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Unit 1 – Lesson 2
Landforms, Bodies of Water and Vegetation of the Eastern
Hemisphere
Landforms, Bodies of Water and Vegetation of the Eastern Hemisphere
Landforms, Bodies of Water and Vegetation of the Eastern Hemisphere
Landforms, Bodies of Water and Vegetation
of the Eastern Hemisphere
Learning Targets:
• Physical features include landforms, bodies of water and vegetation
• Physical features help us to label regions.
• The five themes of geography can be used to describe places on earth.
• Technology is useful when looking at similarities and differences in the regions of the Eastern Hemisphere.
• Regions are one way to organize common features within an area of geography.
Landforms, Bodies of Water and Vegetation of the Eastern Hemisphere
Landforms, Bodies of Water and Vegetation of the Eastern Hemisphere
Landforms, Bodies of Water and Vegetation of the Eastern Hemisphere #1
• The class will create a definition for the term physical feature or characteristic.
(The terms feature and characteristic are both correct.)
• BRAINSTORM IDEAS:
Think about synonyms, definitions and examples and list.
Landforms, Bodies of Water and Vegetation of the Eastern Hemisphere #1
1ST HOUR:
Physical features are things used to describe an area and not made by humans. For example, mountains, rivers, flat lands, volcanos, etc.
Mountains and rivers lead to a region.
Underwater mountains, overhanging plants,
Flat lands, plains, jungle, volcanos,
Something about a place, or something that is the same about places.
Landforms, Bodies of Water and Vegetation of the Eastern Hemisphere #1
2nd HOUR:
Physical features are features of the earth that are not human made.
Features of the earth that formed by themselves
Not human made- plants – water –mountains –trees –lava – air – rocks – minerals
Oil –coal -
Landforms, Bodies of Water and Vegetation of the Eastern Hemisphere #1
3rd HOUR:
Physical features are what makes the land special, including non manmade environmental structures.
what makes it special and what makes it different from others
Plant life, water bodies, mountains,
What the environment has created and not the people
Non manmade hills, mountains, rivers, etc. that are a part of the place
Landforms, Bodies of Water and Vegetation of the Eastern Hemisphere #1
4th HOUR:
Physical features are anything that you can see and feel that is made naturally, not by man. For example trees, mountains, streams, and plains.
Something that makes a place – a place
What does it have?
Things not made by machine or man
What does it look, taste, feel, and sound like?
Natural and not manmade
Mountains, plains, plateaus, hills, grand canyon, oceans, glaciers, streams, trees,
Things that are being eroded by wind, water, weather
Landforms that were not made by humans
Things that were not changed by civilization
Any thing on earth that is not made by man
Landforms, Bodies of Water and Vegetation of the Eastern Hemisphere #1
6th HOUR:
Physical features are nature made structures which include streams, mountains, valleys, etc.
Not human made
Id of a land
Grass, mountains, trees, canyons, caves, tundra,
Rivers, oceans, streams, deserts, hills, valleys, plains,
Seas,
Landforms, Bodies of Water and Vegetation of the Eastern Hemisphere #1
Write the class definition at the top of the paper.
Afterward, put this paper aside until after the next step.
Landforms, Bodies of Water and Vegetation of the Eastern Hemisphere # 2
Create a GRAPHIC ORGANIZER in your SS Notebook: • Write the class definition again at the top of the new paper. • FOLD your paper to make 3 columns (hot dog fold) • Below your definition – Label the columns Landforms Water Bodies Vegetation • Use textbook/maps/atlas to locate items to list under each
category (mountains, main rivers, plants, etc.)
• FIND 4 – 6 items to write under each column (FOR EACH CONTINTENT listed below:
Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Name/Hour _____________________________________
Write the definition of physical feature that your class created: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Landforms Water Bodies Vegetation
Africa 1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3.
4. 4. 4.
Europe
Asia
Australia
** Have at least 4 items under each category for each continent
Landforms, Bodies of Water and Vegetation of the Eastern Hemisphere #2
Pass back the “Scavenger Hunt” paper:
• Choose one item for each continent from each category - from your graphic organizer. (in SS notebook)
• Write the selected landforms, water bodies, and vegetation in the correct spot on the ‘Scavenger Hunt’ paper.
• After the information is recorded, students will work in pairs to “partner check” your work.
• Read and explain your entries to your partner and show where you found the fact.
• Your partner will sign at the bottom of your paper to show that it has been checked.
Landforms, Bodies of Water and Vegetation of the Eastern Hemisphere # 2
On the back of your ‘Scavenger Hunt’ paper, answer the following question:
How does landform, water body, or vegetation (plants) affect how people
live?
Landforms, Bodies of Water and Vegetation of the Eastern Hemisphere # 3
• Locate Michigan using Google Earth or Terra Fly
• Zoom in on any area of the state
• Demonstrate how to navigate within the image
• Discuss how this map is different from maps in books or on walls of classrooms
• Explain that students are viewing an actual photograph rather than a map someone drew.
• Notice that the surface features are presented differently.
• Predict how people use GIS systems: advantages and disadvantages?
Landforms, Bodies of Water and Vegetation of the Eastern Hemisphere # 3
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/map/atlas/africa-physical (An overview map of Africa with links to other continents)
IN YOUR SS NOTEBOOK: You may work with a partner (both write in own SS notebook) Drawing on your knowledge of physical features of these continents you will use the three categories (landform, water body, or vegetation) to write three complete sentences comparing and contrasting the continents. You may use an atlas to help you visualize the continents.
Landforms, Bodies of Water and Vegetation of the Eastern Hemisphere # 4
• Suggest ways that the Eastern Hemisphere could be divided into regions.
• Look at the information on your graphic organizers
• Consider cultural features of religion, language, etc.
• What about climate, mineral resources?
Consider these factors for your next assignment…
EXAMPLE OF THE CONTINENTAL CONNECTIONS OF AFROEURASIA
Dissect this word and identify Familiar word roots:
(Africa, Euro, and Asia)
This is a term that historians and geographers use to study large scale human activities that span the three continents: Africa, Europe, and Asia.
What human activities could take place in such a large area?
Examples: Migration, trade, foraging
CONTINENTAL CONNECTIONS DURING THE ICE AGE
EXAMPLE OF CONTINENTAL CONNCECTIONS DURING THE BLACK PLAGUE
EXAMPLE OF THE CONTINENTAL CONNECTIONS DURING THE TRADE ROUTES
Landforms, Bodies of Water and Vegetation of the Eastern Hemisphere # 4
Each student will choose one of these region-forming factors and complete a special purpose map of the Eastern Hemisphere:
**Use an atlas or one of the copies for help
NAME/HOUR_____________
Examples of Region : Annual Rainfall, Land Use, Population, Growing Season, Natural Vegetation, etc.
Create a MAP KEY
Landforms, Bodies of Water and Vegetation of the Eastern Hemisphere # 4
Use page, “Regions of the Eastern Hemisphere”
• Each student will choose one region-forming factor and complete a special purpose map of the Eastern Hemisphere:
– Label it with the name of the region
• You may shade in the areas or simply stripe or cross hatch to indicate the area.
• On the bottom of the map students will write two sentences describing the region.
• Be prepared to present your map
Landforms, Bodies of Water and Vegetation of the Eastern Hemisphere # 5
End the lesson with a discussion of why we divide the world into regions. (ANSWER IN COMPLETE SENTENCES ON THE BACK OF THE REGION PAPER)
• How does dividing the world into regions help us make sense of a large area? • Does dividing the world into regions help us
understand world events? • Does dividing the world into regions help us predict
certain events? What and why?
Landforms, Bodies of Water and Vegetation of the Eastern Hemisphere
Assessment:
Check for understanding through the written work on the graphic organizer and participation in the class discussions.
GROUP DISCUSSION:
Using the white board students will write ideas that explain their understanding of the following questions
** saved copies to be shown upon request
Assessment: Re Answer Questions after discussion
How does dividing the world into regions help us make sense of a large area?
• Dividing the world into regions helps us make sense of a large area by …
Does dividing the world into regions help us understand world events?
• Dividing the world into regions helps us to understand world events by…
Does dividing the world into regions help us predict certain events? What event and why?
• Dividing the world into regions helps us to predict certain events by…
Unit 1 Lesson 2 ASSESSMENT NAME/HOUR______________________________
DATE ______________________________
How does dividing the world into regions help us make sense of a large area?
• Dividing the world into regions helps us make sense of a large area by______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Does dividing the world into regions help us understand world events?
• Dividing the world into regions helps us to understand world events by______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________
Does dividing the world into regions help us predict certain events? What event and why?
• Dividing the world into regions helps us to predict certain events by ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Unit 1 Lesson 2 ASSESSMENT NAME/HOUR______________________________
DATE ______________________________
How does dividing the world into regions help us make sense of a large area?
• ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Does dividing the world into regions help us understand world events?
• ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Does dividing the world into regions help us predict certain events? What event and why?
• ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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