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Thursday 09-13-2012. Turn in: Regions postcards (if needed), any late work On your desk: warm-up, worksheet from front table entitled “borders and countries” Warm-up:. On the Border………. Write these questions: 1. How do countries determine their borders with surrounding countries? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Turn in: Regions postcards (if needed), any late work
On your desk: warm-up, worksheet from front table entitled “borders and countries”
Warm-up:
Thursday 09-13-2012
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Write these questions:
1. How do countries determine their borders with surrounding countries?2. What is a country?
On the Border……….
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Key Vocabulary for lesson:
1. Political Unit- the area that a government controls
2. Border- a boundary set between countries3. Sovereign- having complete independence and
control over your own government/country
Add these three together and you get a…. COUNTRY- recognized region based on its
political unit, borders and sovereign government.
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USA: a political unit with recognized borders, with a sovereign government.
Examples of countries….
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Have you ever wondered why countries have such unique shapes?
How do countries determine their borders with surrounding countries?
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1. Physical-Setting a border on a physical feature such as
a river, mountain range, desert or sea.2. Cultural-Setting a border based on a cultural feature
such as language, religion, or ethnicity.3. Geometric-Setting a border based on a drawn line, such
as a line of latitude.
There are 3 ways to make a border..
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Boundaries drawn along a physical land feature such as a …..
RiverMountain range DesertSea
Physical Borders:
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Where might a border be drawn in Europe?
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Pyrenees mountains separate Spain and France
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The Danube River in Europe forms several borders between countries
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Cultural borders are drawn where 2 cultures come together.
Examples of culture?LanguageReligionEthnicity
Cultural Borders
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Pakistan
India
Bangladesh
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Ethnic groups in Europe
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Czechoslovakia was split into 2 countries based on ethnic groups: the Czechs and Slovaks.
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Geometric Borders
Borders drawn along a set line, without regard to any feature. Such as a line of latitude or longitude
Look for straight lines.
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The border between North and South Korea is at the 38N line of latitude, often called the 38th parallel.
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You will now have the opportunity to create borders on a fictional continent.
You will receive a blank map of a continent.You will then receive maps of that continent’s
religions, physical features, and languages.You will determine where the countries’
borders should be.Choose to draw between 5-10 countries.Justify why you drew the border on your
worksheet.
Activity
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Now, go back and answer the 2 guiding questions from the beginning of the lesson.
Homework:TEST REVIEW!TEST NEXT CLASS!!Complete the review for 5 bonus points on
the test.It must be totally completed for the bonus to
count.