1. Friday, Sept. 9 DO NOW: What is the best way that you recall information? What are your best study habits?

2. Learning Target & Success Criteria
LT- I will learn the proper technique of using Cornell notes by practicing with the 5 themes of geography.
Success Criteria- I will be able to recall AND explain three or more of the five themes of geography.

3. SKILLS: I can… Take helpful notes in class
Separate important info from extra info (but helps to connect details to big ideas)
Make info more concise and summarize
Put information into my own words
Study effectively for tests
Connect ideas to things I know
Process ideas instead of just writing them down

4. Justify- Why Take Notes?
If you do not write anything down:
42% of the info is forgotten after 20 minutes
56% after 1 hour
66% after 1 day
75% after 1 week
80% after 1 month

5. What Usually Happens What I Want You to Do You write down everything
You write down very little important info
You write complete sentences
You write way too much
You don’t write enough
You copy word for word
Pull out main ideas
Focus on important details
Use key words and phrases
Break down the larger ideas
Write only enough to convey the gist
Take concise, but complete notes

6. Note Taking Verbatim- least effective way to take notes
Not engaged in your learning
Only recording, not analyzing
Notes should be considered a work in progress
Revise & add to notes
Notes should be used as study guides for tests
The more notes taken, the better

7. Bringing Tim & Moby up to KL 1
Bringing Tim & Moby up to KL 1. Take out a sheet of paper and copy my Cornell Sheet on the board.

8. Cornell Notes As soon as lecture is over, review and note in
the left margin:
Key Ideas
Key Vocab
Examples
Any Questions
Why or How
Compare/Contrast
What is the function of…
What is the effect of…
What if…
Notes During Lecture:
Write constantly- what you see, hear and think about concepts
Keeps your brain from wandering
Bullet points
Use key words & phrases
Use symbols/abbreviations
Put only one fact on a line
Spread notes out – fill in later
Paraphrase where possible/use your own words); use synonyms
More likely to understand in the future!
Summary: Write the big ideas in your own words here
helps you determine your areas to focus on when studying
Bring in key vocab and practice using it in the proper context

10. Geography Themes
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11. Geography The study of the earth and its features.
All civilizations have had to control their surroundings in order to survive.
5 themes that help us understand the different ways in which geography has helped shape the story of world history.
Location
Human/Environment Interaction
Region
Place
Movement

12. What is the absolute and relative location of Singapore?
Where in the world is it?
Absolute location:
Point of latitude and longitude
Latitude- degrees north or south from equator
Longitude- degrees east or west from the Prime Meridian
Relative location
Describes where it is in terms of other areas.
What is the absolute and relative location of Singapore?
SINGAPORE:
Latitude/Longitude (Absolute Locations)  Singapore: (capital city) 1° 21' N, 103° 49' E
  Singapore is in both the northern and eastern hemispheres, located immediately north of the Equator, and is positioned off the southern edge of the Malay Peninsula between Malaysia and Indonesia.  Singapore is bordered by the Strait of Johar and the Strait of Singapore. 

14. Human/Environment Interaction
Humans have changed and been changed by their environment.
How have humans changed their environments?
How has the environment changed humans?
How do you think humans have affected the environment of Singapore?
Singapore has people per square mile. The United States has 71 people per square mile.
What environmental challenges does the over- population of Singapore pose?

15. How would you describe the region Singapore is in?
Any area that has common characteristics.
This may include:
Physical factors like landforms or climate
Cultural aspects like language or religion
How would you describe the region Singapore is in?

16. Place- What does the area look like?
Singapore’s physical
57 small islands are included in it’s border.
120 miles of coastline.
Singapore has 840 flowering plants and over different species of animals.
Singapore has a tropical rainforest climate with that is always hot and humid with lot of rains. Temperatures during day time drift continuously around 86°F, while night time temperature drops below 73°F and the high humidity makes this uncomfortable.
Singapore’s cultural
Speak Chinese, English, Maylay, Hokkien, Cantonese, and Tamil.
Buddhist, Sunni Muslim, Roman Catholic, and Hindu make up the religions of the country.
The culture of Singapore is influenced heavily by British, Dutch, Portuguese, Malay, South Asian, East Asian and Australian cultures.

17. Movement
This is the transfer of people, goods, and ideas from one place to another.
“History is the story of movement.”- people have consistently migrated to better places to live, traded with distant people, and spread a wealth of ideas from culture to culture.
Singapore ranks 5th in the world for globalization- the process of international integration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas and other aspects of culture.
What about Singapore’s geography makes it the ideal place for the trading of goods?
It is important to remember that movement is not always a positive thing.
Explain how movement can be negative for a country.

18. Exit ticket: Seattle
Use the notes and/or your textbook to describe Seattle using the 5 geography themes.
Location
Human/Environment Interaction
Region
Place
Movement
You must use complete sentences. Each theme needs at least 1 complete sentence.