Welcome to Geography of the Americas

What is Geography?  Turn and Talk with a partner and come up with a definition. ?

What is Geography?  Definition: The study of the earth, its features, and the life on earth, including human life and the effects of human activity.

5 Themes of Geography  Location  Place  Movement  Region  Human-environment interaction

Let’s start with...  LOCATION!

Let’s start with...  LOCATION!

Today: Coordinates

Coordinate Battleship game!  Rules:  1. You may only speak when your name is drawn from the cup.  2. You must not reveal the secret location of your battleship!  3. When asking a question you must ask YES OR NO questions.  4. You must use a turn to guess the exact location or set of coordinates.  5. To win, you must guess the correct secret location of Mrs. Brown’s ship before Mrs. Brown guesses your secret location.