Chapter 1 Section 2: The Geographer’s Craft

Question 1

Human Geography

Answer 1

★ The study of: The interrelationship between people, place and environment

★ How these vary: Geographically and Temporarily across and between locations

Question 2

Physical Geography

Answer 2

The study of the processes that shape :
The Earth’s surface
The animal and plants  that inhabit it
The study of the natural features of the Earth’s surface including:
Land formation
Climate

Question 3

Meteorology

Answer 3

★ The study of weather
and weather forecasting
and historical geography

★ The study of places
and human activities over time
and the various geographic factors that have shaped them

Question 4

What do geographers use in their work?
Use specialized research methods:
(Direct Observation)

Answer 4

Used in studying the earth and the patterns of human activities that take place on its surface

Geographers:

★ Will often visit a region to collect specific info about the region and its geographic features

★ Also use remote sensing( satellite ) to study the earth using satellite images.

Question 5

Mapping

Answer 5

Making and using maps

Question 6

What do we call the geographic specialists who make and design maps?

Answer 6

Cartographers

Question 7

What do we call cartographers work?

Answer 7

Cartography

Question 8

How can cartographers easily show the location, features, patterns and relationships of people, places and things?

Answer 8

By presenting the info that they located about an area on a map
(aka making maps)

Question 9

Interviewing:

What do geographers do to answer geographic questions?

Answer 9

Sometimes they are obliged to go and observe. Why?
To find out how people think or feel about certain places

★To examine the ways in which people’s beliefs and attitudes have led to changes in the physical environment.

★How do they obtain these info?
By interviewing. They choose a specific group of people for study, whose answers represent the whole groups

Question 10

Statistics

Answer 10

★Some info used by the geographers are numerical (temperature degree in a certain place)

★What do geographers do?
Use computers to organize this information and present it in clear and understandable ways
Analyze the data to find patterns and trends( census data can be used to learn about the rates of population growth, age, ethnic, gender and income levels.

★What do they do after identifying all of these info? Use statistical tests to see if their ideas are correct

Question 11

Technology:

What do geographers use in their work?

Answer 11

technological tools

satellites and computers

Question 12

Satellites:

Answer 12

Turn around the earth in a circular motion, carrying a remote sensors, high-tech cameras and radar to gather info and images

Question 13

Geographic info systems(GIS):

Answer 13

Computer tools that process and organize data and satellite images with other pieces of info collected by geographers and scientists

Question 14

how does (history) affects and is affected by 
geography?

Answer 14

Use history to help them understand how places looked like in the past.They begin to gather info about the past of these places and the changes that happened

Question 15

how does (political science) affects and is affected by 
geography?

Answer 15

Study political science to help them see how people in different places are governed

Question 16

how does (sociology and anthropology) affects and is affected by geography?

Answer 16

Use the tools of sociology and anthropology to understand the culture of societies throughout the world

Examine people’s ways of life in different parts of the world

Question 17

Why geographers use economics?

Answer 17

Help them understand:
★How the locations of resources affect the ways people make, transport and use goods
★How and where services are provided