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YEAR 7 GEOGRAPHY Miss Vidler

YEAR 7 GEOGRAPHY Miss Vidler. Year 7 Geography. Topic 1: The Nature of Geography Topic 2: World Heritage Sites Topic 3:Geographical Research and Fieldwork Topic 3: Our World Topic 5: Global Environments Case Study: Coral Reefs and Deserts Case study. THE NATURE OF GEOGRAPHY.

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YEAR 7 GEOGRAPHY Miss Vidler

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  1. YEAR 7 GEOGRAPHY Miss Vidler

  2. Year 7 Geography • Topic 1: The Nature of Geography • Topic 2: World Heritage Sites • Topic 3:Geographical Research and Fieldwork • Topic 3: Our World • Topic 5: Global Environments • Case Study: Coral Reefs and Deserts Case study

  3. THE NATURE OF GEOGRAPHY • What is Geography? • Our own understanding of Geography! • In one short paragraph write in your notebook your own short definition of what Geography means to you... • Geography to me is the study of the world. Geographers the culture, landmarks and people across the world!!!! • Geography to me is the study of the world and the way it has come to be. Geographers are ........ • Geography to me is...

  4. THE NATURE OF GEOGRAPHY • What is Geography? • Geography and YOU: prior knowledge • Have you travelled before? • Have you ever read a map? • Have you been in a plane? • Are you curious? • Are you observant? • Is Geography just knowledge? • What does Geography help you do?

  5. A definition Geography is the study of the natural world and how people interact with it.

  6. Geography! What does this movie highlight about the importance of Geography? Why does Geography Matter?

  7. YOUR GEOGRAPHY PASSPORT Fill out the GREEN Geography passport You will then share the answers to two questions with the class so decide which answers you would like to share! Why do we need passports?

  8. THE NATURE OF GEOGRAPHY • What is Geography? • Not just knowledge but SKILLS • Read maps, developing spatial awareness, read synoptic charts, use a compass, identify physical and cultural features on a map • Geography helps you become an ACTIVE CITIZEN of the WORLD • “If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito” : Mahatma Ghandi • Geography allows us to see the world more clearly • Geography is NOW: what is happening today in the world?... • Geography is our future • Geography is POWER (what else is power?) • Geography = Greek work ‘Ge’ meaning The Earth and ‘Graphein’ meaning to describe or to write

  9. THE NATURE OF GEOGRAPHY • What is the role of Geography? • Spatial subject concerned with WHERE people and places are located and the PATTERNS of features of the Earth’s surface • What work do Geographers do? • Geographers learn to view things from different perspectives and to understand the natural and human processes that shape our world • Geographers need to be curious to ask questions about the world around them

  10. GEOGRAPHICAL QUESTIONS Questions to ask include: • What is it? • Where is it? • Why is it there? When investigating issues go on to ask: • What are the effects of it being there? • How is it changing? • Should it be like this? Then they consider citizenship • What groups are involved? • What do different groups think? • What action is appropriate

  11. Homework from Friday Over the w-end if you try and read the “World” section of the Sydney Morning Herald or The Australian and find a story that interests you. You are then to write a short 1 paragraph summary if you have time! Please see the links below for online versions of the newspapers. I look forward to discussing on Monday. (TUESDAY!) Link to The Australian ‘World’ page http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world Link to The Sydney Morning Herald ‘World’ page http://www.smh.com.au/world

  12. Why study Geography? • With a population on Earth of nearly seven billion people ... • Increasing competition for resources • Many issues causing concern • By studying Geography we can become ACTIVE and INFORMED citizens and do something to protect our future

  13. Famous and interesting...Geographers, maps and Geography!txt pg 5. • Geographers at Google Earth video • What are some of the jobs that these Geographers do? • What are some of the interesting things that Geography allows us to do today? • What are the limits of Geography today? • What can we do with maps today? • What does Satellite imaging allow people to do? • Who can be a map maker?

  14. THE NATURE OF GEOGRAPHYTips for success! • Glossary: What is a glossary? • Notebook • Geography is everywhere! • News clippings • Radio podcasts • Your own experiences • SHARE OUR KNOWLEDGE

  15. Our RULES for OUR GEOGRAPHY CLASS G E O G R A P H Y

  16. RULES in the GEOGRAPHY CLASS G: enerosity E: verywhere: news, paper, movies O: rganisation G: lossary R: espect each others opinions A: ctive citizenship P: ower H: ope Y: our own interests

  17. Key terms Physical Society Key Natural Economy Grid Reference Environment Technology Area Reference Global Politics Symbol Human Elements Processes Map Landforms Sketch Issues Photograph Resources Scale

  18. Physical and human elements of environments: PHYSICAL elements BRAINSTORM • What are the physical elements of environments?

  19. Physical and Human Geography • List the natural parts of this photograph • List the parts humans have changed in this photograph

  20. The temples of Angkor, built by the Khmer civilization between 802 and 1220 AD, represent one of humankind's most astonishing and enduring architectural achievements. From Angkor the Khmer kings ruled over a vast domain that reached from Vietnam to China to the Bay of Bengal. The structures one sees at Angkor today, more than 100 stone temples in all, are the surviving remains of a grand religious, social and administrative metropolis whose other buildings - palaces, public buildings, and houses - were built of wood and are long since decayed and gone. Investigating the World Definition

  21. GEOGRAPHY PRE- TEST you all did very well What we need to work on this term is MAPPING skills!! Also SPELLING AND HANDWRITING!! Take PRIDE in your work!

  22. Physical Geography is the study of the landforms and processes in the natural environment.

  23. Investigating the World Sun Air Definition Plants Rocks List all the natural elements in this environment Sea Fish

  24. Physical elements of environments • Solar energy (heat and light) • Air • Water • Flora and fauna • Soil

  25. Physical elements of environments ECOSYSTEMS: • Physical elements occur naturally. They are divided into 2 groups 1-Biotic: living things such as plants and animals 2- Abiotic: non-living things such as water, rocks and soil. What is an ecosystem?

  26. ecosystsm ..is the way in which all these things interact in a particular environment is an ecosystem. The 3 main processes that connect all parts of an ecosystem are the: • Energy flow • Water cycling • Nutrient cycling

  27. Ecosystem: creating our own ecosystem txt p.14-15 • Energy Flow: plants capture 1% of the solar energy that reaches the Earth and through photosynthesis plants convert this energy into carbohydrates that are a food source for their growth and the animals that eat them • Nutrient Cycle: plants gain the water and nutrients they need from the soil. Nutrients then pass along the food chain as plants are eaten by animals and they are then eaten by other animals. Eventually plans and animals die, and the nutrients are returned to the soil by the decomposers • Water Cycle: Water flows through all ecosystems. When heated by the sun water evaporates and turns into water vapour. If water vapour rises it cools and condenses forming clouds. Precipitation falls from the clouds and the water either soaks into the ground or flows over the surface into rivers...

  28. Human elements of the environment What are the human elements of the environment?

  29. Human Geography is the study of humans and how they change the natural world to satisfy their needs and wants.

  30. Investigating the World Definition Industry Settlement Political List all the human elements in this environment Economic Socio-cultural

  31. Human elements of the environment • Political • Economic • Settlements • Agriculture • Sociocultural • Industrial

  32. Human elements of the environment Can you think of an area of the world that is completely natural and not affected at all from human influences on the landscape? Land cleared for agriculture, rivers dammed for water, industries developed to process raw material and people have created settlements to live in... • SETTLEMENTS: anywhere where people live...isolated farmhouses to Tokyo. The buildings that people construct within settlements often reflect their culture as well as physical environment • AGRICULTURE: involves human activities that have been shaping the landscape for centuries. Often the natural environment has been significantly changed by farming practices. Patterns created very from patchworks of fields to featureless expanses by commercial farming. E.G. Bolivia. • INDUSTRY: industries used to be located close to raw materials they needed or to coalfields which provided power. Today, industries more concerned with access to their markets and reducing labour costs • Old industrial areas in Europe and Nth America have declined replaced by modern business parks • Factories have moved from richer to poorer countries..why? POLITICALECONOMICSOCIOCULTURAL

  33. Using Geographical Tools • Geographers use photographs and sketches to describe an area. They can be also used to identify specific features such as human and physical elements. When a geographer labels features it is known as annotating.

  34. Investigating the World Using Geographical Tools Oblique Close-up Aerial Panorama Satelliteimage Ground Level

  35. Urban vs Rural living: human elements

  36. TASK: Create a collage of Physical and human elements of the environment and include definitions of key terms OR Create a movie documenting the physical and human elements of the environment and include definitions • Could be a world map or a particular home, suburb, city...

  37. Interaction of the pjhysical and human environments • Biosphere: zone of life on Earth. All ecosystems • Atmosphere: the air and gases, climate and water • Lithosphere: the Earth’s surface rocks, soils and landforms • Hydrosphere: water in oceans, seas, rivers and lakes

  38. Worksheet! • Physical and human environments • Interaction of the physical and human elements!

  39. New topic: Geographical Research and Fieldwork • In this topic we use geographical tools to investigate the physical and human environment! • What is fieldwork and why do geographers carry out fieldwork?

  40. (sun, plants, decomposers, primary consumers, secondary consumers)

  41. Geographical Research and Fieldwork • In order to understand the world it is essential to experience environments firsthand.. • Fieldwork allows geographers to gain a better understanding of physical processes and the interactions that take place between people and their environment • Conducting fieldwork teaches you how to use a variety of geographical tools..

  42. Geographical Research and Fieldwork • See FIELDWORK guide on p. 18 of text: 7 step process • Decide on the aim of your fieldwork • Generate key questions that relate to the aim • Decide what date you need to collect • Identify the techniques that you will use to collect your data • Go and collect your data • Process the data • Select a presentation method

  43. Geographical Research Apply key geographical questions to any world environment • What • Where • Why is • What are the effects • How is it changing • Should it be like this • What groups are involved • Action needed

  44. OBSERVATION • To collect information about an environment is to look at it carefully and keep a detailed record of observations • A field sketch is a useful tool for geographers and can be drawn to show the features of an individual plan or an entire area of study • Field sketch • Only contains main features • Features not important to your study can be left out • You can zoom in or out as far as you choose..what The eye sees • You can make notes of your observation directly onto the Sketch as you draw it. E.g. Sand

  45. Investigating the World Definition

  46. Investigating the World Now try some colour to distinguish different features Definition

  47. Investigating the World Definition

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