1. Geography is the study of relationships between humans and their environment, including why things are located in certain places and how they got there. It has two main branches: physical geography, which examines Earth's natural processes and features, and human geography, which studies how humans use and impact the environment. 2. Maps are important tools that depict both physical characteristics like bodies of water as well as human features like roads and buildings. Key elements of maps include legends, scales, titles, and compass directions. Maps can be classified based on what they show, such as political boundaries, physical landscapes, or both physical and human aspects. 3. Five core themes in geography are location, place, human-environment interaction