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A Standard at a Time: Understanding World Geography Reporting Category #2: Geography WG.03B

A Standard at a Time: Understanding World Geography Reporting Category #2: Geography WG.03B. PHYSICAL PROCESSES: How do physical forces affect a region?.

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A Standard at a Time: Understanding World Geography Reporting Category #2: Geography WG.03B

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  1. A Standard at a Time: Understanding World GeographyReporting Category #2:GeographyWG.03B

  2. PHYSICAL PROCESSES: How do physical forces affect a region? WG.3.B Describe the physical processes that affect the environments of regions, INCLUDING weather, tectonic forces, erosion, and soilbuilding processes [READINESS STANDARD]

  3. Which words do you know, and which do you need help with?

  4. Rocky Mountains Coastal Ridge Great Plains Interior Lowlands Appalachian Mountains Basin and Ridge Coastal Plains How many “regions” do you see? Can you guess what country this is?

  5. Rocky Mountains Coastal Ridge Great Plains Interior Lowlands Appalachian Mountains Basin and Ridge Coastal Plains Now, what do you see? What stands out on this map? SOURCE: http://ned.usgs.gov/images/nedus2.gif

  6. LITHOSPHERE Continental Crust pulled over the Oceanic Crust Ridge-Push by diverging convection currents Subduction by converging convection currents Magma Continents pushed apart by ‘Ridge-Push’ Subduction of oceanic Crust by ‘Slab Pull’ THE HESS CONVECTION CURRENT ‘SLAB-PULL’- ‘RIDGE PUSH’ MODEL How do “tectonic forces” affect a region? (Tectonic means “building”. The earth is “building” itself by building its lithosphere) Describe what you see in the diagram http://www.tectonic-forces.org/simplified.htm SOURCE: http://ned.usgs.gov/images/nedus2.gif

  7. How do “tectonic forces” affect a region? SOURCE: http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Imgs/Jpg/Rainier/Images/Rainier75_mount_rainier_from_paradise_1975.jpg SOURCE: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/SUNSET_ROCKS_San_Andreas_Fault.jpg/220px-SUNSET_ROCKS_San_Andreas_Fault.jpg Famous Fault in California? SOURCE: http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQMNSZyr704YbsHzkKzoVgEQjSXyh914FL1FqR6sKnfgmUKbaBJxzDiBmrv-Q SOURCE: http://cdn.thetechjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/HLIC/d4a50ef8a915d18b07b4fdd9e4384789.jpg

  8. How does “erosion” affect a region? WATER WIND SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Im_Salar_de_Uyuni.jpg SOURCE: http://www.visualphotos.com/photo/1x6578171/Water_Erosion_6E9803.jpg DESCRIBE WHAT’S HAPPENING TO THE LAND Lahar SOIL GRAVITY SOURCE: http://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/images/GJ_Geography_weathering.jpg SOURCE: http://soilerosion.net/image/rottingdean_erosion.jpg

  9. How does “weather” affect a region? SOURCE: http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2011/10/20100811-monsoon-rain.jpg SOURCE: http://www.yourdictionary.com/images/articles/lg/1434.Tornado.jpg DESCRIBE WHAT’S HAPPENING TO THE LAND SOURCE: http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQw1_nk8V57rwCCbVAgcHCRsvKGWyqvxfPUlF4ZblfjAYT6TsYuKA SOURCE: http://www.israelshamir.net/Images/Tsunami.jpg

  10. How does a region affect the weather? • Windward vs. Leeward SOURCE: http://www.sonoma.edu/users/f/freidel/global/372lec2images.htm SOURCE: http://faculty.fortlewis.edu/dott_c/bio%20250-swecol/lecture%20topics%20-%20learning%20goals%20&%20hw/5-regionalclimate.htm

  11. Rocky Mountains Coastal Ridge Great Plains Interior Lowlands Appalachian Mountains Basin and Ridge Coastal Plains Where would the “orographic effect” be most likely? SOURCE: http://ned.usgs.gov/images/nedus2.gif

  12. SOURCE: http://www.i-fink.com/articles/articles/el_nino/ What is El Nino? • Ocean winds change yearly, causing “lethal heatwaves in India and Texas, rainfall in Texas, late monsoons, fires in the Indonesian rainforests, floods in Bangladesh and China, mudslides in California, drought in Australia and harvest failures in Africa.” NORMAL EL NINO

  13. LITHOSPHERE Continental Crust pulled over the Oceanic Crust Ridge-Push by diverging convection currents Subduction by converging convection currents Magma Continents pushed apart by ‘Ridge-Push’ Subduction of oceanic Crust by ‘Slab Pull’ THE HESS CONVECTION CURRENT ‘SLAB-PULL’- ‘RIDGE PUSH’ MODEL Let’s look again at “Tectonic Forces” The same tectonic force, many continents… (Tectonic means “building”. The earth is “building” itself by building its lithosphere.) http://www.tectonic-forces.org/simplified.htm SOURCE: http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/ringfire.htm

  14. Human Impact or Natural Disaster? Use the word wall words to describe what you see SOURCE: http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-floods

  15. Human Impact or Natural Disaster? Use the word wall words to describe what you see SOURCE: http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/deforestation.htm

  16. Human Impact or Natural Disaster? Use the word wall words to describe what you see SOURCE: http://gmcropss.yolasite.com/drought-tolerance.php

  17. What’s the connection among these disasters? SOURCE: http://cdn.thetechjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/HLIC/d4a50ef8a915d18b07b4fdd9e4384789 SOURCE: http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-volcanoes They happen when the earth is active SOURCE: http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2008/07/san-andreas-fau.html SOURCE: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/pictures/110311-tsunami-earthquake-japan-hawaii-science-world-waves/

  18. What’s the connection among these disasters? They were influenced by human impact SOURCE: http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/is-the-amazon-rainforest-worth-an-18-billion-bailout.html SOURCE: http://www.katrina.com/ SOURCE: http://www.weru.ksu.edu/new_weru/multimedia/dustbowl/dustbowlpics.html SOURCE: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/china-news/southwest-china-water-shortage-yunnan-drought-32075

  19. What’s the connection among these disasters? SOURCE: http://www.israelshamir.net/Images/Tsunami.jpg SOURCE: http://www.yourdictionary.com/images/articles/lg/1434.Tornado They happen because of air or water SOURCE: http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2011/10/20100811-monsoon-rain.jpg SOURCE: http://gmcropss.yolasite.com/drought-tolerance.php

  20. Modifying vs. Adapting • What’s the difference between “modifying” and “adapting to” the environment? SOURCE: http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/5226273 SOURCE: http://electrical-engineering-asif-asif.blogspot.com/2011/07/what-is-wind-power.html

  21. What adaptations and modifications do you see? SOURCE: http://www.fix.net/wreil/Gran-Sasso-Trip-Photo-Gallery.htm SOURCE: http://electrical-engineering-asif-asif.blogspot.com/2011/07/what-is-wind-power.html SOURCE: aecom.com SOURCE: http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/5226273 What were they designed to accomplish?

  22. What adaptations and modifications do you see? SOURCE: http://greensolutionsexpress.com/building-solar-panels/solar-power-house-2-2 SOURCE: http://listphobia.com/2008/11/04/10-largest-suspension-bridges/ SOURCE: http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=882 SOURCE: http://www.howitworksdaily.com/science/how-do-fans-make-you-feel-cooler/ What were they designed to accomplish?

  23. Modification or Adaptation? • Seismograph detects earthquakes by measuring the size of the waves • The Richter Scale uses information collected by seismographs to determine the strength of an earthquake

  24. What does this culture value? SOURCE: http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/5226273

  25. What does this culture value? SOURCE: aecom.com

  26. Does Laredo face any natural hazards? Name them? http://www.usa.com/laredo-tx-area-natural-disasters-extremes.htm

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