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"What is Geography used for and what is a Geographer?"
Trivia Question
A
Greek named Thales. Thales was born in 640 B.C. and died in 546 B.C.
He lived on the shores of the Aegean Sea.
"What is Geography used for and what is a Geographer?"
Comprehension Exercise
1.
political 2. urban 3. geomorphology
4. cartography 5. agriculture
6. biogeography 7. marketing 8.
industrial 9. population 10. historical
"Geography Then and Now"
Comprehension Questions
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The first early geographers had no accurate means of measuring distances and direction or keeping records of their discoveries. |
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Greeks. |
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Geographers study the earth's surface and how humans use the land and change it. They study populations and industries. They study the climate and how it affects the land. They observe carefully, and accurately report and record. |
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Maps give us the information on where we are located in reference to other places. They show us landforms, continents, oceans, mountain ranges, boundaries, weather and climate conditions, and much more useful and necessary information. |
"Geography
Then and Now"
Trivia Question
One early unit
of length was to "pace" one distance from another. The distance was
measured by how many times the right foot swung in front of the left
foot. The pace was a unit of length.
"Geography
Then and Now"
Plurals
1. cavemen
2. years 3. feet 4. berries 5.
animals 6. explorers
7. rocks 8. rivers 9. clouds 10.
families 11. friends 12. paths
13. discoveries 14. opportunities 15. industries 16.
boundaries 17. lives
18. maps
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