A Partner: Share one classroom expectation with B Partner

B Partner: Share another classroom expectation with A Partner.

Both Partners: Write down when your signed syllabus is DUE on the

handout you picked up by the door.

Today’s Warm-Up

Today we will define the term “geography” and compare and contrast physical and human

characteristics of geography using a graphic organizer.

Today’s Agenda:1. Warm-Up

2. TPO3. Project Introduction4. What is Geography?

5. Identify characteristics of Geography

Today’s Objective

● What am I doing? Labeling world outline maps with the features listed below in preparation for your world map test scheduled throughout the duration of the school year.

 ● Why am I doing this? Having success in an AP Human

Geography class requires you to have a strong working mental map of the world.

 ● When are the maps due? September 25, 2015 ● How many maps will I submit? 10 ● When is the first map test? September 25, 2015●  ● How do I study? Studying for map tests takes time and

preparation. The first step is to find each feature and label blank outline maps. Use the list on your handout and quiz yourself by labeling blank maps and seeing how much you know. Listed below are links where you can test yourself online.

First Six Weeks Project

● Scientific study of the Earth’s surface.● Studies the interactions between people and

their physical environments● The systematic study of the spatial patterns of

all phenomena on or near the Earth’s surface.

What is Geography?

● A Partner: Read the definitions● B Partner: Find words that you struggle

with

● Be prepared to share…

In Geography, we ask two questions:

● Where are thing located?● Why are they located where they

are?

Which question do you think deals with Human Geography?

Physical Geography:the branch of geography dealing with natural

features and processes.

the branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or is influenced by the earth's surface.

Human Geography

● Why is it where it is?● How did it get there?● What does it look like?● Where is it in relation to other

places?● Why did it grow so large?● How is it connected to other places in

its region, its country, its continent, and the world?

● How does it interact with other places?

In Human Geography, we ask:

We will examine different examples of physical and human geography. It

will be you and your partner’s job to decide what characteristic of geography is being reflected.

Your choices are: Physical, Education, Language, Religion, Government, and

Economics.

GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

What do these have in common?

21 in 2 minutes

What do these have in common?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=uZfRaWAtBVg

It’s too late to apologize…

Education-is it free, a government program, is higher ed attainable and

by how many?

Culture

Religion

Economy

Now that we have seen examples of the different types of Geography it is your job to write a definition for each

characteristic.

Tomorrow we will add to these definitions as needed.

Definitions

Famous Geographers

Erathosthenes

Greek Scholar

3rd Century BCE

Accurately calculated the circumference of the earth by measuring the sun’s angles at the summer solstice.

Famous Geographers

Ptolemy

Greek Scholar

Lived 500 years later than Eratosthenes

He developed a global grid system that was a forerunner to our modern system of Latitude and Longitude.

Famous Geographers

Idrisi

11th Century

Arab Geographer

Lived 500 years later than Eratosthenes

He collected geographical information into a remarkably accurate representation of the world.

Famous Geographers

George Perkins Marsh

19th Century

American Geographer

Man and Nature, 1864

His studies are the foundations of Human Geography

“Conserve the earth, or live to pay the disastrous consequences”

Famous Geographers

Carl Sauer

Early 20th Century

American Geographer

Shaped the field of Human Geography

Believed cultural landscapes should be the main focus of geographic study.

Environmental geography

You have three questions to answer. Write in complete sentences.

Due tomorrow.

Homework

We’ve talked about characteristics of Human Geography. You have come up with your own definition for each

one. Now, draw an example of CULTURE.

Closure