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    UNIT 0

    INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY

    1ST LEVEL ESO

    1
    What is Geography?

    Geography is a science that


    deals with Earth’s surface.

    Geography is the study of the physical features of the Earth, including how humans
    affect the Earth and are affected by it. People who study geography are called
    geographers.

    Geographers are interested in Earth’s physical features, such as mountains,


    deserts, rivers, and oceans. They are also interested in the ways that people affect and
    are affected by the natural world.

    Branches of Geography

    Geography can be divided into two branches: physical geography and human
    geography.

    Physical geography observe, measure, and


    describe Earth’s surface. They study how landforms
    develop and how they change. They look at how different
    landforms affect climate. They also study how people
    change the land through such activities as building cities,
    digging mines, and clearing forests.

    2
    Human geography focuses on
    where people live, what they do, and how
    they use the land. Human geographers might
    study why cities and towns develop in certain
    places. Others study the cultures of different
    peoples, including their customs, languages,
    and religions.

    Geographers´tools

    Geographers use a number of methods and tools in their work. The simplest method is
    going out to a place to observe and gather information. This is called fieldwork.
    Geographers use photographs taken from the air to see things that they cannot see from
    the ground. They also depend on spacecraft called satellites to take
    photographs and collect information from far above Earth. Geographers use
    computers to help them make sense of the information they receive.

    The main tool used by geographers is


    the map. People who make maps are
    called cartographers. Geographers
    use maps to display the information
    they have gathered. and to show how
    people have divided the land. Political
    maps show the boundaries of countries
    and other divisions.

    3
    Activity

    Look at the photo, read the text and guess the missing words. Listen and check.

    How artificial satellites take photographs

    An artificial satellite is an ……………………………. That


    is launched into ………………………………… and circles
    the Earth.

    On board, satellites carry different observation


    ………………………….., similar to digital cameras.
    Some of the cameras are “nearly” normal, seeing
    what the human ………………………………. can see;
    others are infrared cameras, capable of capturing
    the ……………………………. emanating from the Earth.
    Image of part of Europe taken from
    satellite

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