CH 1 SECTION 2

Terms To Know

Physical Geography Human Geography Meteorology Cartography Geographic Information Systems

Types of Geography

Physical Geography- The study of the Earth’s physical feature.

Human Geography- also called

cultural geography; the study of human activities and their relationship to the cultural and physical environments.

Difference between physical and cultural geography? What type of questions would you

ask a physical geographer?

What types of questions would you ask a cultural geographer?

Meteorology

The study of weather and weather forecasting.

Cartography

The science of mapmaking.

Geographic Information Systems

Computer tools for processing and organizing details and satellite images with other pieces of information.

Name a job in which it would be helpful to understand geography. Explain.

Quick Overview

What is cartography? What is Geographic information

systems? What is meteorology? What is the difference between

cultural and physical geography?