2011 World Geography Concepts
By
Mrs. Davis
April 18, 2011
Questions Have Jobs
pg.43
• Comprehension ques.: summarize or define
basic information.
• Analytical ques.: study, investigate, break
apart. Often seeks the reason, or “why.”
• Ques. that evaluate: seeks evidence, value to
make judgments, or form opinions.
• Prediction ques.: usually involve the word “if,”
leads to what might happen. Predictions take
the form of theories & hypotheses.
4 Types of Ques. Chart
pg43
Important Concepts __Ideas
Important Concepts __Ideas
Important Concepts __Ideas
5 Important Ques. For Geography’s Study
These 5 Questions Are Related to The 5 Themes
Of Geography
Location pg.38
Place pg.40
Region pg.40
Movement pg.41
Human-Environment Interaction
* It provides a structure for studying geography.
Location
• Absolute Location
– A place’s latitude and longitude position on the
globe
– The Equator’s 0° location & the Prime Meridian 0°
are the beginning positions of all latitudes and
longitudes
• Relative Location
– to locate a place by describing, or comparing it to
a similar, or nearby place
Essential Geography Skills pg.43
The Ability to Ask & Answer 4 Ques. Types
• Comprehension ques. help summarize basic
information [the 4 Ws]
• Analysis ques. ask “Why” and “How,” they
compare this and that
• Evaluative ques. seek value, benefit, advantages &
disadvantages of a situation
• Predict: If this had, or had not happen; what
might be different?
Changes Within the Earth pg44
The earth’s
crust is made
of moving
plates that can
change the
arrangement of
landmasses.
Tectonic Plate Boundaries pg47
Fits
together
like a
jigsaw
puzzle
Plate Movement
North
American
& Pacific
Plate p47
California’s San
Andrea Fault
Plates collide, or grind past one
another forming mountains,
sometimes faults (cracks in the
surface).
A Type of Plate Movement pg50
What kind of change within the earth might this
collision & spreading cause?
Violent eruptions of water &steam from hot
rocks heating springs beneath the earth
…are geysers. [Old Faithful in Yellowstone Park]
Changes Beneath the Earth
Page 51 describes the similarity between geysers
and volcanoes
– key word: magma, molten rock
Changes on the Earth’s Surface pg.52
Impact of acid rain
Rock sculpted by weathering & erosion. Chemical
weathering of the statue of “The Stone Traveler.”
Flooding & Water Erosion
Mississippi River
Wind Erosion
Glaciers & Erosion pg56
Columbia Glacier in the Canadian Rocky Mts.
Climate & Weather pg.63
Hurricane Katrina 2005
Earth’s Movement & Seasons pg.64
Factors Influencing Climate
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Latitude effects distribution of the sun’s heat.
Wind patterns at different latitudes
Oceans move warm & cool currents
Elevation
Water is a renewable resource but also
limited [also see pg112]
Precipitation on the windward &
leeward side of a mountain
Charlotte Amalie water front vs Annas Retreat
Examples of Climate Regions
Not just its name. Give its summer, winter,
precipitation & temperature description. Pg.72
Environmental Issues
Climate change
Drought or Desertification
Deforestation
Availability of Energy Resources
Can any of these issues result in civil war or,
international conflicts?
Carbon Dioxide & Climate Change
pg.73
Global
Warming
Coping with drought
Levels of Economic Activity
Commerical farming in the U.S. produces vast
amounts of grain
…Levels of Economic Activity
Primary: subsistence farming supply the needs
of the village
Secondary: raw materials are manufactured;
grain & lumber mills, lumbering, producing
electrical power
– A Subsistence economy engaged in this level of
activity will include cottage (home) industries
…Levels of Economic Activity
Tertiary: salespeople, fire fighters, doctors, lawyers,
truck drivers, police etc.
Quaternary: activity focuses on acquisition,
processing & sharing of information.
• Education, government, information
processing, and research
• b/c of advanced communication &
technology they are located almost
anywhere (apart from their markets)
Urbanization: Chicago Illinois pg.148
Miami, Florida: Global Trade Patterns
Patterns of Settlement & the Daily
Commute to Work [NJ to NY]
Levels of Urban Communities
Western Europe Chpt14 pg
288
Find the definitions & study:
Summit, euro, renaissance, industrial revolution
Find the following answers & study:
1. Examine the maps & read the paragraphs
related to erosion and peninsulas. Then write
a descriptive sentence for each underlined
word about Western Europe.
Western Europe Chpt14
Color code for languages
& language group
Central Europe & Northern
chpt18
Eurasia
Western European Languages Chpt14
Central Europe & Northern
Eurasiachpt18
Central Europe & Northern
Eurasiachpt18 map key
Central Europe & Northern
Eurasiachpt18
Database: Comparing Health Care
In
Russia & the United States
P384-385
Comparing Health Care in Poland,
Russia & the United States
Nations w/ Largest Areas
of Population Density chpt18
A Population Density Key
Track the Danube River
chpt18
Central Europe & Northern Eurasia
Political Map chpt18
Central Eur. & Northern Eurasia
Climates
Central & South West Asia
Chapter 21
Key Terms
Protectorate
Nomad
Chaparral
Minaret
chpt21
mosque
trade deficit
monotheism
trade surplus
Central & SW Asia Circle Graph: Value
of Exports $204.7 billion chpt. 21
Temperature Line Graph & Bar
Precipitation Graph
Saudi Arabian Petroleum
chpt 21
Israel: limited sources
of raw materials chpt.21
Environmental Issue: Water scarcity in Central &
SW Asia442 (climate map)
China’s Silk Road ran through parts of Central &
SW Asia p449
Introduction to Africa
Chapter 24
Key Terms chpt24
Nomadic herding
Escarpment Sahel
Oral History
Colonialism
Savanna
Africa
chpt 24
From colonialism
to independence
Chapter
21
Map
DataBase: Comparing Populations
p519 South Africa
DataBase: Comparing Populations
p519 Mozambique
Research
• http://www.william-shakespeare.info/williamshakespeare-bubonic-plague-black-death.htm
• http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/ew/bubonic/ch
ris.html