Harbours to Highlands A Geography Manual
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Geography*

Geography is a study of the world.

It looks at the Earth's surfaces and how man changes them.

It studies populations and industries.

It looks at climates and how it affects the land.

Maps are important for geography.

They show us continents, oceans, mountains, weather, and climates.

The first true geographers were the Greeks more than 2000 years ago.

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1. Geography is ____________________________________________.
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3. Maps show us ___________________________________________  
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4. The first true geographers were the ____________________. 
   
  * For sources to this article, see Geography Then and Now. 

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