GEOGRAPHY
9/28 TO 10/2
MONDAY 9/29 DO NOW
• WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A MAP? ARE THEY ONLY USED FOR TELLING DIRECTION
OR LOCATION? WHAT ELSE MIGHT YOU USE A MAP FOR?
• NEW CORNELL NOTES
• OBJECTIVE: DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF
MAPS GEOGRAPHERS USE.
• ESSENTIAL QUESTION: HOW CAN WE USE
MAPS TO DESCRIBE MORE THAN LOCATION
AND DIRECTION?
MONDAY 9/29 – TYPES OF MAPS
1.
PHYSICAL MAPS: SHOWS TYPES OF LANDFORMS AND BODIES OF WATER
COLOR, SHADING, LINES THAT SHOW ELEVATION/ALTITUDE/RELIEF (HOW HIGH THE
GROUND IS)
MONDAY 9/29 – TYPES OF MAPS
2.
POLITICAL MAPS: FEATURE ON THE EARTH THAT HUMANS CREATED (CITIES, STATES, ETC)
MONDAY 9/29 – TYPES OF MAPS
3.
THEMATIC MAPS: SHOW A SPECIFIC TYPE OF INFORMATION (PAGE 22-23)
A. QUALITATIVE MAP: USES COLORS/SYMBOLS/DOTS TO SHOW PATTERNS OR RELATIONSHIPS
BETWEEN INFORMATION
B.
CARTOGRAMS: PRESENTS INFORMATION OTHER THAN LAND AREA. THE SIZE IS DRAWN IN
PROPORTION TO THE DATA, NOT THE LAND AREA OF THE COUNTRY.
C. FLOW-LINE MAPS: SHOW MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE, GOODS, IDEAS, ANIMALS, ETC.
MONDAY 9/29 –
YOU WILL BE GIVEN A BLANK MAP OF THE WORLD. YOU
NEED TO LOCATE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS (PAGE A4-A5)
CONTINENTS
OCEANS
• AFRICA
• INDIAN OCEAN
• ANTARCTICA
• PACIFIC OCEAN
• ASIA
• AUSTRALIA
• EUROPE
• NORTH AMERICA
• SOUTH AMERICA
• ARCTIC OCEAN
• SOUTHERN OCEAN
• ATLANTIC OCEAN
***Please
also locate
Kuwait on
the map***
TUESDAY 9/30 DO NOW
• USE PAGE 22 IN YOUR TEXTBOOK.
• LOOK AT THE ESTIMATED WORLD OIL RESERVES MAP.
1. WHAT IS THE MAP TELLING YOU?
2. IS IT TELLING YOUR SIZE OR LOCATION OR IS IT PROVIDING YOU WITH DIFFERENT
INFORMATION?
3. WHAT TYPE OF MAP IS THIS?
TUESDAY 9/30 – ATLAS
• PAGE 7 – LEGEND
• PAGE 10 PHYSICAL
• PAGE 12 POLITICAL
• PAGE 14 CLIMATE
• PAGE 16 ENVIRONMENT
• PAGE 18 POPULATION DENSITY
• PAGE 20 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
• PAGE 22 FUEL DEPOSITS/ENERGY CONSUMPTION
• INDEX 119
WEDNESDAY 10/1 DO NOW
• WHAT ARE THE MAIN FEATURES OF A MAP? (NOTES/PAGE 15)
• HOW DO WE CALCULATE SCALE? (THINK ABOUT MATH CLASS)
• IF 2 INCHES REPRESENTS 500 MILES, 6 INCHES EQUALS HOW MANY MILES?
• ***HOMEWORK**** RESEARCH A CURRENT EVENT THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED IN CLASS
TOMORROW. THIS CAN BE SOMETHING IN KUWAIT OR GOING ON WORLDWIDE. BE ABLE TO
TELL WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHY AND WHY! REMEMBER CURRENT MEANS IT IS HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW!
WEDNESDAY 10/1 MAP ASSIGNMENT –
DUE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8
• YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO CREATE A MAP OF THE CLASSROOM.
• YOU WILL NEED TO INCLUDE ALL ELEMENTS OF A MAP, INCLUDING SCALE.
• SUGGESTION FOR SCALE: ½ INCH = 1 TILE (15 TILES X 20 TILES)
• USE SYMBOLS AND A LEGEND TO REPRESENT ITEMS IN THE ROOMS SUCH AS THE DESKS
AND CABINETS.
• CREATE THE EQUATOR AND PRIME MERIDIAN (THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE ROOM) AND
MAKE LINES OF LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE GOING NORTH AND SOUTH (ABOVE AND
BELOW YOUR EQUATOR)
• ADD 3 LETTERS OF YOUR CHOICE ON YOUR MAP AND GIVE THE PROPER LATITUDE AND
LONGITUDE COORDINATES OF THE LETTERS. REMEMBER TO LABEL CORRECTLY.
THURSDAY 10/2 DO NOW
• COMPLETE THE CURRENT EVENTS WORKSHEET PROVIDED!
THURSDAY 10/2 – CURRENT EVENTS
• GROUP WORK AND SHARING OF CURRENT EVENTS
• YOU WILL BE PLACED IN A GROUP AND YOUR GROUP NEEDS TO CREATE A SMALL POSTER
THAT SHOWS AND DESCRIBES THE CURRENT EVENTS YOU RESEARCHED. YOU CAN MAKE IT
LOOK LIKE A NEWSPAPER IF YOU LIKE.
• INCLUDE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION AND PICTURE.
• DUE AT THE END OF THE HOUR