Booklet Intro To Year 9 Geography 2024

Year 9 Humanities - Term 2
Introduction to
Geography
What is Geography? Think/Pair/Share
★ Finish the sentence: Geography is the study of….
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Fill in the Gap:

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 interconnect is the field of GEOGRAPHY. The reason
we study it is so you can explore and understand the world and people
around you.
Geography encompasses a wide range of topics, including the physical
features of the planet (such as mountains, rivers, and ecosystems), the
human activities and societies that shape the world, and the
interconnectedness of these elements.
There are two main branches of geography:
Physical Geography
Human Geography
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7 Geographical Concepts: SPICESS
Geographers use seven key concepts to help investigate and understand the world. The
acronym to remember them by is SPICESS!
1. Place
Identify a significant place for you and explain why it is important:
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2. Watch ‘West Virginia, Still Home’

Describe how and why this place has changed for the people in this video.
● Which industry used to hire most of the people living in the county?
● Many young people left the county and didn't return because of...
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SPICESS
Concept Explanation (and example)
Place = significance A place is a part of the Earth’s surface that is identified and given meaning by
people.
Example: 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 = location
Extension Opportunity:
*Watch the video on
longitude and latitude:
https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=2oTkLh86SX8
Environment
Interconnection Seen by cause and effect relationships. Nothing exists in isolation!
● Natural process of interconnection such as the water cycle

● The connections between people and places such as migration
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● The flow of trade between countries
● The exchange of cultures in multicultural cities - think of all of the different
food eaten by Australians!
● The exchange of information and ideas via social media.
Sustainability
Scale
To know more: *Watch

this video on scale:
https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=GqA42M4Rtx
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Change
Examples. Types of changes: environmental, economic, social and technological.

These change at very different rates. Environmental changes are usually much
slower than economic, social and technological changes.
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Key Terms
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.
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The Environment (SPICESS)
Identify whether the below are human or natural environment processes
Going to school human or natural
A volcanic eruption human or natural
The formation of water from a liquid into a solid human or natural
Participating in the festivities of Lunar New Year human or natural
A tree growing in a forest human or natural
Saving money to buy a bike human or natural
Deforestation by logging companies human or natural
A lake freezing over in winter human or natural
Voting in an election human or natural
Buying a house human or natural
Celebrating Christmas human or natural
Image Analysis - Environment (SPICESS)

● What are the living and non-living elements of this environment?
● Would you say that this is a natural or human environment? Explain your answer.
● What resources could be obtained from this environment?
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Year 9 Humanities - Term 2

Fill in the Gap:

There are two main branches of geography:

2. Watch ‘West Virginia, Still Home’

Interconnection Seen by cause and effect relationships. Nothing exists in isolation!

● Natural process of interconnection such as the water cycle

To know more: *Watch

Examples. Types of changes: environmental, economic, social and technological.

Geography The significance of areas and what they mean to people.

Culture The distribution and pattern of things on Earth's surface.

Natural An idea or principle.

Space A way of looking at a geographical issue from different levels.

Concept Existing in nature and/or produced by nature.

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

Going to school human or natural

A volcanic eruption human or natural

The formation of water from a liquid into a solid human or natural

Participating in the festivities of Lunar New Year human or natural

A tree growing in a forest human or natural

Saving money to buy a bike human or natural

Deforestation by logging companies human or natural

A lake freezing over in winter human or natural

Voting in an election human or natural

Buying a house human or natural

Celebrating Christmas human or natural

Image Analysis - Environment (SPICESS)

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