Homework

Completed Map Packet due

US Map Quiz #1

States to Study for Quiz

IllinoisLouisianaGeorgiaSouth CarolinaVirginiaPennsylvaniaWest VirginiaDelaware New JerseyNew YorkMassachusettsWest VirginiaTennesseeAlabamaVermontNew HampshireNorth CarolinaIndianaRhode IslandConnecticutMichigan

Warm Up ActivitySeptember

In your journal, write down a

list of 5 businesses that

you would consider

successful.

5 Themes of Geography

Theme # 1 Location

Theme # 2 Place

Theme # 3 Human Environment Interaction

Theme # 4 Movement

Theme # 5 Region

Location

Now consider whether or not location plays a role in the success of that business.

5 Themes of Geography

Location

Absolute Location Exact location on the earth

Relative Location Location in relation to landmarks, time, distance,

Warm Up ActivitySeptember 16th 2010

In your journal, write down a

list of 5 businesses that

you would consider

successful.

Location

What are the two types of location?

Relative Location

Where a site is located in relation to other places.

Place

Answers the question what is the place like?

Place

Think of a place where you have been. Next come up with at least 5 human and physical characteristics

American Civ September

Goal:Identify and describe the importance of

location.

Agenda:Current EventBusiness Location ActivityLatitude and Longitude Practice

5 Themes of Geography

Location

Absolute Location Exact location on the earth

Relative Location Location in relation to landmarks, time, distance,

American Civ September 14th 2009

On a piece of loose leaf in your

geography section, write

down a list of 5 businesses that

you would consider

successful.

Location

Now consider whether or not location plays a role in the success of that business.

Map Packet Rubric

• Map (16 Points) • The Names of the 50 States (5 points)• The 5 Great Lakes (2)• The Atlantic and Pacific Oceans • The following rivers: (6)• Mississippi River • Delaware River• Hudson River• Missouri River• Rio Grande River• Colorado River• Ohio River• Mountain Ranges (3)• Appalachian • Rockies• Sierra Nevada• Major Cities • New York• Philadelphia• Chicago• Los Angeles

Homework

1. Themes of Geography Quiz - Friday 9/27

Study notes packet, read practice packet nightly

2. Find any 10 household items and write down the item and where it was made.

Warm Up ActivitySeptember 21, 2009

Think of the area in which we live, now bullet 5 characteristics that describe it.

Place

Answers the question what is it like there?

Human Characteristics - manmade

Physical Characteristics - natural

Place

Think of a place where you have been. Next come up with at least 5 human and physical characteristics that define it. (Go from most general to most specific.)

Homework

Due Tuesday:

Find 10 household items and list the country where they were manufactured.

Study notes nightly

American Civ 9September 19, 2007

Goal:Describe the themes of Human Environment

Interaction and Movement.

Agenda:NotesDiscuss HEI / PacketDiscuss Movement / Packet

Human Environment Interaction

Answers the question “How do people change their environments?”

People change their environment

People adapt to their environment

People are changed by their environment

Region Notes

Theme #5:

Region

Answers the question:

What characteristics are shared by a group of places?

Characteristics may be Physical features or Cultural features

List 5 ways that goods, ideas or people move.

Theme #4Movement

Movement is the study of how people, goods, and ideas move from one place to another.

Migration – the movement of people

Examples of Movement

Major Migrations

Can have positive or negative effects

Movement Activity

With a small group, pool your list of household goods and countries of origin. Next, create a color coded key for each country. Then Using the key illustrate on the map where most of your goods originate from.

Homework

US Map Packet dueUS Map Quiz #1 Notebook Check

Tomorrow