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Day 1: What is geography?
Intro to class-procedures/rulesWarm UpWhat Geography Matters?Complete Geography FoldableWhy should you be interested in Geography? (4
min video)World Mental Map
Exit Pass: Create a postcard
ProceduresYou know the scheduleBathroom only for emergency Ask to get out of your seat
Folder:Put your name on it, first & lastIt will stay in here till last day
Topics: What is geography?
Map skills What is a continent?
What are the 7? Where are they located?Longitude & Latitude Hemispheres Parts of a Map Different kinds of maps
5 Themes & Collage
Warm Up: Geography FoldableStep 1: Fold your paper in half hamburger style.On the front write down what you think
geography means.
GEOGRAPHYI think geography is….
******Geography really is THE STUDY OF OUR EARTH & EVERYTHING ON IT!!!!
Geography Foldable Step #215 minutes
Inside: Create a picture representing geography.
Hint* Geography is made up of many different parts! It can be words, pictures, etc. Whatever you need to draw that will be a visual cue of what geography means.
Geography Foldable Step # 3: On the back of your foldable:
Ex. Driving in a car
List as many as you can in 3 minutes!
WE USE GEOGRAPHY WHEN…
WE USE GEOGRAPHY WHEN…Read a mapDrive a carTechnologyExploringPeopleMovementSchoolAnimalsPollutionFood
HomesTravelingWaterCommunitiesPlanes
How do you see the world?
Using the piece of paper I have given you, I want you to draw a map of the world the best you can.
This is a MENTAL MAP….so just draw it how YOU see it in your brain.
Exit PassCreate a postcard about what the definition
of geography and how we use it. Use the example below to help you get started!
Dear Mom,Today I learned so much in my new social studies class! I learned that geography is like the most important subject ever! Geography is _________________. We use geography everyday. For example we use geography when we __________________ and even _________________________. Can you believe geography is even used _____________________________. Shew, it is a good thing I am taking this class…because I would be lost without Geography!
Love,
Day 2: World Map Basics
Lily Knows the world Pretest Review Pre-test Hemispheres Handouts Equator and Prime Meridian Handout Compare and contrast political, physical, maps etc. Map Vocabulary
Exit Pass: Wordle
World Map Pre-Test1) Label the 7
continents2) Draw the Prime
Meridian3) Draw the equator4) Label the
hemispheres. 5) Draw longitude
lines6) Draw Latitude
Lines
Vocabulary Word Definition/Purpose
Picture
TITLE Tells you what the map is showing
LONGITUDE Lines that N/S or up/down
LATITUDE Lines that go E/W or side/side
SCALEShows distance
COMPASS ROSE Cardinal Direction N,S,E,W
Map StationsAnswer these questions at each stations:1.What is the title of this map?2.What kinds of information does this map tell
you? BE SPECIFIC3.Draw at least 3 symbols from the map and
tell me what they mean.4.Who would use this type of map
Day 3 & 45 themesIntroduce the 5 themes w/ video & ppt5 themes rap!!5 Themes packet 5 themes practice5 themes collagePost Test
Warm UpOn your note card, list the following:1.5 places you have been2.3 things you have done outside this summer
PlaceExplains what an area is like: - Physically: how the land looks - Human: The number of people living
there, culture of the people
Human-Environment InteractionThe things that people do to their
environmentSometimes it is good things like cutting the
grassSometimes it is bad things like pollution
LOCATIONWhere something is!2 Types: Absolute: exactly where something is (address)Relative: about where something is
(landmarks)
Relative Directions to SMS1. Make a right out of the parking lot2. Keep straight3. Bank of Delmarva & ACE will be on your
right, stay straight4. You will get to a light and Dunkin Donuts
will be on your right5. Keep straight one more block and the school
will be on your right, across from the graveyard
Answer these questions1. What is geography? 2. Choose one of the five themes of
geography and explain them.
Use the five themes of geography and answer the following questions1. If you described the means of
transportation available to and from school, what theme would you be using?
2. Why might two places be identified as part of the same region?
3. What sports are examples of human-environment interaction?
4. Which theme would you be using if you wrote a letter describing your town?
5 Themes CollageTake a look at the directions on the handout
Your goal is to find pictures to represent each of the five themes!