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| How can geographers help solve local and regional problems? | gathering and providing data about land use, resources, transportation, human impact |
| What is an example of geographers solving problems? | drought in Africa |
| Name the themes in geography. | location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region |
| List specialty areas of human geography. | historical, political, economic, medical, population, urban geography |
| List the specialty areas of physical geography. | studies of water resources, distribution of plants & animals, Earth's surface |
| Why is an understanding of geography important? | required for many professions and for good citizenship |
| What is an example of location? | Yosemite is north of Los Angeles |
| What is an example of place? | Yosemite has several hotels and campgrounds to accommodate tourists |
| What is an example of human-environment interaction? | The developer of a shopping mall chooses to bulldoze the land and level it. |
| What is an example of movement? | Open markets in the Sahel provide centers where herders and farmers can trade goods. |
| What is an example of region? | The Sahel is defined as a dry grassland in Africa and a Muslim area. |
