Additional resources for further exploration
Geography—what is it? Click the following link for a concise overview.
http://debitage.net/humangeography/whatis.html
What do geographers do? Click this link from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for a quick look.
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/life-physical-and-social-science/geographers.htm
Another good introductory resource is National Geographic's encyclopedia entry on geography, covering its history and emergence as a modern discipline, physical geography and its related disciplines, human geography and its areas of concern, regional geography, and geographic techniques.
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/geography/
For ideas on teaching geography, try the National Geographic Teachers Homepage for resources, references, current events, mapping, information on geo-literacy, and more.
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/teaching-resources/
The U.S. Geological Survey offers "Map Adventures," seven lessons for grades K-3, on learning to visualize objects from different perspectives and starting to use maps. Click the first link below for "Map Adventures." Click the second link for the USGS's teacher packet on "What Do Maps Show?"
https://www.usgs.gov/science-support/osqi/yes/resources-teachers/map-adventures
The USGS has also archived a U.S. Department of Education publication, Helping Your Child Learn Geography, at the link below.
