Types of geography and continents Flashcards

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What are the 3 types of geography

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Human

Physical

Environmental

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What is human geography?

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Human geography is the study of how and where people live (cities, population growth, development, resource management).

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What is physical geography?

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Physical geography is the study of planet earth and its natural features (rivers, coasts, ecosystems, tectonics, weather and climate).

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What is environmental geography?

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Environmental geography is the study of natural habitats and how humans are changing them (deforestation, impacts of global warming, recycling).

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Name the continents

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North America
South America
Africa
Europe
Asia
Australia (continent not country)
Antartica
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Name the oceans

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North Atlantic
South Atlantic
North Pacific
South Pacific
Arctic Ocean
Indian
Southern
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Take your globe and point to the main continents and oceans.

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Yes - really. Do it on your globe!

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