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Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments. Geographers explore both the physical properties of Earth’s surface and the human societies spread across it.
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What is Geography? - Education
Geography is something you do, not just something you know. Those who study geography identify relationships between these varied subjects, graft those relationships onto a geographic space, and explain why certain systems are where they are. A common shorthand for geography is "the why of where."
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It is one in a series of World Cultures and Geography lessons intended to promote geographic thinking by using maps and spatial patterns to acquire, understand and communicate information.
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The National Geographic Society is a global non-profit organization committed to exploring, illuminating, and protecting the wonder of our world.
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Concept of Place - National Geographic Society
One of the oldest tenets of geography is the concept of place. As a result, place has numerous definitions, from the simple “a space or location with meaning” to the more complex “an area having unique physical and human characteristics interconnected with other places.”
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Place - National Geographic Society
One of the five main themes of geography, place describes the physical and human characteristics of any location on Earth.
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National Geography Standards Index
The goal of the National Geography Standards is to enable students to become geographically informed through knowledge and mastery of three things: (1) factual knowledge; (2) mental maps and tools; (3) and ways of thinking.”
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Geography Standard 4 - Education
Subjects Geography, Physical Geography, Human Geography Photograph Photograph by Gab B. Mejia Background Info
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Region - National Geographic Society
Regions, large or small, are the basic units of geography. The Middle East is considered a political, environmental, and religious region that includes parts of Africa, Asia, and Europe.
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Climate Change - Education
Geography, Physical Geography, Human Geography, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Climatology By layering various indicators of climate change on top of one another and visualizing the information on a world map, we can see an increasingly comprehensive picture of Earth's changing climate.