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Geography

Geography. Place. Minds On. What kind of first-hand experiences have you had with geography? (family trips, reading maps, using GPS, Google Earth, asking for directions, moving to a new city or country) THINK PAIR SHARE. LEARNING GOALS FOR TODAY.

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Geography

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  1. Geography Place

  2. Minds On • What kind of first-hand experiences have you had with geography? (family trips, reading maps, using GPS, Google Earth, asking for directions, moving to a new city or country) THINK PAIR SHARE

  3. LEARNING GOALS FOR TODAY • We are learning to explain the geographic concept of location / place. • We are learning to use maps to locate places. • Social goal: active listening, mutual respect, participation.

  4. Where is this place? How do you know?

  5. A place is a general term. It can vary in size from a single room to the Sahara desert. The planet Earth is a place and so is the neighbourhood you live in.

  6. A place has natural physical properties that are unique to it such as landforms and bodies of water.

  7. A place has human made characteristics such as buildings, roads, signs, and clothing.

  8. A Place is a combination of natural physical features and human made characteristics. Where is the single most important question in geography. You can answer this question using two methods: using relative location or absolute location. Relative location describes one place in relation to another. Some people give relative location by using familiar landmarks and giving directions or using a compass directions and distance. Absolute location is the exact location of a place, independent of any other place. The system of longitude and latitude is an example of absolute location.

  9. I need a second volunteer to demonstrate giving relative location using a compass rose and distance. I need one volunteer to demonstrate giving relative location using landmarks and giving direction.

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