HISTORY & GEO SOCIAL STUDIES FOR 8TH E.G.B. TEACHER: MAURICIO TORRES

WHY IS GEOGRAPHY IMPORTANT IN HISTORY?

WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY? Concept: The study of the features and systems of the earth’s surface, including continents, mountains, seas, weather, and plant life, and of the ways in which countries and people organize life within an area

WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY? Concept: The study of the features and systems of the earth’s surface, including continents, mountains, seas, weather, and plant life, and of the ways in which countries and people organize life within an area

IMPORTANT VOCABULARY Vocabulary: Environment: The conditions that you live or work in and the way that they influence how you feel or how effectively you can work: Maps: Is a visual representation of an area, a symbolic depiction highlighting relationships between elements of that space such as objects, regions, and themes. Regions: The conditions that you live or work in and the way that they influence how you feel or how effectively you can work: Resources: Something that can be used to help you // Resources are natural substances such as water and wood which are valuable in supporting life // Resources are also things of value such as money or possessions that you can use when you need them.

MAPS Types of maps: Road maps > Physical maps Political maps Demographical maps

MAPS Types of maps: Road maps Physical maps > Political maps Demographical maps The purpose of the physical map is to show features of geography such as mountains, soil type or land use.

MAPS Types of maps: Road maps Physical maps Political maps > Demographical maps The purpose of the political map is to show territorial borders

MAPS Types of maps: Road maps Physical maps Political maps Demographical maps >

RESOURCES

WHY IS GEOGRAPHY IMPORTANT IN HISTORY? Geography is important because it is a major factor in why people choose to live where they do, how battles are fought, and in how much the people come into contact with others outside their area.

WHY IS GEOGRAPHY IMPORTANT IN HISTORY? River valley civilizations are characterized for their need and dependency of their environment. They settle in low fertile land, irrigated by major rivers. Their main resource is water, but, because fo it, they find or create secondary resources such as: fish, farming, and commerce. < Look at the Nile Delta. It ends in the Mediterranean, but it is sorrounded by a desertic environment. Could a civilization flourish in such a place?