I can 9/23 I can identify why and how a Geographer use an inquiry-based process to study Earth and the ways people interact with it. I can identify a variety of sources and methods Geographers use to carry out the inquiry process. 1. what is Geographic Inquiry? 2. what are the questions a geographers ask? Share with us

What is inquiry an act of asking for information. an official investigation. geography involves investigating problems and solutions on a variety of spatial scales. Do you know them??? Local Regional Global

Geographers use an inquiry method for these investigations Geographic Inquiry” chart please fill this out as we go through power point. Geography Inquiry Definition- method for investigating geographic problems and issues Fill out the chart as we look at this power point.

6th Grade Social Studies Unit 1, Lesson 2: Geographic Inquiry ? 6th Grade Social Studies Unit 1, Lesson 2: Geographic Inquiry

? Ask geographic questions

? Ask geographic questions Ask where, what, why, and so what?

? Acquire geographic information

? Acquire geographic information Use a variety of tools and sources such as maps, interviews, photographs, satellite images, textbooks, and websites.

? Organize geographic Information

? Organize geographic Information Create maps, graphs, charts, diagrams, and tables. Develop oral or written summaries.

? Analyze geographic Information

? Analyze geographic Information Identify, understand, explain, and analyze information. Look for patterns, relationships, and connections Make predictions and inferences.

Look at your partners notes do they look like yours??? Give advice or ask for help if confused

? Answer geographic questions

? Answer geographic questions Develop conclusions based on the data collected, organized, and analyzed. Present the conclusions in oral and written narratives.

? Geographic Inquiry An Example

Location of the Aral Sea Map of the Aral Sea. 31 July 2012 <http://aquadoc.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341bf80a53ef00e554db33ae8833-pi>. Source: http://aquadoc.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341bf80a53ef00e554db33ae8833-pi

Photographs of the Aral Sea Photographs of the Aral Sea. Association of American Geographers. 31 July 2012 <http://meridian.aag.org/changingplanet/index.cfm?action=main.module&sectionID=1&moduleID=4&pageID=18>. 2000 2012 Source: Photographs of the Aral Sea. http://meridian.aag.org/changingplanet/index.cfm?action=main.module&sectionID=1&moduleID=4&pageID=18

? Ask geographic questions what geographic questions are related to the Aral Sea issue? Ask geographic questions

? Ask geographic questions What is causing the Aral Sea to dry up? What effect is this having on people and the environment?

? What kind of geographic information could help answer these questions?

? What kind of geographic information could help answer these questions? Satellite images taken over time Photographs of the area taken at ground level Interviews with people who live in the area Water samples from the Aral Sea Different types of maps of the area Information regarding a similar problem with a body of water in a different part of the world What ideas were in common? Why do you think this was so? What ideas were different? Why do you think this was so?

? How could this information be organized?

? How could this information be organized? Create overlays of satellite images showing change over time Put water sample data into tables or graphs Create a written summary of interview data Draw diagrams showing how the size of the Sea has changed Create a map synthesizing the information from all the maps collected

? How could this information be analyzed?

? How could this information be analyzed? Try to establish when the drying up began Compare the Aral Sea data with that of another body of water with a similar problem Identify potential causes of the problem that show up on maps or aerial photographs Study the kinds of chemicals that show up in the water samples Look for patterns that may exist in the interview data

? Answer geographic questions

? Answer geographic questions Draw conclusions from the data and prepare a written report supporting the conclusions.

? REVIEW Write the FIVE steps of geographic

? Ask Geographic Questions Acquire Geographic Information REVIEW Ask Geographic Questions Acquire Geographic Information Organize Geographic Information Analyze Geographic Information Answer Geographic Questions

Pollution of the Rapid River Complete with partner discuss the pollution problem described at the top of the sheet with your partner and then answer the questions on the chart. “Pollution in the Rapid River

Answers What is causing the pollution in the Rapid River? Ask geographic questions What is causing the pollution in the Rapid River? Acquire geographic information Photographs of the pollution Aerial photographs of the river including some from the past Maps of the river Water samples from the river taken at different times and in different places Interviews with people who live near the polluted section of river Organize geographic information A chart could be made showing the results of the water sample tests A diagram showing the polluted section of the river could be created A map of the river showing potential causes of pollution such as drain pipes or factories could be created Current and past aerial photographs could be overlaid A report of information gathered from interviews could be written Analyze geographic data Potential causes of pollution that show up on maps or aerial photographs The kinds of chemicals that show up in the water samples Patterns that may exist in the interview data Evidence of when the pollution began that might show up in photographs of the river over time or in the interview evidence Answer geographic questions. The committee should prepare a written report with a summary of the data collected. They should then present the report and their findings to the City Council at an open meeting where citizens are invited to attend.