Geography is more than the study of the physical features of the planet
It is also the study of people and how their activities have affected the planet
It is about the cultural landscape of an area
It is about how the interactions of all things on the planet create diverse and unique places
The term geography came from the ancient Greeks
* Geo means earth and graphy means to write
* The Greeks created an understanding of their home in relation to other places and compared their own location and people to other environments and people
In the Middle Ages, advances were made in Geography
* This is when the first grid map was made
* A grid map uses intersecting lines to pinpoint a location
In 271 CE, the Chinese invented the compass
During the Age of Discovery, the printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg
* This gave people more access to maps and charts
People were excited to travel and find new lands leading to colonies around the world