Physical (natural) or Human Geography?
Geography is the study of ?
Earth's places and the people who live in them
groups of places that have common characteristics.
region
Region
is an area with shared features.
A picture on a map that shows directions such as east, west, south, and north.
a compass rose
This Island sits in the largest ocean on Earth. What was the name of the Island featured on the video?
Hawaii
The Climate
Physical Geography or Human Geography?
physical geography
The characteristics of a location.
place
Location
tells where something is
A visual representation of an area or Earth.
map
the first Hawaiians were ?
Polynesians
The Amazon River
Physical Geography or Human Geography?
physical geography
Explains how people and the environment interact with each other.
human environment interaction
The study of the Earth
geography
A spherical or ball shaped, model of the entire planet.
globe
What disease did the foreigner spread when the arrived in Hawaii?
leprosy
The Nature-worship of prehistoric peoples.
Physical Geography or Human Geography?
human geography
explains how people, ideas, and animals move from one place to another.
movement
Paleontology
is the study of ancient life
This is the line that separates the eastern hemisphere from the western hemisphere. It is at 0 degrees longitude.
the prime meridian
High in the volcanic uplands live a goose found nowhere else in the world. What is the name of that bird?
Nene
The diamond mines of South Africa.
Physical Geography or Human Geography?
Human Geography?
(The diamond deposits were put there by Nature, but the mines were made by people.)
Can be measured absolutely or relatively
Location
Fossils help scientist learn what
What organisms looked like, where they live, and how they behaved.
Ancient animal tracks are called
Footprints
Most of them live in and around one city
Honolulu