Chapter 1

1. Chapter 1 7th Grade Section 2

2. Studying Geography • Geography • Mountains, rivers, people, cities, and countries

3. Physical Geography • Earth’s land and features • Physical Geographers • They study landforms and climates- terms • Climate vs. Weather • Climate affects- plants and landforms • Landforms can affect climate- mountains • Environment- term

4. Human Geography • The study of people and the places where they live • Work, religion, food, and homes • Other ?’s page 13

5. Maps • So many types- physical features, boundaries, or population • Different symbols representing different things • Key with labels

6. Regions-All Write Round Table • Describe the regions of the United States • California • Nevada • Colorado • Missouri • Michigan • Florida • New York

7. Regions • Region-term • Physical- forest or grassland • Climate- desert • Physical barriers- mountains and rivers • Human features- cities and farms • Religion and Language can make up a region

8. Resources • Materials found in the earth that people need and value • Early times: water, animals, fertile land, and stones. • Later times: metals such as iron, gold, and copper.

9. Geography Shapes Culture • Lived by rivers, learned to fish, made hooks, and boats • Lived near forest built houses from wood, other areas used mud or stone • Religion shaped by geography- Hapi controlled Nile River • First societies developed along rivers • Mountains, deserts, and rivers for protection

10. Geography Influenced History • Natural resources made some rich • Floods killed millions • Droughts caused food shortage • People have cut down and planted millions of trees • Build lakes, dams, and wastelands