Introductory Activities
What is Geography?Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments. Geographers explore both the physical properties of Earth's surface and the human societies spread across it.
-nationalgeographic.org/education/what-is-geography/ |
What is a Community?A community is commonly considered a social unit (a group of three or more people) who share something in common, such as norms, values, identity, and often a sense of place that is situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a village, town, or neighbourhood).
-en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community |
Types of MapsIn geography, maps are one of the most important tools researchers, cartographers, students and others can use to examine the entire Earth or a specific part of it.
-geography.about.com/od/understandmaps/a/map-types.htm |