Unit 1: World Patterns of Physical Elements
PROJECT 1: START
Welcome to the first project! As this is mostly a project-based course, you will do the majority of the required learning of all of the major concepts through, well, your own work. If you need me to explain concepts or help you find resources, I am glad too! Just make sure your work is done at the grade twelve level. Ensure that your bibliographies are robust and filled with excellent scientific references. If you need a tutorial on how to research well, let me know! I am always happy to help!
Geography consists of at least two different sub-fields of knowledge with similar methodology: Physical geography and human geography. The following table also helps to make the differences between these two types of geography more apparent. This table describes some of the phenomena or elements studied by each of these sub-fields of knowledge. Knowing what kinds of things are studied by geographers provides us with a better understanding of the differences between physical and human geography.
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Table 1b-1: Some of the phenomena studied in physical and human geography.
Physical Geography |
Human Geography |
Rocks and Minerals |
Population |
Landforms |
Settlements |
Soils |
Economic Activities |
Animals |
Transportation |
Plants |
Recreational Activities |
Water |
Religion |
Atmosphere |
Political Systems |
Rivers and Other Water Bodies |
Social Traditions |
Environment |
Human Migration |
Climate and Weather |
Agricultural Systems |
Oceans |
Urban Systems |
