Monday’s Point to Ponder?
Why do people
move from one
place to another?
Push & Pull Factors • Factors that PULL you to a place
• Factors that PUSH you away from a place
Hawaii Video Clip:
http://youtu.be/Z53Lspr9Okg
Antarctica Video Clip:
http://youtu.be/oA1sphuyazY
With your shoulder buddy
Discuss the push and pull factors you noticed in
the video clips of Hawaii and Antarctica.
Where would you like to live? Why?
Where would you NOT like to live? Why not?
Tuesday’s Point to Ponder?
Where do you
want to live and
work someday?
Why?
Push Factors: Reasons that PUSH you away from a place
Pull Factors: Reasons that PULL you to a place
Warm-up
Physical Characteristics: What you
can describe based ONLY on what
you see with your eyes.
Human Characteristics: Political,
economic, and social reasons people
move to
an area.
Region: An area that has alike
characteristics
Copy in
journal!
13 Colonies Map
Hand out & Discuss Rubric
Important:
Water is the only thing that you color blue.
All maps must include a compass rose.
Label in pen only.
You may not color in marker.
Add these to your map rubric, please.
• New England Region – color orange
• Middle Region – color red
• Southern Region – color yellow
• Create a legend for the regions:
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= New England
Middle Region
= Southern Region
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Wednesday’s Point to Ponder?
It’s hurricane
season, how are
you prepared?
Warm-up: Wednesday
• You have ten minutes to complete your 13
colonies map. What you don’t finish will be
completed on your own time.
• Map is due Thursday.
Use your time wisely!
What helps people decide where they
live?
• Physical Geographic Features
– Things you see.
– Mountains
– Rivers
– Oceans
– Ports
• Human Geographic Features
• Things made or caused by
humans.
– Disease
– Fighting
Thursday’s Point to Ponder?
Could a human
characteristic
endanger the United
States?
WU: Copy the T-chart & write 2 effects
Cause:
• New England
Effect:
• New England
– Long winters, rocky soil and
forest
• Middle Colonies
• Middle Colonies
– Short winters, fertile soil good
ports and natural resources
• Southern Colonies
– Warm climate and good soil
• Southern Colonies
Groups:
• Collaborate in your group.
• Come up with a drawing to represent physical
characteristics of the 3 regions. One person
will draw the example on the board.
• You have 12 minutes.
Warm Up:
Category 2 hurricane. Storm surge that is as high
as 20 feet. In Gilchrist, all but one house is
destroyed by the storm surge. The storm also
caused heavy rains where it made landfall, peaking
at 18.9 inches. At one point, the storm knocked
out power to as many as an estimated 2.6 million
people. Ike is the one of most destructive
hurricanes to ever hit Texas and one of the
deadliest, causing $19.3 billion in damages and
killing 84 people.
What do you remember about Hurricane Ike that
http://youtu.be/4EPsgxn5dAY
hit Texas in 2008?
3 reason people come to America
in 2013 are___________________.
(write the sentence stem and complete in your journal)
Why did people colonize?
PERS
Region:
• An area that has alike characteristics
Shoulder Buddy:
• For each region, discuss 2 things that you
think they have in common.
• Ex: Southern Region – the warm weather
WU: WRITE THE DATE!!!
Pretend that you are a explorer coming to
North America in the 1500’s. Write 5 sentences
describing what you might see when you get to
North America.
WU: Write 3-5 sentences in your
journal to answer the following.
Pretend that you are a settler to North America
in the 1600’s. Which region would you settle in
and why?
WU: STUDY!!!
Map test in 5 minutes!!!!
List the following in your journal. Don’t forget to date
your warm up. Don’t use your notes.
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Name the 13 colonies
Name the 3 regions of the 13 colonies
Name the mountain range in the colonies
List the Great Lakes
Name the river in the west of the mountain
range in the colonies
Geography
• the study of the physical features of the earth
and its atmosphere
• The study of human activity as it affects the
earth
• The study of how the earth is affected by
people
• For example: the distribution of populations
and resources, land use, and industries
WU: Date & Copy
Study for cities quiz.
5 minutes!!
Major Cities Quiz
1. Jamestown, ______________
2. Plymouth, ________________
3. Charleston, _______________
4. New York, ________________
5. Philadelphia, ______________
6. Savannah, ________________
7. Boston, __________________
8. Baltimore, ________________