Many of the words used in geography are everyday words. But, like any other field of learning, geography has a language of its own. Expose children to lots of maps and let them see you using them. Get a good atlas as well as a dictionary. Atlases help us ask, and answer, questions about places and their relationships with other areas.
Many states have atlases that are generally available through an agency of the state government.
The activities suggested here are only a few examples of the many ways that children learn geography. These activities are designed to help parents find ways to include geographic thinking in their children's early experiences. We hope they will stimulate your thinking and that you will develop many more activities on your own.