YEAR 9 HUMANITIES GEOGRAPHY

Ch 1.1 Geographical Concepts

Our planet is made up of a huge range of beautiful

places, interesting people, fascinating cultures and
breathtaking environments!

The study of these, and how they all interconnect, is the field of geography.
Activity 1:
Glossary Word Match Ups
The following terms are out of order! You need to match up the correct definition with each
term.
Then add them to your workbook for Humanities.

Geography The significance of areas and what they mean

to people.

Culture The distribution and pattern of things on

Earth's surface.

Environment How places are connected with other places,

and how events in one location can lead to
changes in another.

Explore The study of the physical features of the earth

and its atmosphere, and of human activity as
it affects and is affected by these, including
the distribution of populations and resources
and political and economic activities.

Place How the environment supports living things,

and will continue to support living things in the
future.

Natural An idea or principle.

Space A way of looking at a geographical issue from

different levels.

Sustainability The living and non-living elements of the

Earth's surface and atmosphere that is the
product of both natural and human processes.

Concept Existing in nature and/or produced by nature.

Scale Inquire into or discuss (a subject) in detail.

Interconnection The ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a

particular people or society.
Activity 2:
Geographers use seven key concepts to help investigate and understand the world. These
concepts provide a framework to thinking geographically and will help guide you through
every geographical inquiry, At times you will use several of these concepts at once. While at
other times you may focus on just one. The seven key concepts in geography are…

Place Space Environment Interconnection Sustainability Scale Change

Using information from the Oxford 9: Big Ideas Humanities Textbook Chapter 1.1 pages
6-11, students are to fill in the table below to increase their understanding of these
geographical concepts.

Concept Image Explanation (and

example)
Place A place is a part of the Earth’s
surface that is identified and
given
meaning by people.

Uluru is a spiritual place for

Indigenous Australians and is also
a place where tourists like to
visit. Natural forces created this
landform and tourism has altered
it in a variety of ways.
Space Geographers use the key concept
of space when
investigating the way that things
are arranged on the Earth’s
surface. They also investigate the
ways people use and change the
spaces in which they live.
 Environment

Interconnection

Sustainability

Scale

Change