Introduction to GeographyChapter 1, Section 1

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Geography:The study of the world, its people and the landscapes they create

Landscape: all the human and physical features that make it unique

Social science: a field that studies people and the relationships among them

Like scientists, geographers gather and study data

Like social scientists, geographers study people and how they live

REGIONPart of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas

3 levels studied by geographers1) Local – towns and communities

2) Regional – physical or human characteristics

3) Global – people around the world

MAPS1 – flat drawing of the Earth

2 – tool for geographers3 – may distort some details

GLOBEShows the Earth as it really is

GeographersStudy global issues such as:how people interact all over the world how actions in one place affect other places

Tools used: maps, globes, satellite images