Chapter 1: What is Geography?

Hi 1-5 and 1-9,

Last week, we looked at Chapter 1 and got to know what is Geography. In your own words, below are the statements some of you guys wrote about what you thought what Geography was about before I met you officially to help you understand what is this subject of Geography.

1. It is the study of the Earth
2. It is about the different places in the world
3. It is about the world and countries
4. It is about land of weathers and nature
5. Position of stuff in the world
6. It is about the countries and landscapes they produce
7. It is about maps and climates of the world
8. Study of map

Excellent guesses and ideas, as there are many big ideas and concepts of Geography that some of you have mentioned are going to be taught to you during these 6 months!=)

I also showed you the following video below to ask you if you think Geography is about what the video showed.....

Well, Geography as some of you wrote is indeed about the countries and other places of the world as what the video above shows, but Geography is not only about that. In class, I liken Geography as a subject that is multi-disciplinary that involves subjects like science and maths. I also shared what I thought Geography is about to me(see below).

1. Field of study that enables us to find answers to questions about the world around us, about where things are and how and why they got there.
2. Relationship(s) between humans and the environment

At the end, there is a very important term I introduced in class and is a BIG idea/concept throughout this whole six months of study of Geography.

So do remember this, that Geography is really about the

INTERRELATIONSHIPS

or

PHYSICAL-HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS

found on earth..=)