Chapter 1, Section 2

1.
Two major branches of geography are physical geography and human geography. Physical geography covers the Earth's physical features such as climate, land, water, plants, animal life in terms of their relationships to one another and to humans, and animal and plant ecosystems. Human geography studies human activities and their relationship to the cultural and physical environments as well as political, economic, social, and cultural factors of humanity
2.
Geography can be used by businesses to determine whether or not a site is suitable for human habitation or has resources worth developing. It can also be used by planners to decide to build new schools or highways in a particular place by checking population growth and migration.
Creative Writing:
The site of Huntington Beach is its location at the bottom of the San Pedro Bay. Its situation is as a farming land and a tourist attraction. This city is a perceptual region for most of its citizens are republicans. Huntington Beach has changed a great deal due to the people who have moved into it. Before the cities in California became cities, the were filled with gold and oil, but as the number of settlers increased, the amount of these products dwindled. More recently, the amount of migration towards this city has not greatly altered our cultures somewhat laid back and eco-friendly culture, besides making it more "green" with things like separated trashcans that were supplied to the public to support recycling.