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Practice Reading: Re-order Paragraphs
ID: #50723
Human Geography
Instructions
The text boxes in the left panel have been placed in a random order. Restore the original order by dragging the text boxes from the left panel to the right panel.
* Move & order all paragraphs in the right field
Paragraph list
Human geography is one of the two major branches of geography, together with physical geography.
It is the study of the many cultural aspects found throughout the world and how they relate to the spaces and places where they originate.
He used landscapes as the defining unit of geographic study and said that cultures develop because of the landscape and also, conversely help to develop the landscape.
It developed out of the University of California, Berkeley and was led by Professor Carl Sauer.
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First sentence: Why this is the first line? This paragraph is the first sentence because it introduces the main topic of human geography. It gives a broad overview of what human geography is. It does not refer to any previous information. Why other lines are not chosen? Paragraph 2 starts with 'It', which is a pronoun and needs context. Paragraph 3 starts with 'It developed', which also needs prior information. Paragraph 4 starts with 'He used', which refers to a person not mentioned before.
Concluding sentence: Why this is the last line? This paragraph is the last sentence because it wraps up the ideas about human geography. It gives a conclusion about how landscapes and cultures are connected.
Paragraph pairs:
- Pair 1 (Paragraph 1 → Paragraph 2): Paragraph 2 connects with Paragraph 1 because it explains what human geography studies. This is a Broader to Specific Strategy, where the first paragraph gives a general idea and the second paragraph gives specific details.
- Pair 2 (Paragraph 2 → Paragraph 3): Paragraph 3 connects with Paragraph 2 because it tells where human geography started. This shows a Logical Order, as it moves from what human geography studies to where it developed.
- Pair 3 (Paragraph 3 → Paragraph 4): Paragraph 4 connects with Paragraph 3 because it explains what Professor Carl Sauer did in human geography. This is an Object Subject Strategy, where the subject of the third paragraph becomes the focus of the fourth paragraph.
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