Geographic Inquiry: Thinking Geographically

This 4-page resource from Esri provides information on how students can think geographically. "Knowing where something is, how its location influences its characteristics, and how its location influences relationships with other phenomena are the foundation of geographic thinking." There are five steps to geographic inquiry and include the following: Ask geographic questions, acquire geographic resources, explore geographic data, Analyze geographic information, and act upon geographic knowledge. This resource provides further detail for each step.