1. TYPE 1 If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
WARM UP

2. Google Maps Activity We will be looking at these 4 locations:
Denver, CO
London, England
Montevideo, MN
You choose the city
Google Maps Activity

3. Big downtown or Small downtown Major roads that go through it
For each location write down features you are able to identify for
each city (Examples):
Schools
What are homes like
Parks
Rivers
Hospitals
Restaurants
Big downtown or Small downtown
Major roads that go through it
What is the land like around it?
Would you live in this city? Why or why not?

4. Make sure to look at size, development, and
if the city was built on a grid system (checkerboard).

6. QUESTION: Pick two of the cities and compare and contrast them
QUESTION: Pick two of the cities and compare and contrast them? How are they similar? How are they different? Lastly, which one would you live in and why?
TYPE 3
FCAs: 5 Paragraphs
Intro, Body, Conclusion
Evidence
So What Statements
5 paragraph essay

8. Finish 5 paragraph essay
WHAT SHOULD I BE DOING?
Finish 5 paragraph essay
IF YOU FINISH EARLY
Read 1.3 in the textbook
1. What is the purpose of the title?
2. What are the cardinal and intermediate directions?
3. What is a legend or key?
4. What is a map grid?
Read 1.8
1. What is distortion?
2. To deal with distortions, mapmakers use different map ______________________
3. What are the benefits & negatives of the Mercator Projection?
4. What are the benefits & negatives of the Eckert IV Projection?
5. What are the benefits & negatives of the Goode’s Homolosine Projection?
IF YOU FINISH BOTH OF THESE, THEN OPEN TO P. 27 & START TO WRITE DOWN EACH STATE & ITS CAPITAL.
IT WILL COME IN HAND TOMORROW!