1. Thinking Like a Geographer Part 1
Project Help
Thinking Like a Geographer
Part 1

2. Factors that Influence Climate
Table of Contents
Date
Title
Lesson #
9/1
Internal Forces 5
9/3
External Forces 6
9/8
Climographs 7
9/9
Factors that Influence Climate 8
9/10
Project Help 9
1. Find a fresh page.
2. Write the title “Project Help”

3. Part 1 Physical Features – same as landforms
Formed by internal and external processes
Example = mountains, rivers
Human Features – made by humans
Example = ports, highways

4. Activity  Project Work
Conversation
Yes, whisper, to help kids
Help
1. directions, 2. notebook, 3. other kids, 4. HAND, 5. text,
Activity
Creating a map. Completing steps 1, 3, 4, and 5.
Movement
No, regular seat at all times, use hand signals
Participation
Right = sitting, making a map, whispering
Wrong = not working, talking loudly, not seated

5. Rough Draft
Object: (think about these 2 questions if you’re struggling)
What thing do you own would make you the maddest if I took it away from you.
If you could get any present today, what would it be?

6. Physical Features  p. 34
Human Features  Airport, Port, Highway (one major road like I-10), Railroad, Power Plant, Colleges, or Stadiums
7. Make sure you use spatial analysis in determining the location of your cities.
- Place them next to water
- Place them by physical features that people would be able to live near.
- Place them by human features that would increase jobs.

7. Have steps 1 - 5 in Part One done when you walk in tomorrow.
Challenge…
Your challenge today is to accomplish steps
HOMEWORK:
Have steps in Part One done when you walk in tomorrow.

8. Day 2 - Part 1, #2 Today’s tasks:
Determine where on a world map to place your country.
Figure out the latitude and longitude of your country.

9. EQUATOR = line of latitude, 0 degrees
What are these two lines?
EQUATOR
PRIME MERIDIAN
EQUATOR = line of latitude, 0 degrees
PRIME MERIDIAN = line of longitude, 0 degrees
COPY WHAT IS IN THE BOX

10. Northern Hemisphere - Latitude from 0° to 90°N 90°N 0°
COPY WHAT IS IN THE BOX

11. Southern Hemisphere Latitude from 0° to 90°S 0° 90°S
COPY WHAT IS IN THE BOX

12. Western Hemisphere Longitude from 0 ° to 180 ° W 180° W 0°
COPY WHAT IS IN THE BOX

13. Eastern Hemisphere Longitude from 0 ° to 180 ° E 180 ° E 0°
COPY WHAT IS IN THE BOX

14. PART 1 - #2
You must determine where on the globe your country is going to be located.

15. Zones of Latitude
A region’s latitude (distance from the equator) can impact its climate.
READ ONLY
Polar
Temperate
Tropical
Tropical
Temperate
Polar 15

16. Tropical Zones: Warm weather year round
Tropical Zones: Warm weather year round. Area between the Tropic of Cancer (23 ½ º N) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23 ½ º S).
Temperate Zones: Warm summers and cold winters (four seasons). Areas between Tropic of Cancer (23 ½ º N) and Arctic Circle (66 ½ º N) and Tropic of Capricorn (23 ½ º S) and the Antarctic Circle (66 ½ º S).
Polar Zones: Cold year round. Areas north of the Arctic Circle (66 ½ º N) and south of the Antarctic Circle (66 ½ º S). 16

17. POLAR
High Latitudes
66.5°N
66.5°N
TEMPERATE
Middle Latitudes
23.5°N
23.5°N
Low Latitudes
0° EQUATOR
TROPICAL
Low Latitudes
23.5°S
23.5°S
Middle Latitudes
TEMPERATE
66.5°S
66.5°S
POLAR
High Latitudes

18. Tropical Polar Temperate
Choosing your climate – Your climate type must match the correct climate zone
Tropical
Polar
Temperate

19. Multiple Climates
Mountains – If you have mountains the climate in your country may change.
Mountains = polar climate zone (type = Highlands)
Backside of mountains = tropical climate zone (type = desert)
Latitude – How close are you to the equator?
COPY THIS SLIDE ON YOUR HELP PAGE

20. Topography - Elevation
Elevation is the height above sea level
The higher the elevation of a region the cooler the temperature becomes.
Cooler Temperatures
Warmer Temperatures 20

21. This area should be a climate found in the temperate zone.
Why is it considered polar?
China
India

22. Grid Directions Open to the A section of the book.
Find the zone of latitude that you wrote by #2.
Place your finger on a spot in the ocean where you want your island to be located.
Determine your island’s latitude and longitude.

23. Grid Directions
On your blank piece of paper, draw 3 horizontal lines and 3 vertical lines.
These are your latitude and longitude lines.
Add the numbers at the top and left hand side of your paper for latitude and longitude.

24. POLAR
High Latitudes
66.5°N
66.5°N
TEMPERATE
Middle Latitudes
23.5°N
23.5°N
Low Latitudes
0° EQUATOR
TROPICAL
Low Latitudes
23.5°S
23.5°S
Middle Latitudes
TEMPERATE
66.5°S
66.5°S
POLAR
High Latitudes

25. Part 2 – 5 Themes of your Island
Your goal for today
1. Complete the 5 Themes of Geography for your island.
2. Finish the Final Copy of your map.

26. Factors that Influence Climate
Table of Contents
Date
Title
Lesson #
9/1
Internal Forces 5
9/3
External Forces 6
9/8
Climographs 7
9/9
Factors that Influence Climate 8
9/10
Project Help 9
TURN TO YOUR PROJECT HELP PAGE. IF YOU DON’T HAVE ONE YET, MAKE ONE ON A FRESH PAGE.

27. 5 Themes of Your Island 1. Location
- Absolute: Use your grid to determine the absolute location,
- write it like this (25º N, 115 º W)
- Relative: What is it near?

28. 2. Place
- What is it like there?
- Physical features = made by nature
- Human features = made by humans

29. 3. Human-Environment Interaction
- How have humans adapted your environment?

30. 4. Movement
- How are people connected to other parts of the world?

31. 5. Region
- What is one place it is similar to?
- What is one place it is different from?
- How is your island similar and different from Houston?
- Think about climate, location, physical features, etc.
- Remember the climate zone and climate type you chose on Friday

32. 6. Location of Cities
Make sure you use spatial analysis in determining the location of your cities.
- Place them next to water
- Place them by physical features that people would be able to live near.
- Place them by human features that would increase jobs.

33. Part 3 – 5 A’s of your Island’s climate
Your goal for today
1. Complete the 5 A’s activity for your island.
2. Finish the Final Copy of your map.

34. 5 A’s Intro
TASK - In your notebook, write down as many words as you can think of that are in any way related to the following word…
CLIMATE

35. 1. Ask Add your best question to your project Part 3, #1 now.
TASK - From the list of words that you wrote down, create two questions that a geographer could ask about your country’s climate.
Write these in your notebook on your project help page.
Add your best question to your project Part 3, #1 now.

36. 2. Acquire
What must you do to find the answer to the question you wrote for Part 3, #1?
How will you acquire the data?
Write your response to Part 3, #2 on your project paper now.

37. 3. Arrange How are the climates different in your country?
What are the factors that affect climate?
Elevation
Ocean Currents
Latitude
Mountains (Rain Shadows)

38. 1. Elevation Elevation = height above sea level
Higher the elevation, the cooler the climate
Cooler Temperatures
Warmer Temperatures

39. 2. Ocean Currents
READ ONLY

40. 2. Ocean Currents Warm ocean currents make areas warmer and rainier
Cool ocean currents make areas cooler and drier
Warmer and Rainy
Warm Ocean Current
Cooler and Drier
Cool Ocean Current 40

41. 3. Latitude Latitude (distance from the equator) impacts climate.
Tropical = hot, temperate = mild, polar = cold
Polar
Temperate
Tropical
Tropical
Temperate
Polar 41

42. POLAR
60°N
60°N
TEMPERATE
30°N
30°N
TROPICAL
30°S
30°S
TEMPERATE
60°S
60°S
POLAR
READ ONLY

43. 4. Mountains Mountains impact climate by creating dry and moist areas.
The windward side of the mountain is rainy while the leeward side is very dry.
Rain Shadows are dry regions created on the leeward side of the mountain
Which side is the leeward side, the right or the left?
Windward
Which side is the windward side, the right or the left? 43

44. This area should be a climate found in the temperate zone.
Why is it considered polar?
China
India

45. The Himalayas create a rain shadow.
Desert – arid region with very little rainfall
Humid Subtropical – warm temperatures, lots of rainfall
READ ONLY

46. 3. Arrange How are the climates different in your country?
What are the factors that affect climate?
Elevation
Ocean Currents
Latitude
Mountains (Rain Shadows)
ADD WHATEVER YOU NEED TO ADD TO CREATE MULTIPLE CLIMATES ON YOUR MAP NOW.
- YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST THREE CLIMATE REGIONS TO COMPLETE #3.

47. 3. Arrange - Complete Part 3, #3 on your project paper now.
After you are finished, create an example of the graph or chart on the back of your Part 3.
Include a title, labels, and a key.

48. After you are finished, create an example of the graph or chart on the back of your Part 3.
Include a title, labels, and a key.
Graph Help
Check your notebook for the different climate types we copied down right before the climograph lesson.
Use p for additional information about climate types.

49. 4. Analyze
In your notebook, write one positive aspect and one negative aspect about your island’s climate.
- Complete Part 3, #4 on your project page now.

50. 5. Apply
If you were going to visit your island, what information would be important to know?
Complete Part 3, #5 on your project page now.

51. Closure
1. Question of the Day