Page 1: Fundamental Geography Concepts
This comprehensive page introduces core geographical concepts, mapping skills, and global features. The content covers three main branches of geography: physical, environmental, and human geography, along with practical mapping skills and global geographical features.
Definition: Physical Geography is the study of natural landscapes and environments, including rivers, forests, and oceans.
Definition: Environmental Geography examines how humans interact with and affect the environment.
Definition: Human Geography focuses on societies, cultures, economies, and how people live and earn their living.
Vocabulary: Contour lines are imaginary lines joining points of equal height measured in metres.
Highlight: The world's oceans include the Pacific largest, Atlantic, Arctic northernmost, Indian belowAsia, and Southern inthesouth.
Example: The four-figure grid reference system works by "going along the corridor and up the stairs," with squares divided into 100 smaller squares for more precise locations.
Highlight: The seven continents are North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australasia, and Antarctica, with Asia having the largest population and Australasia being the smallest continent.
Vocabulary: Relief refers to height in geographical terms.
Example: Map symbols include features such as golf courses, windmills, churches with spires, and train stations.
Highlight: Oceans cover approximately 70% of the Earth's surface.