Welcome back, future leaders! For today’s warm-up please do the following: Grab your notebook and student log from the crates. Take out your homework from Monday – (the 9/11 essay). Write in today’s objective on your student log. Open your notebook and respond to the following prompt: Remember, adjectives are words that give more information about nouns! Create a list of adjectives to describe this geographic feature:

World History with Mr. Golden __________________________________________________________ Geographic Features of the Earth

Map Skills, cont. ________________________________________________________ Take some time to finish your map from last week. We’ll be using it as a reference throughout the course, so finish it with care!

Objective: ________________________________________________________ FLWBAT identify and describe basic geographic features

Agenda: ________________________________________________________ - Maps - “Exit” ticket - A little more on maps… - Geographic features - Exit slip - We’re done!

Maps: ________________________________________________________ Political map: Shows boundaries/borders of countries (man-made)

Maps: ________________________________________________________ Physical map: Shows geographic features such as mountains, lakes, deserts, etc. (Mother Nature)

Geographic Features: ________________________________________________________ Now, take a look at the sheet in front of you. o Create an illustration for each term based off of its definition.

Geographic Features: ________________________________________________________

Geographic Features: ________________________________________________________ Mountain: A high area of land with steep sides and a sharp peak. “I will PROTECT THIS HOUSE!” “I will PROTECT THIS HOUSE!”

Geographic Features: ________________________________________________________ Lake: An inland body of water. “Yes, yes, ya’ll – and you don’t stop…” (It’s a RAP!) “Yes, yes, ya’ll – and you don’t stop…” (It’s a RAP!)

Geographic Features: ________________________________________________________ Plain: A large, flat area with lots of grasses, but few trees. “Nothing plain about the plains, kimosabe!”

Geographic Features: ________________________________________________________ Ocean: Bodies of salt water that cover most of the Earth. “Nom nom nom.”

Geographic Features: ________________________________________________________ Desert: A dry region with little rainfall and few or no plants. “I’m getting maaad thirsty, son.”

Geographic Features: ________________________________________________________ River: A natural stream of water. “Free with the style, I flow like the Nile.”

Geographic Features: ________________________________________________________ Peninsula: An area of land that is almost completely surrounded by water. “Hey, I’m one of those!”

Geographic Features: ________________________________________________________ Island: An area of land completely surrounded by water. “I’M SURROUNDED!”

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Foldable: ________________________________________________________ Mountain Lake Ocean Peninsula Plain Island Desert River

Foldable: ________________________________________________________ Mountain Lake Ocean Peninsula Plain Island Desert River

Foldable: ________________________________________________________ Mountain Lake Ocean Peninsula Plain Island Desert River A high area of land with steep sides and a sharp peak

Exit Ticket: ________________________________________________________ Justify your answer! I’m planning on building a castle and I need to choose a location that is great for defense. Should I build my castle on an island or a mountain?

We’re done! ________________________________________________________ Thank you for all your hard work today! Make sure to put your notebooks in the crate and your folders in folders, please!