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Six Essential Elements of Geography

Six Essential Elements of Geography. Warm-up prompts. Why does most of the U.S. speak English? Why is Klein Intermediate predominantly Hispanic?

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Six Essential Elements of Geography

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  1. Six Essential Elements of Geography

  2. Warm-up prompts • Why does most of the U.S. speak English? • Why is Klein Intermediate predominantly Hispanic? • “There’s a big hurricane churning over that body of water and it’s heading in that direction. It’s predicted to hit that state in 3 days.” What do you do? • Why are the Rocky Mts. higher than the Appalachian Mts.?

  3. Draw this table in your notebooks one page (landscape style)

  4. Draw this table in your notebooks one page (landscape style).

  5. Option 1: Gallery Walk • Have student visit each station. Read material and study accompanying image. • Students are to fill in the table in their notebooks. • Teacher should monitor for misunderstanding, questions, and participation by all. • After gallery walk is completed, show key to make sure students have captured essentials.

  6. Option 2: Museum Docents • Have all students create table to record notes. Use two pages for adequate space. • Divide students into six groups. • Give each group one of the six elements handouts to become an expert of. • Groups will create a display to teach the element to the class, which will include: • Explanation/Definition • Illustration • Example • Students will record info from display in notebooks.

  7. Capsule Vocabulary • How does geography affect people? • Students must use all the terms below in 5 sentences or less. • Modify, adapt, physical characteristics, climate, migration, location, culture, landforms, interact, affect • Include a visual (map, picture, graph)

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