1. Unit 1 Week 2

2. Warm-Up Tuesday September 5th
You need to write down the questions and answers in your warm up. You have 3 minutes after the bell rings to complete the warm up.
What are the 5 themes of Geography?
What kinds of information is included on a Political map? Physical map? Thematic Map?
Aggies NEVER lose, they just run out of time!!

3. Rules Continents and Oceans 5 themes of Geography Components of a map
Review
Rules
Continents and Oceans
5 themes of Geography
Components of a map
3 types of maps
Vocab

4. Rules, Procedures & Expectations
CHAMPS
KATS
Conversation
Help
Activity
Movement
Participation
Success
Knowledge
Attitude
Try Your Best
Stay on Task

5. KATS Knowledge: Come to class ready and prepared to learn.
Everyone comes to class with their required supplies
Everyone immediately starts their warm-up quietly upon entering class. 7 person buffer
Attitude: Always have a positive attitude. No negative comments!
NO negative comments to or about other students or teachers
NO complaining

6. KATS Try Your Best: Always Try your BEST
Give 110% of effort on every activity
No laziness
Stay on Task: Stay on Task for the entire class
No off-task activities or conversations
Stay focused from bell to bell

7. CHAMPS Conversation- Voice level 0-3 Help- Ask your partner then me
Activity- As per Coach Schwarz
Movement- Stay in your seat unless told otherwise
Participation- individual/partner/group work
Success- Point

8. Continents and Oceans Continents and Oceans Quiz Tomorrow
North America
South America
Asia
Europe
Antarctica
Australia
Africa
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean

9. REMEMBERING THE 5 THEMES
MR. HELP!!!
M – Movement
R – Regions
HE – Human Environment interaction
L – Location
P - Place

10. Components of a map
Scale
Compass (Direction)
Legend (Symbols)

11. Brabham Map

12. 3 types of Maps
Political Map- show boundaries of countries and states, and the location of major cities.
Physical map- show landforms like deserts, mountains and plains.
Thematic map- is a map that emphasizes a particular theme or special topic

13. Intelligent Interruption
Take 2 minutes to review what you’ve learned so far. In your spiral write one of the below.
Make a comment about what we are learning
Ask a question
Summarize what you have learned
Relate what we are learning to your life
*Be ready to share your interruption with the class!

14. Create your own map due: Tomorrow, September 6th
New Dates
Create your own map due: Tomorrow, September 6th
Continents and Oceans Quiz: Tomorrow, September 6th
Vocab Test: Tuesday, September 12th
Unit 1 Test: Friday, September 18/19th

15. Wednesday September 6th Warm UP
You have 3 minutes after the bell rings to complete the warm up. You have to write down the questions and answers
What is the difference between relative and absolute location?
What are the 3 main components of a map?
***REMEMBER TO TURN IN YOUR MAP***

16. Quiz time Complete the quiz to your best of ability
Regular will have 12 minutes to complete the quiz
Pre AP will have 10 minutes to complete the quiz
After the quiz complete a friar model of one of the vocab words

17. The Equator is zero (0) degrees of latitude.
Lines of latitude are measured north and south of the equator.
Other lines of latitude are called parallels because they are parallel to the equator.
Line of Latitude are measured from zero to 90 degrees north latitude and from zero to 90 degrees south latitude
90ºN 0º
90ºS

18. Lines of Longitude are called Meridians 0º
Lines of Longitude are called Meridians
The Prime Meridian, or Greenwich Meridian is zero (0) degrees Longitude.
Longitude is measured from 0-180º east and west from the Prime Meridian

19. Lets Practice

20. Warm-Up Thursday September 7th
You have to write down the questions and answers. You have 3 minutes after the bell rings to complete the warm up.
What is an example of a cultural trait?
What is an example of a cultural landscape?

21. Performance Assessment 1: Become a Geographer
Create a “Become a Geographer” booklet for third graders.
Books should include:
Colored Cover page showing examples and an explanation of geography.
Examples and explanations of different types of maps (1 page). Explanations must be one paragraph each.
Examples and explanations of latitude and longitude (1 page). Explanations must be one paragraph each.
A description of the elements included on a map and an example map (1 page)

22. Warm-Up Friday September 8th
You have to write down the questions and answers. You have 3 minutes after the bell rings to complete the warm up.
What is an economy?
Why do some countries have a better economy than others?

23. Performance Assessment 1: Become a Geographer
Create a “Become a Geographer” booklet for third graders.
Books should include:
Colored Cover page showing examples and an explanation of geography.
Examples and explanations of different types of maps (1 page). Explanations must be one paragraph each.
Examples and explanations of latitude and longitude (1 page). Explanations must be one paragraph each.
A description of the elements included on a map and an example map (1 page)

24. 3 Economic Indicators
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - the money a country makes on goods and services for a given period of time.
Birth Rate - The number of live births per year out of a births.
Literacy Rate - the percentage of people who are able to read.

25. Write down 2 facts about GDP you have learned from watching the video

26. A live birth is a birth, where the baby survives.
Birth Rate
A live birth is a birth, where the baby survives.
If 5 babies out of a 1000 die at birth, the birth rate will be 99.5%
Why would this be an economic indicator?

27. Literacy rate shows the percentage of people who can read.
Shows the percentage of educated people in society
If a country has a 100 citizens, and 35 can not read, what would be the literacy rate?
Why is literacy rate an economic indicator?

28. Country Aggie 1% increase in GDP 3rd largest GDP 98% Birth Rate
Economy?
Country Aggie
1% increase in GDP
3rd largest GDP
98% Birth Rate
99.4% literacy rate
Country Bearcat
8% increase in GDP
18th largest GDP
91% Birth Rate
88% literacy Rate
Country Cougar
1% increase in GDP
57th largest GDP
74% Birth Rate
63% literacy Rate
Which country has a developed ( large and modernized economy)
Which country has a developing ( growing from underdeveloped to developed)
Which country has an underdeveloped economy ( poor, third world)
What country is similar to country Aggie?
What country is similar to country Bobkat?
What country is similar to country Cougar?

29. Words to be on your Vocab Test Vocab Test
Culture
Latitude
Longitude
Cultural Landscape
Institution
Movement
Place
GDP
Birth Rate
Literacy Rate
Physical Map
Political Map
Thematic Map
Economy
Absolue Location
Relative Location
Geography
Culture Trait
Region
Culture Region
Scale
Compas
Legend
Human Environment Interaction