Geography and Basic Social Studies Terms      

Why do we need to study geography? https://youtu.be/IuZYhFtSZsY

Basic Geography – You should know! Physical Features: Features on the Earth’s surface such as mountains, rivers, lakes, and deserts. Natural Resources: Materials humans take from the environment to use to survive. Weather: The conditions of the Earth’s atmosphere at a given time. This activity would work well with student pairs or groups of three Climate: The average weather of a place over a period of 20-30 years.

Geographical Maps Physical Maps: Illustrates the physical features (mountains, rivers) of the world. This activity would work well with student pairs or groups of three

Geographical Maps Political Maps: Illustrates the borders, names, and capitals of each state or nation. This activity would work well with student pairs or groups of three

Checking Your Knowledge Question Which map of Asia would you want if you were to go mountain climbing? Why? This activity would work well with student pairs or groups of three

Important Vocabulary of time Decade: a ten year period Century: a hundred year period Millennium: a thousand year period BCE: Before Common Era – Before Christ (your textbook might call it BC). CE: Common Era – After Christ (your textbook might call it AD). Question: What century are we in? Answer:

Who Creates History? Archaeologists & Anthropologists An archaeologist is someone who studies people and what they did in the past from the things they left behind. An archaeologist looks for artifacts (objects made by people) and fossils (human & animal remains) that will reveal more about the past. Artifacts  Stone tools, coins, arrowheads Fossils  human bones, animal bones, fossil imprints The discoveries made by archaeologists are used by Anthropologists to learn more about the development of ancient cultures

Who uses all this stuff? Geographers & Economists Geographers study the effects of topography & natural resources on different societies An economist is a social scientist who studies how societies & governments have used those scarce natural resources to provide for their people. An economist also focuses on the major factors of production in a society such as: What goods should be produced? How should goods be produced? Who should receive the goods? Who should benefit from the sale/trade of the goods?

Basic Geography – You should know! Continents & Oceans This activity would work well with student pairs or groups of three

Closing Question In your opinion, which geographic feature had the biggest effect on Global History I? This activity would work well with student pairs or groups of three

Enduring Issues = An ENDURING ISSUE is a challenge or problem that a society has faced and debated or discussed across time. An enduring issue is one that many societies have attempted to address with varying degrees of success.

CRQ = Constructed Response Question Two documents with a relationship Compare & Contrast Cause & Effect Turning Point

Key Terms for Analyzing information Historical Context Geographic Context Point of View Bias Purpose Audience Background to the event, what led to the event Where and how are the physical features influential? How the person “sees” or interprets the facts One sidedness or degree a person expresses their own ideas The motive that created the source The person/persons that the source is created for