Do Now Write down all the land features from the picture.

Geography

Geography

The study of the Earth’s surface Effects where people live

Types of Maps

Political – shows countries and states◦ Borders and capitals◦ Name the capital of the

US

Physical – shows features such as mountains and deserts◦ Name the largest Mts in

the US

Cardinal Directions The four main directions found on a

compass◦ North◦ East◦ South◦ West

Hemisphere

Half the world 4 Hemispheres

◦ Northern◦ Southern◦ Eastern◦ Western

The USA is in Both the Northern& WesternHemispheres

Land and Water

71% of Earth’s surface is covered with water

29% covered with land

Continent A large land mass

◦ Antarctica◦ Europe◦ Asia◦ North America◦ South America◦ Africa◦ Australia

Water: Oceans

Most of the Earth is covered by four large bodies of water called Oceans◦ Atlantic◦ Pacific◦ Indian◦ Arctic

Rivers

Moving bodies of water that empty into other bodies of water

Early people used rivers for several things

Peninsula Land surrounded by water on 3 sides Example: Florida

Island

A body of land surrounded on all sides by water

Puerto Rico is an island

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What do human beings use bodies of water for?

Food Transportation Trade

Land: Mountains

Steep land that rises above other land

Protected and Isolated people

Made it difficult to farm

Desert

Dry, barren land

Isolated and protected people

Difficult to farm

Rainforest

Land covered with thick vegetation (plant life)

Lots of natural resources

Make a list of:

All the geographical features in the Rochester area.

Here’s a few

Genesee River Bristol Mountain Lake Ontario Erie Canal Genesee River Valley

Finger Lakes Niagara Falls Lake Erie Taughannak Falls

Question

Why did settlers choose Rochester? Here are three hints.

Settlers chose Rochester because of the proximity to Lake Ontario, The Genesee River, and the Erie Canal!

Also, High Falls gave the city power!

Geography!!

Historical Sources

Materials used to uncover information about history

Two types

What are some examples?

Primary Sources Materials on a topic on which later studies are based.

“At the Scene”

Letters, diaries, photos, sculpture, artifacts

Secondary Sources Accounts written by people who were NOT “at the scene”

Based on primary sources

Textbooks, biographies

Using the textbook (pages xxxii-xxxiii the front of the book), create a poster about the themes of geography.

On your paper please answer the following questions for EACH theme:

1) Define the theme (5) 2) Draw a picture explaining what the theme

is 3) Also have the definition of geography on

the poster This will count as a TEST GRADE!!!!

Geography Themes Poster

In your notebook or on a sheet of paper answer the following questions:

Give an example of a primary sourceAND

Secondary source

Ticket out the Door

Artifact – Remains of human-made objects.

Culture – A people’s unique way of life

Hominid – Creature that walks upright

Worksheet Vocab

Paleolithic Age – “Old Stone Age” where humans used tools

Neolithic Age – “New Stone Age” where humans began farming

Homo Sapiens – Modern humans like you and me

Worksheet Vocab