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Understanding Social Studies
Lesson 2 Tools of Geography
Essential Question: How does geography influence the
way we live?
What Is Geography?
Directions: Read the section and complete the activity below. Use your text
to decide whether a statement is true or false. Write T or F in the blank, and if a
statement is false, rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Human beings are part of the study of geography.
2. Mountains are the only landforms in Texas.
3. The climate can change from one area of Texas to another.
4. More people live in a rural community than in an urban community.
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5. The five major themes of geography are location, place, regions,
movement, and human-environment interaction.
6. The absolute location of something tells exactly where that place is.
7. Human-environment interaction refers to how people move from
one place to another.
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Understanding Social Studies
Using Globes and Maps
Directions: Read the section and complete the activity below. Write the word
globe or map in each blank to show which geographical representation would
best be used to complete the task.
1. Get directions to a friend’s house
2. Find the equator
3. Find the absolute location of Dallas, Texas
4. Locate Australia
5. Find the Prime Meridian
6. Locate major highways in Texas
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Human Interaction With the Environment
Directions: Read the section and complete the activity below. Use your text
to answer these questions about human interaction with the environment.
1. What is a system?
2. Give an example of how people can change an ecosystem.
3. How does human-made pollution affect the environment? Give two
examples.
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