Project Help Thinking Like a Geographer Part 1

Conversation Yes, whisper, to help kids Help1. directions, 2. notebook, 3. other kids, 4. HAND, 5. text, ActivityCreating a map. Completing steps 1, 3, 4, and 5. MovementNo, regular seat at all times, use hand signals Participation Right = sitting, making a map, whispering Wrong = not working, talking loudly, not seated Activity  Project Work

Pick something you like… 1.Choose something you like. Write the name of it in the margin near step 1. -What thing do you own would make you the maddest if I took it away from you. -If you could get any present today, what would it be? 2. Skip for today. We will work on this tomorrow.

3. Create a section on the right hand side for your key (or legend). - Great example is on p For the scale: one inch = 100 miles. 4. Physical Features  p. 34 Human Features  Airport, Port, Highway (one major road like I-10), Railroad, Power Plant, Colleges, or Stadiums 5. Make sure you use spatial analysis in determining the location of your cities. - Place them next to water - Place them by physical features that people would be able to live near. - Place them by human features that would increase jobs.

Challenge… Your challenge today is to accomplish steps 1, 3, 4, and 5. HOMEWORK: -Have steps 1, 3, 4, 5 in Part One done when you walk in tomorrow.

Day 2 - Part 1, #2 Today’s tasks: 1.Determine where on a world map to place your country. 2.Figure out the latitude and longitude of your country.

What are these two lines?

Northern Hemisphere Latitude from 0° to 90°N 0° 90°N

Southern Hemisphere Latitude from 0° to 90°S Any Longitude 0° 90°S

Western Hemisphere Longitude from 0 ° to 180 ° W Any Latitude 0° 180° W

Eastern Hemisphere Longitude from 0 ° to 180 ° E Any Latitude 0°0° 180 ° E

What are these two lines?

New Orleans (___°N, ___° W) Find the latitude and longitude of the cities below.

New Orleans (30°N, 90° W)

Santiago, Chile (____°S, ____°W) New Orleans (30° N, 90° W)

Santiago, Chile (35° S, 70° W) New Orleans (30° N, 90° W) Use a textbook, p. A5, figure out the latitude and longitude for the following cities: 1.Tokyo, Japan 2.Sydney, Australia

Range Look at Japan on the map on p. A4 What is the range of Latitude? –Follow it with your finger from the Latitude #’s on the right side –45°N - 30°N

Range Look at Greenland What is the range of Longitude? –Follow the numbers from the top –75° W - 15° W

Zones of Latitude -A region’s latitude (distance from the equator) can impact its climate. Polar Temperate Tropical Temperate

23.5°N 23.5°S 23.5° N 66.5°S 66.5°N 66.5°S 66.5°N TROPICAL TEMPERATE POLAR High Latitudes Low Latitudes Middle Latitudes 0° EQUATOR Low Latitudes

Zones of Latitude Tropical Zones: Warm weather year round. Area between the Tropic of Cancer (23 ½ º N) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23 ½ º S). Temperate Zones: Warm summers and cold winters (four seasons). Areas between Tropic of Cancer (23 ½ º N) and Arctic Circle (66 ½ º N) and Tropic of Capricorn (23 ½ º S) and the Antarctic Circle (66 ½ º S). Polar Zones: Cold year round. Areas north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle.

1. Which cities will have a temperate climate? 2. Which cities are warm year-round? What is this zone of latitude called? 3. Which cities are in the polar zone?

Adding Your Grid Step 1: Decide whether you want your island to be in a TEMPERATE, POLAR, or TROPICAL Climate Zone. - Write your choice on the back of your map now. Step 2: Use p. A4 and locate the climate zone you chose. Write the latitude #’s that your climate zone is in for each hemisphere. See below: Temperate Climate Zone: A. Northern Hemisphere  _____°N to _____°N B. Southern Hemisphere  _____°S to _____°S Step 3: Use the map on p. A4 to locate a spot in any Ocean that does not already have a country on it. It must match up with the coordinates you just wrote down for the latitude zones.

Adding Your Grid Step 4: Draw three lines of latitude, equal distances apart. Step 5: Determine how big your country is. Create a latitude range and label the #’s on the right hand side of the lines. 5°N 5°S 0°0°

Adding Your Grid Step 6: Draw two lines of longitude, equal distances apart. Step 7: Determine how big your country is. Create a range and label the #’s on the top side of the lines. - Keep the difference between the #’s the same (I used 5°) 5°N 5°S 0°0° 5°N 5°S 0°0° 60°E65°E70°E

Part 3 – Climate & 5 A’s Use p. 55 and your notebook to help you with climate.

Part 4 – Thematic Map Your goals: 1.Create a thematic map showing the climate of your country.

Topography - Elevation Elevation is the height above sea level The higher the elevation of a region the cooler the temperature becomes. Warmer Temperatures Cooler Temperatures

Topography – Rain Shadows Mountains can create orographic rainfall. The windward side of the mountain is rainy while the leeward side is very dry. Rain Shadows are desert regions created on the leeward side of the mountain Windward Which side is the leeward side, the right or the left? Which side is the windward side, the right or the left?

1.Which gets more more rain point A or point B. 2.What causes the difference in rainfall amounts between point A and point B? Hint: Rain comes from here

1.Which gets more more rain point A or point B. 2.What causes the difference in rainfall amounts between point A and point B? Hint: Rain comes from here

India China

Thematic Map Use p for assistance Include a key Use color or shading. It must match up on your key Accuracy is most important