Geography notes ~ Chapter 1

Q. What does geography means ?

A. To write about , or to describe , the Earth..
E. ancient Greek words ge meaning Earth and graphein meaning to write
Q. Geography helps us understand ?
A. The world we live in , the impact of our actions on the Earth and the physical-human
relationships in Geography.
Q. The environment that we live in can be divided into ?
A. Physical environment and human environments.
Q. What does Physical environment refer/ mean ( to )
A. The Earths physical features and the process leading to the information / occur
naturally on the Earth , such as mountains and volcanoes .
E. Things that cant be created by humans : rocks , different types of vegetation.
Q. What does Human environment describes ?
A. The way people live , work and interact with the physical environment / Things that
do not occur naturally but are man made.
E. Examples ; Where people live, types of housing people live in and what people do.
Q. What is the impact that people have on Earths physical features ?
A. When people build a city they often change the appearance of the area by adding roads
and houses.
Q. Geography is concerned with.?
A. The Earth and the *physical human relationships.
Q. What does Geography help us realise/ realize ?
A. That there is a relationship between humans, animals and plant because we share one
home the Earth
E. Example : If Thailand were to have a drought , rice fields would be destroyed , which
leads to shortage of rice. And if that happens, Singapore would also suffer as Singapore
get rice for Thailand.
Q. Ways of studying Geography ?
A. Books and internet , fieldwork and case studies
Q. Skills : How does searching for answers help ?
A. We develop skills in locating and acquiring information, critical thinking and decisionmaking.
E. Skills like map reading skills.
Q. What is fieldwork ?

A. It is first hand , gathering evidence directly form the environment rather than from
books .
E. It enables us to see the geographical features described in our books, and to discover
things around the world
IM. Main Steps involving field Work : 1) Making observations in the field : ~ Collecting
stamps~ Taking measurements ~ Taking photographs ~ Conducting interviews ~
Gathering data
IM : Steps : 2) Recording Data : ~ Taking notes~ Keeping a journal
: 3) Interpreting data and drawing conclusions : ~ Analyzing / Analyzing
information~ Identifying patterns ~ Generating reports
Q. What is case studies ?
A. To study a topic or environment in detail
E. Contains detailed real-life information
1) We find out Why
2) We do something about it
Q. When we study geography we make use of ?
A. Our senses : sight , touch , smell , taste and hearing
WHAT IT MEANS :
Influence the physical environment has on people and the impact people have on
the environment.
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