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Geography Foundations Vocabulary

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Geography Foundations Vocabulary

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🌏 Part 1: Geography Vocabulary Matching

1. Match each geography term with its correct definition by drawing a line between them:
Geography
Environment
Population
Landscape
Natural Resources
The number of people living in an area
Materials from nature that people use (like water, trees, minerals)
The study of places, people, and environments on Earth
The natural and human-made surroundings where we live
The visible features of an area of land
2. Which branch of geography studies weather and landforms?

Physical Geography

Human Geography

Environmental Geography

3. Which of these are examples of human geography? (Tick all that apply)

Cities and towns

Mountains and rivers

Different cultures

Weather patterns

🗺️ Part 2: Geography in Your Local Area

4. Fill in the blanks using words from the word bank:

Word Bank: rural, environment, settlement, region, climate

Pahiatua is a __________ town in the Tararua __________ of New Zealand. The local __________ includes farms, hills, and forests. Our town is a small __________ where people live and work. The __________ here is temperate with mild winters and warm summers.

5. Describe one natural resource found around Pahiatua and explain how people use it:
6. What makes Pahiatua's landscape different from Auckland's landscape? Write two differences:
1. _________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________

🤔 Part 3: Thinking Like a Geographer

7. A geographer asks: "Why do most New Zealand cities develop near the coast?" What do you think is the main reason?

Better weather near the ocean

Easy access to water transport and trade

More flat land for building

Fewer earthquakes near the coast

8. Choose one geography topic you'd like to research more and explain why it interests you:
9. How do you see geography in your daily life? Give one example:
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