1. Geography: The study of the world, its people and the landscapes they create

2. Landscape: all the human and physical features that make it unique Social science: a field that studies people and the relationships among them

3. Like scientists, geographers gather and study data Like social scientists, geographers study people and how they live

4. REGION Part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas

5. 3 levels studied by geographers 1) Local – towns and communities 2) Regional – physical or human characteristics 3) Global – people around the world

6. MAPS 1 – flat drawing of the Earth 2 – tool for geographers 3 – may distort some details

7. GLOBE Shows the Earth as it really is

8. Geographers Study global issues such as: how people interact all over the world how actions in one place affect other places Tools used: maps, globes, satellite images