RATATAC

What is Geography? Geography is a science that deals with Earth’s surface. Geographers are interested in Earth’s physical features, such as mountains, deserts, rivers, and oceans. They are also interested in the ways that people affect and are affected by the natural world.

5 Themes of Geography Review The World in Spatial Terms- Where things are located Places and Regions- land, weather, and the plants and animals of the area Physical Systems- Earthquakes, Volcanos, Glaciers, things that shape the earth’s surface Environment and Society- How people change their environment Uses of Geography- the relationships among people, places and environments.

Where you live affects how you live! What is Geography? Where you live affects how you live!

RATATAC (“Rat Attack”) R: Restate the question (Claim) A: Answer it (Claim) T: Text-Based Evidence (written, visual, oral) A: Analysis (Explain your evidence) C: Conclusion

R A T A T A C

Using this graphic organizer we will go through the RATATAC process as a class.

The question we must answer is: How did geography affect the early humans during the Ice Age? First! Lets re-state the question. How do we do that?

How did Geography affect the Early Humans during the Ice Age? We have R completed, now we move onto answering the question. Using pages 60-61 in your textbook, answer the question.

Answer?

Text- Based Evidence Now that we have finished Re-stating the question, and answering it, we must find evidence from the text! Use the following sentence starter when quoting the text: According to…

Analysis Now, we must explain how this piece of evidence from the textbook supports our claim! -This evidence shows that…

TA? AGAIN? Now we do it again! Using another piece of text based evidence. Don’t forget to use our sentence starters “According to…” “This evidence shows that”

Conclusion Now we need to wrap it up with a conclusion sentence. You need to re-state the CLAIM- the RA.