Introduction to Geography

What is Geography?

• The angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.

• the science that studies the features of the Earth and its connection to people and the environment.

• the interactions between humans and the physical environment.

• The angular distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich meridian.

Which of these are examples of physical geography?

• climate

• cultural

• economic

• soils

Which of these are examples of human geography?

• Volcano

• economy

• desert

• culture

place or position on the Earth's surface

The science that studies the features of the Earth and its connection to people and the environment.

a natural feature of the earth's surface.

the natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area, especially as affected by human activity.

The angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.

The angular distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich meridian.