Chong Boon Secondary School Geography Unit Lower

SecondarySec 1 Unit 1 Lesson 3What are geographical concepts?

At the end of the lesson you will be able to : 1.Explain concept of Place with

examples2.Explain concept of Space with

examples3.Explain concept of Scale with

examples4.Explain concept of Environment

with examples

Lesson Objectives

Part of earth’s surface People identify and give meaning to Defined by their physical and human features

No two places are exactly alike Reasons for a place’s existence varies

Every place is unique

Place

Taxco, Mexico

Bora Bora Resort, Bali

Land areas that have patterns.What are the reasons for the patterns?

Identifying the distribution patterns in space.

Why are there certain distribution patterns?

A place occupies a space.

Space

Same space over time (1980s)

Same space over time (2013)

The level at which something is examined.◦ Local, National, Regional, Global

Our Location

Local – Ang Mo KioNational – Singapore

Regional – South East AsiaGlobal – Asian Continent

Scale

Issues at local scale have limited influence

Issues at global scale have wide far reaching influence

Scale matters

Your home internet connection is down!

The servers at Facebook HQ have crashed!

Refers to the surroundings. Can be natural or human (man-made).

Can be a combination. With additional features, there will be impact.

Additional research will yield management methods.

Environment

Is this natural/human/combination?

Is this natural/human/combination?

Is this natural/human/combination?

What is Space, Place, Scale and Environment?

How do they help geographers study the earth?

In summary

Read up the case study on pg 14 of your textbook. Also read pg 15-19 as pre-reading.

Spelling on 10 Geographical Vocabulary found in that page the next lesson.

Homework

Physical Geography Atmosphere Biosphere Hydrosphere Lithosphere Population Settlements Development Culture Renewable resources Natural resources

SPELLING