What Is Geography

Slide 2: What is Geography? Write the heading What is Geography? • • List 5 things you think Geography is about Share these with a partner • • Decide between you on a top 5 • You will then share some of them with the class

Slide 3: Copy out this short paragraph Geography is the study of the Earth’s landscapes, peoples, places and environments. It is, quite simply, about the world in which we live.

Slide 4: There are 3 Types of Geography

Slide 5: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Imagine a world without humans. What would it be like? Think of as many things as you can.

Slide 6: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY A world without humans would still have life, it would still change shape, natural forces would still work, like . . .  Volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, storms, floods  Rivers, oceans, glaciers  Soil, water, air  Plants, animals, vegetation

Slide 7: A WORLD WITHOUT HUMANS

Slide 8: HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Humans have an enormous effect on earth. What are our main activities? How many can you think of?

Slide 9: HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Our main activities are:  Settlements and Building  Transport  Different types of work  Farming  Creating energy

Slide 10: HUMAN ACTIVITIES

Slide 11: ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY Earth is a precious, delicate place – all activities have an effect on the environment in good ways and bad. How many can you think of for each?  Bad –  Good –

Slide 12: ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY Here are some ways in which humans affect the environment:  Bad – pollution of power stations, cars, household rubbish, chemicals in the ground and water, sewage into the sea, waste, intensive (crowded) farming, over hunting, poaching, global warming, more???  Good – conservation, animal welfare, walk, bike, recycling, reducing, re-using, more???

Slide 13: ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY

Slide 14: How you use Geography You already use Geography without knowing it. Here are some headings:  Holidays  Travelling  Getting dressed  Shopping  At home How do you use Geography for these activities?

Slide 15: In Geography we ask questions Where are the places? • • What are they like? Why is that happening? • • When did it/will it happen? • Who is doing what? Who is being affected? How is that happening? • And we try to answer them . . .

Slide 16: Now look at some more pictures Ask questions about them Where ? What ? When ? Why ? Who ? How ?

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Slide 21: 10 Things About Geography 3. It's big - Geography's about knowing what's where, why it's there, and why it matters. 4. It's out there - Geography is near and far. It's in your backyard and across the globe. 5. It's what you know - About your area, about the world, about everything. 6. It's what you listen to - Regions have rhythms, sounds echo cultures a world away. 7. It's what you eat - When you eat, find the region your food is from and why. 8. It's what you buy - Find out where things come from and how they got here. 9. It's what you wear - Everyday your clothes are decided by Geography 10. It's learning - Knowing geography will make your life more interesting, more exciting, and more fun. 11. It’s where your going - Every time you travel it’s a geographical decision. 12. It's your future - You can take a part in your future and the future of your world.