volcano!

The Field of Geography • Geography helps us understand how people, places and environments came to be and how they affect each other. • Geography is a field of study that tries to make sense of the world around us.

Physical Geography The study of natural features on the surface of Earth. These things can be seen or sometimes TASTED! For example: Mountains, plants & animals. Temperature, wind weather can be felt than seen. & more

Human Geography The study of people as they have spread across Earth Human geographers seek to understand who lives where, how and why. They are interested in towns farms, dams and roads.

Spatial: Use your Geography Alive! textbook to define this vocabulary term. (page 4)

Physical Geography Physical geography includes things that can be seen, such as mountains. It also includes animals and food Temperature, wind & weather can be felt more than seen.

Human Geography Human geographers are interested in who lives where, how and why. Also, human-made features such as roads Farms Dams