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Tools & Themes
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Day 1, 8/12 Where are you right now? Describe your location in at least 3 different ways. Bellwork
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Switch to your Notes page. (Day 1, 8/12) Work with your table partner. Write as many words as you can think of that relate to geography. Geography
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Switch to your notes page. Geography : is a field of science dedicated to the study of the lands, the features, the inhabitants, and the phenomena of Earth. Geography
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Using a Map Maps help us to understand where we are on the earth. They help us understand where things are in relation to one another. N
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Draw a map of your neighborhood. Include roads, buildings (houses, stores, etc.) Give it a title (e.g. Main Street, Owingsville, KY) Your Turn
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Name 5 things that you think a geographer might study. Bellwork
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1.Movement 2.Regions 3.Human-Environment Interaction 4.Location 5.Place Remember MR. HELP The 5 Themes of Geography
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Movement refers to the way people, products, information and ideas move from one place to another. This can be local such as how did you get to school today. It can be global such as how did humans get to North America? Movement
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A region is an area that is defined by certain similar characteristics. Those unifying or similar characteristics can be physical, natural, human, or cultural. Regions
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Human-Environment Interaction looks at the relationships between people and their environment ; how people adapt to the environment and how they change it. How do people depend on the environment? How to people adapt to the environment? How do people modify the environment? Human-Environment Interaction
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Where is it? Absolute : A location can be absolute (specific) as in coordinates of a map using longitude and latitude Relative : A location can be relative - examples: next door, nearby, a short drive, down the road a ways. Or, it can be in the same general location as another location - example: next to the post office. Location
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A place is an area that is defined by everything in it. All places have features that give them personality and distinguish them from other places. If you refer to your school as a place, then that place would include walls, windows, gym, cafeteria, classrooms, people, clothing, books, maps, mops, brooms, hallways, mice (if you have them) and everything else in the school, including the languages spoken. Place
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8/24 Define landform in your own words or give 3 different examples of a landform. Bellwork
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Landform: a natural feature of the earth's surface Landforms
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Types of Landforms Archipelago Island Cape Butte Mesa Flood plain Volcano Plateau Canyon Mountain Glacier Valley Plain Isthmus Peninsula
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Landforms are created in 3 ways: Volcanic Activity Erosion Water Wind Ice Deposition How are Landforms Made?
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8/25 How might a landform affect how people are able to live or use that area? Think of one example of a landform to discuss your answer. Bellwork
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Work with a partner and use Play Dough to create an example of a landform. After your have created your landform, write what it is on your Bellwork sheet. Landforms
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8/26 List at least 3 ways that water can change a landscape. Bellwork
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8/27 How does the water cycle affect where people can live? Bellwork
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Based upon what you learned in the video, write a brief paragraph about storms. 5 sentences: 1 topic sentence (Ex. Storms can be very dangerous.) 3 supporting sentences (Ex. They can produce lightning and destructive winds like tornados.) 1 conclusion sentence (That’s why you should be careful during a storm.) OPEN RESPONSE
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8/28 Which of the following cuts the best: a knife, a rock, or a stream of water? Explain your answer. Bellwork
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Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soils, and other minerals through mechanical, chemical, or biological processes. Mechanical Expansion/Contraction Abrasion Gravity Organic Chemical Weathering & Erosion
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Mechanical weathering Weathering & Erosion
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Chemical weathering Weathering & Erosion
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Erosion – the transportation of rock or soil from one place to another Wind Water Glacial Weathering & Erosion
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Wind Erosion Weathering & Erosion
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Water Erosion Weathering & Erosion
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Glacial Erosion Weathering & Erosion
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8/31 Think about two places you would like to move to after graduation from high school or college. Name at least two reasons why you want to move to each place. Bellwork
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Migration
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What is migration? Work together in groups of 3-4 to come up with a definition of what migration is. Migration
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Migration: movement from one place to another Push Factors: reasons to move away from a place Pull Factors: reasons to move to a place Migration
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Together with your groups make 2 lists: Push Factors Pull Factors Be prepared to share them with the class! Push & Pull
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Would Bath County be a place people would want to move away from or to? Defend your answer with at least one push or pull factor. Exit Slip
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9/1 Would you move away from your family if you knew it meant you would have a better life? Why? Bellwork
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9/1 Would you rather move to Annie’s town or Ivan’s town? Why? Write a 5 sentence paragraph. Include: Topic Sentence: “I would rather move to Annie’s town.” 3 Supporting Sentences: “Annie’s town has nice stores.” Conclusion: “Annie’s town seems like the better place to live.” Reflection
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9/1 What do you think is more important in a decision to move from one place to another: push factors or pull factors? Why? Reflection
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