CGC 1D1 STUDY NOTES: Intro to Geography NAME:

Geography - What is it? BASIC DEFINITION:

Geography is the that tries to understand how the and how

change it.

This science and what makes it the it is.

Geography especially looks at the and the Earth

To understand our relationship with the Earth, and search for answers to
problems. By exploring these problems, we can make .

From the video: List some things that geography is…

What I knew it was What I didn’t realize Why it’s important

What are some important things you can do with Geography?

The three Key points we want to look at this year as Geographers:

1. What is Where?

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 2. Why is it There?

3. Why should I Care?

Geography offers many carrier choices. Of the careers we discussed choose three careers and explain what
each is, why you like them, and why Geography is important to use in them:

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How much do you already know? Neatly place as many labels as you can on the maps provided, BUT do not
look them up, try to only put what you know:
This is a map of:

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How many Labels can you put?

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 PLEASE NOTE:

For the map labeling Diagnostic Assignment, you may put the labels you think you know on a hard copy and
then either scan it in or take a picture with your phone. You will then have to paste the picture into a word
document or perhaps a google document so you can save this either as a ‘.doc’ or “.pdf” file. Try to place
the picture in a ‘landscape’ format so the I don’t have to look sideways at the photos on the computer in
Brightspace to try to understand this. You should remember this for future assignments as well if you wish
to use scanned in or pictures taken with your phone. Inserting JPEG or Bitmap (.BMP) etc. images is not a
acceptable since you can’t control the orientation of the image. See example below:

This would be dropping off a Photo… This would be correctly inserted in a document…

Which one do you find easier to read??