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Today 9/14/12. 691 Tonight’s Homework: Follow up questions #1 -3. Aim: Why do we study geography in social studies?. Do Now: On your way to school each day, what do you see? Make a list. GEOGRAPHY. The study the of earth and the way that people live on it and use it. - landforms
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Today 9/14/12 • 691 • Tonight’s Homework: • Follow up questions #1 -3.
Aim: Why do we study geography in social studies? Do Now: On your way to school each day, what do you see? Make a list.
GEOGRAPHY • The study the of earth and the way that people live on it and use it. - landforms - bodies of water - weather - plant and animal life - people
Environment • A place made up of all the surroundings around it. • Land or water • Weather • Plants and animals
Culture • The beliefs, or ideals, that guide the way people live. • Every group of people has their own culture. • A group’s culture includes all the ways its people live, think, believe, and feel.
Exit Question • How does a group’s environment effect their culture?