📍 Part 1: Understanding Human Geography

1. What is human geography?

The study of rocks and mountains

How humans interact with places and environments

The study of weather patterns

How animals live in different habitats

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

Where people choose to build towns

How earthquakes form

Population growth in cities

River erosion patterns

Why people migrate to different countries

3. Compare Auckland and Pahiatua. Which statement is most accurate?

Auckland has higher population density than Pahiatua

Pahiatua has more high-rise buildings than Auckland

Both cities have identical land use patterns

Auckland has more farmland than Pahiatua

4. Fill in the blanks:

When we study where people live and why they choose certain locations, we are investigating __________ patterns. The number of people living in an area is called population __________.

🏘️ Part 2: Settlement Patterns

5. List three reasons why people might choose to live in Pahiatua:

6. How does where you live shape your daily life? Give two specific examples:

7. What are some positive and negative impacts of human settlement on the environment?

Positive impacts:

Negative impacts:

🤔 Part 3: Thinking Like a Geographer

8. Write one investigative question you could research about human geography in your local area:

9. Why is it important to think ethically when collecting information about people and places?

10. Reflection: What is one thing you learned about human geography today, and one question you still have?

One thing I learned:

One question I still have:

Human Geography Introduction

Human Geography Introduction

📍 Part 1: Understanding Human Geography

🏘️ Part 2: Settlement Patterns

🤔 Part 3: Thinking Like a Geographer

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