First, a little Geography background…

The word geography means "to write about the earth." Learning about geography is much more than memorizing the names of capitals, countries, and states. Geography is a subject to help you understand the world, its physical features and its people. This is because geographers look at the place and the location of things in the world. Geographers study where things are and how they got there. Geography looks at the connection between people, places, and the earth.

Let’s warm-up our wits by playing a quick game of GeoSpy and have some fun with locating places on the map:

Let’s go to: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geospy/ and get started!! Choose the “States and Provinces Game” after you have entered your name! Play for 15 minutes and see if you can improve your score!

Times UP!!

Why don’t we look up a formal definition of geography:

Go to: http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/geography.

1] From what language(s) do we get this word?

Hint: look at the ETYMOLOGY in the word’s definition.

So, now that our brains are overflowing with state knowledge and a good definition of geography, let’s move on and learn some fun and interesting things about where we live.