write down all the land features from the picture
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Do Now Write down all the land features from the picture.
Geography
Geography
The study of the Earth’s surface Effects where people live
Types of Maps
Political – shows countries and states◦ Borders and capitals◦ Name the capital of the
US
Physical – shows features such as mountains and deserts◦ Name the largest Mts in
the US
Cardinal Directions The four main directions found on a
compass◦ North◦ East◦ South◦ West
Hemisphere
Half the world 4 Hemispheres
◦ Northern◦ Southern◦ Eastern◦ Western
The USA is in Both the Northern& WesternHemispheres
Land and Water
71% of Earth’s surface is covered with water
29% covered with land
Continent A large land mass
◦ Antarctica◦ Europe◦ Asia◦ North America◦ South America◦ Africa◦ Australia
Water: Oceans
Most of the Earth is covered by four large bodies of water called Oceans◦ Atlantic◦ Pacific◦ Indian◦ Arctic
Rivers
Moving bodies of water that empty into other bodies of water
Early people used rivers for several things
Peninsula Land surrounded by water on 3 sides Example: Florida
Island
A body of land surrounded on all sides by water
Puerto Rico is an island
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What do human beings use bodies of water for?
Food Transportation Trade
Land: Mountains
Steep land that rises above other land
Protected and Isolated people
Made it difficult to farm
Desert
Dry, barren land
Isolated and protected people
Difficult to farm
Rainforest
Land covered with thick vegetation (plant life)
Lots of natural resources
Make a list of:
All the geographical features in the Rochester area.
Here’s a few
Genesee River Bristol Mountain Lake Ontario Erie Canal Genesee River Valley
Finger Lakes Niagara Falls Lake Erie Taughannak Falls
Question
Why did settlers choose Rochester? Here are three hints.
Settlers chose Rochester because of the proximity to Lake Ontario, The Genesee River, and the Erie Canal!
Also, High Falls gave the city power!
Geography!!
Historical Sources
Materials used to uncover information about history
Two types
What are some examples?
Primary Sources Materials on a topic on which later studies are based.
“At the Scene”
Letters, diaries, photos, sculpture, artifacts
Secondary Sources Accounts written by people who were NOT “at the scene”
Based on primary sources
Textbooks, biographies
Using the textbook (pages xxxii-xxxiii the front of the book), create a poster about the themes of geography.
On your paper please answer the following questions for EACH theme:
1) Define the theme (5) 2) Draw a picture explaining what the theme
is 3) Also have the definition of geography on
the poster This will count as a TEST GRADE!!!!
Geography Themes Poster
In your notebook or on a sheet of paper answer the following questions:
Give an example of a primary sourceAND
Secondary source
Ticket out the Door
Artifact – Remains of human-made objects.
Culture – A people’s unique way of life
Hominid – Creature that walks upright
Worksheet Vocab
Paleolithic Age – “Old Stone Age” where humans used tools
Neolithic Age – “New Stone Age” where humans began farming
Homo Sapiens – Modern humans like you and me
Worksheet Vocab