1. Do-Now: Take out homework. Take out Social Studies notebook.
Create a Table of Contents section.

2. Social Studies
Essential Question: How did geography influence the development of the Eastern Hemisphere?

3. Key Term:
Geography is the study of the Earth, how it shapes people’s lives, and how it is shaped by people’s activities.

4. Focus Question: What are the characteristics of geography?

5. Physical & Human Characteristics
Physical Characteristics: Any landforms, or bodies of water.
Human Characteristics: The people of a place, their languages, religion, economic activities, political systems, and how they shape their environment.

6. Activity
In your groups, create an organizational map for the characteristics of geography (Physical and Human).