World Geography Social Studies 8 - Lesson 1 PDF

WHAT MAKES THEM UNIQUE? World Geography social studies 8 - lesson 1 OUR OBJECTIVES  Define the geography. Identify the five themes of geography. WATERFALLS What is Geography?...

WHAT MAKES THEM UNIQUE? World Geography social studies 8 - lesson 1 OUR OBJECTIVES  Define the geography. Identify the five themes of geography. WATERFALLS What is Geography?  Geography is the science that studies the features of the Earth and its connection to people and the environment. Did you Know? The word Geography came from two Greek words "geo" (Earth) and "graphos" (to write). Geography literally means description about Earth. Five Themes of Geography  LOCATION A location is a fixed place or position in space. It allows you to discuss places in the world in terms anyone can understand. Two types of Location: Absolute and Relative what are their differences? absolute location Example: The Empire State Building is located at 40.7 degrees relative location north (latitude), 74 degrees west (longitude) Example: Our school is located near the fire station. let’s try! The Eiffel Tower is located west of the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. Please indicate whether the following locations were absolute or relative. The Sahara Desert is located in North Africa. Statue of Liberty, New York City, USA: Latitude: 40.6892° N Longitude: 74.0445° W  answers? Have you correctly identified all the  places Every place on Earth has a distinct group of physical features such as climate, landforms, bodies of water, plants, and animal life. Remember! Places change! regions Regions are places that have common physical  and human attributes. This can be a formal region (cities, districts, countries, etc) or functional regions. movement It is the movement of people from one place to the other because of trade or migration. question What are some factors influencing migration? human-environment interactions  Humans depend on, adapt to, and modify the world around them. If you want to know the place, clap your hands, If you want to know the place, clap your hands, Location is where it’s found, Place gives it all around, And the Human-Environment shows what’s planned, clap your hands! Movement is how things go, from here to there, Regions connect, and now we’re aware, The five themes are really fun, Geography’s number one, Let’s explore the world everywhere! Form Groups: Divide the class into five groups. Task: Each group will analyze their assigned location using the five themes of geography. Use research and creativity to identify how their theme applies to the location. Time: Each group has 20 minutes to prepare their answers. Presentations: Groups will present their analysis to the class, explaining how their assigned theme relates to the location.  of Geograp hy Branches  Main Branches of Geography Studies the structure of the Physical Geography environment including climate, landforms, and other natural  patterns. looking at cultural, economic, and Human Geography Studies the effect of human behavior political impacts. on the environment. It also includes PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY  Earth’s Physical Features (Imaginary Lines, Landforms, and Bodies of Water) The 7 Continents imaginary latitude equator lines longitude prime meridian international date line JOURNAL ENTRY #02 Write your thoughts and reflections on what you learned. You can use the task below as a guide:  Pick a country or region of your choice and write a short essay applying all five themes of geography to that area. OUR OBJECTIVES Identify the different physical feature of the world. WATERFALLS EARTH'S LANDFORMS QUIZ INSTRUCTIONSLet the students guess the earth's  landforms being describe in each question. The pupil with the most correct answers at the end of the game will be declared the winner. ARE YOU READY? QUESTION It is an opening in the Earth's crust. It allows hot gases and molten rock from deep inside to rise to the surface? What landform is it? ANSWE R VOLCANO QUESTION What is the name of a type of landform that is elevated above the surrounding terrain, but not as large as a mountain? ANSWER  HILLS QUESTION What landform is a series of connected mountains or hills generally forming a long line?  ANSWER MOUNTAIN RANGES QUESTION What is an area of land that is surrounded by water? ANSWER ISLAND  QUESTION What is a broad area of relatively flat land that covers more than one-third of the world? ANSWE R PLAIN  QUESTION Lands with elevations of more than 1,000 feet above the surrounding areas. ANSWER Mountain QUESTION  These are flat land situated in a high elevation and are rested between 300 to 3,000 feet. ANSWER Plateau  QUESTION Barren areas of land with little or no rainfall. ANSWER Desert QUESTION Land between two mountain or hills. ANSWER Valleys Bodies of Water Quiz water that flows  naturally along a fixed route formed by a channel cut into rock or ground. Stream water that flows  naturally along a fixed route formed by a channel cut into rock or ground. a large natural stream of water  flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream. River a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream. Rivers  northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The second-longest river in North America and is part of the second-largest drainage system on the continent as well. The Nile is a major north-flowing river in World's Most Famous Ponds Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts is 1/2 mile wide and lies in a kettle hole, created by a retreating glacier at least 10,000 years ago. about 500 feet across and only 3 feet deep, was artificially created 100 years ago in Santa Cruz, California and supports many bird species and small wild animals. a very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically.  Ocean a very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically.  area between the western coastline of the Americas, the eastern coastlines of Asia and Australia, and is capped to the North It is bounded by the Americas to its west, and by the western shores of Europe and Africa to its east. It includes the Mediterranean, Caribbean and Baltic Seas, and the Gulf of Mexico. Pacific is the largest of these oceans. It fills the World's Oceans  The Arctic is the smallest and shallowest of the surrounding Antarctica were generally five Oceans, and falls mostly within the Arctic considered to be extensions of the adjoining Circle. It is surrounded by the Eurasian and North oceans. American continents Until the mid-20th Century, the waters Rivers  because it’s one of the rivers that encloses the historical region of Mesopotamia The largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the disputed longest river in the world in comparison to the Nile. One of the most famous rivers in the world  a large body of water surrounded by land. Lake a large body of water surrounded by land.  This lake is located in the Republic of Buryatia (in Russia's Irkutsk province). it has the largest water volume of any continental lake on the planet, and it is the world's  Isles, and one of the forty largest lakes in Lough Neagh is a freshwater lake in Northern Europe. Ireland. It is the largest lake in the British How geography relates to human geography? Mountains → Transportation (difficult to build roads), Cities (settlements near passes). How geography shapes the world today?  Rivers → Trade Routes (used for transporting goods), Agriculture (source of water). How geography shapes the world today? Population Coastlines → Density (dense areas near ports for trade). JOURNAL ENTRY #03 Ask the students to write about their thoughts and reflections on what they’ve learned. They can use the following questions as a guide: 1. What are the physical features of the country you wanted to visit? 2. How does geography affect the history of the country?