What is Geography?

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What is Geography?

• Definitions
• Physical Geography the distribution of natural
  features on the surface of the earth (natural
  things).
• Human Geography the distribution of human
  features on the surface of the earth (people, and
  things related to people, such as cities)

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Human
Physical

• recreation
• Population and communities
• Industries and jobs
• Transportation
• communication

• landforms
• Lakes and rivers
• Weather and climate
• Plants and animals
• Natural Resources

What is Geography?
Neighbourhood
Community
Region or province
Nation
World
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Geographers try to answer three questions

• Where are things located on Earth?
• What are connections between people and the
  Earth?
• How can we illustrate this information to
  understand it better?