1. WELCOME TO WORLD GEOGRAPHY MR. S. WNOROWSKI / ROOM 252 1.ENTER THE ROOM PICK UP HANDOUTS & BINDER 2.THEN, FIND YOUR ASSIGNED SEAT.

2. 1.3DISCOVERY Geo.Focus – Current Events Austin –American Statesman on-line. http://nieonline.com/austin/e-edition.cfm http://nieonline.com/austin/e-edition.cfm Log-in UN: austinhigh PW: 2014 Select an Article and Fill-Out Current-Events Form Current Events / News Analysis Step by Step 1.Source Information 2.What is the Content of the Article 3.Geographia, Where do the events in article take place

3. 1.3 Tools of the Geographer

4. GLOBES 3-dimensional and accurate. are seldom used because they are bulky and lack detail.

5. 1.3 Tools of the Geographer Remote Sensing Aerial photographs and satellite images provide a “birds eye” view. (LandSat) Gives a different perspective on how space is used

6. 1.3 Tools of the Geographer GRAPHS Organize data in a visual display. Line graphs show change over time.

7. 1.3 Tools of the Geographer GRAPHS Organize data in a visual display. Bar graphs compare data.

8. 1.3 Tools of the Geographer GRAPHS Organize data in a visual display. Pie charts or circle graphs show a percentage of the whole

9. 1.3 Tools of the Geographer GRAPHS Organize data in a visual display. Complex graphs display more than one detail

10. 1.3 Tools of the Geographer GRAPHS Organize data in a visual display. Specialty graphs are complex graphs used with a specific set of data.

11. 1.3 Tools of the Geographer Physical Maps display and name land and/or water forms, or other physical processes.

12. 1.3 Tools of the Geographer Political Maps Show how space is organized into political units like countries, states, counties, cities, etc.

13. 1.3 Tools of the Geographer Thematic Maps Display one particular detail.

14. 1.3 Tools of the Geographer Map Projections Planar/polar/azimuthal Conic Cylindrical

15. 1.3 Guided Practice Understanding Absolute Location: Spy Tracking  Using an Atlas, have fun with the Spy Tracker activity as you learn how to use maps & atlas and understand the concepts of longitude and latitude.  As you trace your race around the globe, indicate the place you are visiting on the sheet then place them on the attached map.  Label them 1-…, Then connect the dots, indicating which cardinal direction you are traveling from place to place.

16. 1.3 Independent Practice Homework Using the Text Book, Chapter 1, Section 2, Complete the Map Projections Activity Using the Text Book Glossary, Chapter 1 and the Index Complete the Geo-Terms Worksheet