Journal Day 1-India Holi
What are your first impressions of Holi? Write at least one complete thought.
What are your first impressions of Holi? Write at least one complete thought.
How can I share Geography?
- Go Outside
- Share Stories
- Armchair Travel
- Be Hands-on
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Geo-Literacy Components
1. System Understanding- An understanding of humans and environmental systems, and human environment interactions
2. Geographic Reasoning- Ability to reason about location and make connections between places
3. Systematic Decision-Making- Ability to systematically collect, evaluate, and weigh the trade-offs in decision making
1. System Understanding- An understanding of humans and environmental systems, and human environment interactions
2. Geographic Reasoning- Ability to reason about location and make connections between places
3. Systematic Decision-Making- Ability to systematically collect, evaluate, and weigh the trade-offs in decision making
Why So Important?
- Provides new ways of thinking about the world
- Provides powerful ways to analyze, explain, and understand the world
- Empowers individuals over their own knowledge
- Enables engagement in debates on significant local, national, and global issues
- Provides knowledge and perspective of the world
Journal Day 2-Namibia
How does having perspective help when traveling?
How does having perspective help when traveling?
World Mapping through Google
Journal Day 3- South Carolina Sharks
Pick a particular shark. Write a short description of the shark's territory and movements. What are your thoughts on this form of mapping?
Pick a particular shark. Write a short description of the shark's territory and movements. What are your thoughts on this form of mapping?
Create your own Adventure Assignment
After looking at all 52 I want you to pick 5 of these places you'd love to visit. Using Google My Maps create a map then provide
Requirements
1. Tell me why you selected that location?
2. Tell me a few things you would do on an adventure there?
3. What is your total miles traveled?
After looking at all 52 I want you to pick 5 of these places you'd love to visit. Using Google My Maps create a map then provide
Requirements
1. Tell me why you selected that location?
2. Tell me a few things you would do on an adventure there?
3. What is your total miles traveled?
Applying Geography
Journal Day 4- Venice Italy
What are your thoughts of Venice?
What are your thoughts of Venice?
5 Themes of Geography
Location
Absolute location- is a place on the globe. The most common way to find absolute location is using latitude and longitude. You may also represent absolute location using a street address.
Relative location- is described by the relationship of time, distance, or direction from another point.
Relative location- is described by the relationship of time, distance, or direction from another point.
Place
The theme of place is divided into two categories: physical characteristics and human characteristics.
Physical characteristics of place include landforms, ecosystems, climate and weather.
Human characteristics of place include: language, customs, and beliefs.
Physical characteristics of place include landforms, ecosystems, climate and weather.
Human characteristics of place include: language, customs, and beliefs.
Movement
Journal Day 6-Alaska
What makes a good sled dog?
What makes a good sled dog?
Movement- The flow of people, goods, and ideas and elements of nature.
- Places, especially in today's modern society, do not exist in isolation.
Region
Regions are areas of land that have common features. A region can be defined by natural or human features. The theme of region is divided into 2 categories: formal regions and perceptual regions.
Formal regions are areas in which certain characteristics (physical or human) are found throughout the area. Well defined boundaries.
Perceptual regions are defined by peoples' feeling and attitudes (social beliefs, political beliefs, etc.) about areas. Attitudes that are unifying characteristics. Areas physical maps cant define.
Formal regions are areas in which certain characteristics (physical or human) are found throughout the area. Well defined boundaries.
Perceptual regions are defined by peoples' feeling and attitudes (social beliefs, political beliefs, etc.) about areas. Attitudes that are unifying characteristics. Areas physical maps cant define.
Human Environment Interaction
Journal Day 7-Mongolia
What are some of the major similarities and differences you see in Mongolia compared to United States?
What are some of the major similarities and differences you see in Mongolia compared to United States?
Humans interact with their environment in a variety of ways.
- Humans adapt to their environment.
- We modify the environment.
- Humans also depend their environment.
Three Pillars of Sustainability
- Environment Pillar-Managing Earth's natural resources to meet human needs
- Social Pillar-Humans must meet their needs, so must make sustainable choices
- Economic Pillar-Natural resources have value. The greater the supply, the lower the price. The lower the supply, the higher the price.
Summative Assessment
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