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The Geographer's World

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Lesson 1 How Geographers View the World

Essential Question: How does geography influence the way people live?

Directions: Read the lesson and use your textbook to decide if each

statement is true or false. Write T or F in the blank. If a statement is false, rewrite it correctly on the line.

Geographers Think Spatially

1. Geography is the study of Earth and the other planets.

2. Geographers study how places change.

The Five Themes of Geography

3. Location describes the characteristics of a place.

4. Relative location is the exact spot on Earth where a place can be found.

5. Lines of longitude run north to south, while lines of latitude run east to west.

6. The Equator is a line of longitude that runs around the middle of Earth.

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7. Geographers study regions in order to identify broad patterns and compare features in different areas.

8. Human-environment interaction describes how people harm the environment.

9. Movement explains how and why people, products, and ideas move from place to place.

Skill Building

10. Maps, graphs, and diagrams are types of geographic charts.

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