As students progress through this book, they will learn some of the skills needed to learn about places on the earth. They will also learn some of the language of geography as well as how to read the maps, charts, and tables that geographers often use to present information about the earth and its peoples. They will study examples of how people interact with each other and with their environment. And they will learn how to organize their study of the earth by regions that are alike in some way. The terms students should know after completing each lesson are listed at the start. All the words are also listed in the glossary which also tells how to pronounce each word and gives the meaning of the word.