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SUMMARY & STUDY GUIDE

SECTION 1 Exploring Geography (pp. 19–22)
Terms to Know Key Points Organizing Your Notes
•location • Geographers study the earth’s physical and Create an outline using the for-
•absolute location human features and their interrelationships. mat below to help you organize
information about how geogra-
•hemisphere • Geographers use absolute and relative locations phers study the earth.
• grid system as reference points.
•relative location • Geographers identify three types of regions–– Exploring Geography
•place formal, functional, and perceptual. I. Elements of Geography
A. World in spatial terms
•region • Geography contributes knowledge about the 1. Absolute location
• formal region relationships among human activities, the
earth’s physical systems, and the environment
• functional region
in order to develop a better future.
•perceptual region
•ecosystem
•movement
• human-environment
interaction

SECTION 2 The Geographer’s Craft (pp. 23–27)

Terms to Know Key Points
• physical geography • Geographers use special research skills, such
• human geography as direct observation, mapping, interviewing,
statistics, and technology.
•meteorology
•cartography •Studying other social sciences helps geogra-
phers analyze the patterns and relationships
•geographic among these different fields.
information
systems (GIS) • Geographers can specialize and may work
in government, business, science, planning,
or education.
Organizing Your Notes
Use a graphic organizer like the one below to
help you organize your notes for this section.

The Geographer’s Craft

Branches Methods Other Fields A scientist uses a global
positioning system.

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