Monday 25th Feb

DO NOW:4. Which is considered to have the biggest scale?

A. 1:6,000 or B. 1: 1,000

7. One centimetre from A’s ratio equals how many centimetres on a map?

9. Which map has the larger scale?

Level 1 Geography

Map A Map B

Skills – 1.10: Patterns pgs 25-26

Due: Friday 29th Feb

Homework for Week 5:

Learning Intention:

To be able to … able to define a global geographic topic and describe its causes and significance

Global Geographic Topic

2. What is meant by the word global?Global: around the world, the world, worldwide.

5. What is meant by the word geographic?Geographic means things to do with the natural

and cultural environments (the land and the people)

8. What is meant by the word topic?Subject

What is a global geographic topic?

What sorts of things affect the globe?

Brainstorm: - Global warming- Green house gases- Famine- Pollution- Poverty- Drug abuse- Politics- Population growth- War - Weather

Which of these are geographic global topics?

Why could where people live be a global geographic topic?

What generalisation could we make about the pattern?

Why could the stress on river basins be a global geographic topic?

A river basin is the area where the water is

collected for each river – including the

hills etc

What generalisation could be make about the pattern?

Why could the placement of “mega cities” be a global geographic topic?

What generalisation could be make about the pattern?

World access to unsafe water

Why could access to safe water be a global geographic topic?

What generalisation could be make about the pattern?

Why could the spread of HIV/AIDs be a global geographic topic?

What generalisation could be make about the pattern?

Choose one global geographic topic to look at…

• Brainstorm why you think it is significant for people

• Brainstorm what could be causing the pattern to be occurring

• Draw a flow diagram to show the steps causing the pattern

• Write a paragraph to describe why you think the topic is significant for people

1.Glue in Achievement Standard

3.Selotape course outline to the front of your book

5.Reflection – have you achieved today’s Learning Intention?

Learning Intention:

To be able to … able to define a global geographic topic and describe its causes and significance