Chong Boon Secondary SchoolDepartment of Humanities

Geography Unit

Sec One GeographyUnit 1: Introducing Geography

Prepared by Mr Kelwin Koh

The COPY STAR

• When you see the COPY STAR on the slide, you have to write down all the information.

Key Thinking Questions

• What is Geography?• Why is Geography Important?• What are the tools for learning

Geography?

What is Geography

• Latin Words Geo (Earth) and Graphein (Study)• Geography is the study of the Earth

What about Earth do we exactly study?

• Everything on earth is studied in Geography.

• The Physical Environment (Nature)• The Human Environment (Man)• The Physical – Human relationships– How does the Physical affect the Human

Environment and vice versa

Why is Geography Important?

• We all live on planet Earth.• We are currently unable to move to

another planet to survive efficiently.• To ensure the long term survival of

humans on earth, we need to study it.• Remember, we live in a ‘closed system’

Image for a moment….

Greenhead, from planet 159 X was going to Mars to visit its friend

On his way to Mars, he saw a planet that looked really special. That planet was called earth……

Can you identify which is Earth and which is Mars?

Feeling curious, he decided to explore Earth and study

Geography

What is geography?

The study of Earth, including land and the people living on it. Earth surface consist of land and water.

Physical environment

Human environment

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As Greenhead explored earth, this was what he saw....

Can you identify which picture belong to the natural environment and which belongs to the human environment?

Let’s do an activity

What is geography? The study of ___________, including ________ and the__________ living on it. Earth surface consist of ___________and ____________.

Physical environment

Human environment

Name: ___________________________ ( ) Class:_______ Date:_____________

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Can you identify which picture belong to the natural environment and which belongs to the human

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Natural environment-_____________________

Human environment- _____________________

HOMEWORK

• Study for your pre-test • Pg 6-10 of your textbook.