Project Help

Thinking Like a Geographer

Part 1

Table of ContentsDate Title Lesson #

9/1 Internal Forces 5

9/3 External Forces 6

9/8 Climographs 7

9/9 Factors that Influence Climate 8

9/10 Project Help 9

1. Find a fresh page.

2. Write the title “Project Help”

Part 1

• Physical Features – same as landforms– Formed by internal and external processes– Example = mountains, rivers

• Human Features – made by humans– Example = ports, highways

Conversation Yes, whisper, to help kids

Help 1. directions, 2. notebook, 3. other kids, 4. HAND, 5. text,

Activity Creating a map. Completing steps 1, 3, 4, and 5.

Movement No, regular seat at all times, use hand signals

Participation Right = sitting, making a map, whispering

Wrong = not working, talking loudly, not seated

Activity Project Work

Rough Draft

1. Object: (think about these 2 questions if you’re struggling)

- What thing do you own would make you the maddest if I took it away from you.

- If you could get any present today, what would it be?

3 - 4. Physical Features p. 34

5 - 6. Human Features Airport, Port, Highway (one major road like I-10), Railroad, Power Plant, Colleges, or Stadiums

7. Make sure you use spatial analysis in determining the location of your cities.- Place them next to water- Place them by physical features that people would be able to live near.- Place them by human features that would increase jobs.

Challenge…

Your challenge today is to accomplish steps 1 - 5.

HOMEWORK:

- Have steps 1 - 5 in Part One done when you walk in tomorrow.

Day 2 - Part 1, #2

• Today’s tasks: 1. Determine where on a world map to place your country.

2. Figure out the latitude and longitude of your country.

What are these two lines?

EQUATOR

PRIME MERIDIAN

EQUATOR = line of latitude, 0 degrees

PRIME MERIDIAN = line of longitude, 0 degreesCOPY WHAT IS IN THE BOX

Northern Hemisphere -

Latitude from 0° to 90°N

0°

90°N

COPY WHAT IS IN THE BOX

Southern Hemisphere

Latitude from 0° to 90°S

0°

90°S

COPY WHAT IS IN THE BOX

Western Hemisphere

Longitude from 0 ° to 180 ° W

0°180° WCOPY WHAT IS IN THE BOX

Eastern Hemisphere

Longitude from 0 ° to 180 ° E

0° 180 ° E

COPY WHAT IS IN THE BOX

PART 1 - #2

• You must determine where on the globe your country is going to be located.

Zones of Latitude

- A region’s latitude (distance from the equator) can impact its climate.

Polar

Polar

Temperate

Tropical Tropical

Temperate

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• Tropical Zones: Warm weather year round. Area between the Tropic of Cancer (23 ½ º N) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23 ½ º S).

• Temperate Zones: Warm summers and cold winters (four seasons). Areas between Tropic of Cancer (23 ½ º N) and Arctic Circle (66 ½ º N) and Tropic of Capricorn (23 ½ º S) and the Antarctic Circle (66 ½ º S).

• Polar Zones: Cold year round. Areas north of the Arctic Circle (66 ½ º N) and south of the Antarctic Circle (66 ½ º S).

23.5°N

23.5°S23.5°S

23.5°N

66.5°S

66.5°N

66.5°S

66.5°N

TROPICAL

TEMPERATE

TEMPERATE

POLAR

POLAR

High Latitudes

High Latitudes

Low Latitudes

Middle Latitudes

Middle Latitudes

0° EQUATOR

Low Latitudes

Choosing your climate – Your climate type must match the correct climate zone

Multiple Climates

• Mountains – If you have mountains the climate in your country may change.– Mountains = polar climate zone (type =

Highlands) – Backside of mountains = tropical climate zone

(type = desert)

• Latitude – How close are you to the equator? COPY THIS

SLIDE ON YOUR HELP PAGE

Topography - Elevation• Elevation is the height above sea level

• The higher the elevation of a region the cooler the temperature becomes.

Warmer Temperatures

Cooler Temperatures

India

China

This area should be a climate found in the temperate zone.

Why is it considered polar?

Grid Directions

• Open to the A section of the book.

• Find the zone of latitude that you wrote by #2.

• Place your finger on a spot in the ocean where you want your island to be located.

• Determine your island’s latitude and longitude.

Grid Directions

• On your blank piece of paper, draw 3 horizontal lines and 3 vertical lines. – These are your latitude and longitude lines.

• Add the numbers at the top and left hand side of your paper for latitude and longitude.

23.5°N

23.5°S23.5°S

23.5°N

66.5°S

66.5°N

66.5°S

66.5°N

TROPICAL

TEMPERATE

TEMPERATE

POLAR

POLAR

High Latitudes

High Latitudes

Low Latitudes

Middle Latitudes

Middle Latitudes

0° EQUATOR

Low Latitudes

Part 2 – 5 Themes of your Island

• Your goal for today

1. Complete the 5 Themes of Geography for your island.

2. Finish the Final Copy of your map.

Table of ContentsDate Title Lesson #

9/1 Internal Forces 5

9/3 External Forces 6

9/8 Climographs 7

9/9 Factors that Influence Climate 8

9/10 Project Help 9

TURN TO YOUR PROJECT HELP PAGE. IF YOU DON’T HAVE ONE YET, MAKE ONE ON A FRESH PAGE.

5 Themes of Your Island

1. Location

- Absolute: Use your grid to determine the absolute location,

- write it like this (25º N, 115 º W)

- Relative: What is it near?

2. Place

- What is it like there?

- Physical features = made by nature

- Human features = made by humans

3. Human-Environment Interaction

- How have humans adapted your environment?

4. Movement

- How are people connected to other parts of the world?

5. Region- What is one place it is similar to? - What is one place it is different from?

- How is your island similar and different from Houston?

- Think about climate, location, physical features, etc.

- Remember the climate zone and climate type you chose on Friday

6. Location of Cities

Make sure you use spatial analysis in determining the location of your cities.

- Place them next to water

- Place them by physical features that people would be able to live near.

- Place them by human features that would increase jobs.

Part 3 – 5 A’s of your Island’s climate

• Your goal for today

1. Complete the 5 A’s activity for your island.

2. Finish the Final Copy of your map.

5 A’s Intro

• TASK - In your notebook, write down as many words as you can think of that are in any way related to the following word…

– CLIMATE

1. Ask

• TASK - From the list of words that you wrote down, create two questions that a geographer could ask about your country’s climate.– Write these in your notebook on your project help

page.

• Add your best question to your project Part 3, #1 now.

2. Acquire

• What must you do to find the answer to the question you wrote for Part 3, #1? – How will you acquire the data?

• Write your response to Part 3, #2 on your project paper now.

3. Arrange

• How are the climates different in your country? – What are the factors that affect climate?

• Elevation• Ocean Currents• Latitude• Mountains (Rain Shadows)

1. Elevation• Elevation = height above sea level

• Higher the elevation, the cooler the climate

Warmer Temperatures

Cooler Temperatures

2. Ocean Currents READ ONLY

2. Ocean Currents

• Warm ocean currents make areas warmer and rainier

• Cool ocean currents make areas cooler and drier

Warm Ocean Current

Cool Ocean Current

Cooler and Drier

Warmer and Rainy

3. Latitude

- Latitude (distance from the equator) impacts climate.

- Tropical = hot, temperate = mild, polar = cold

Polar

Polar

Temperate

Tropical Tropical

Temperate

30°N

30°S30°S

30°N

60°S

60°N

60°S

60°N

TROPICAL

TEMPERATE

TEMPERATE

POLAR

POLAR

READ ONLY

4. Mountains• Mountains impact climate by creating dry and moist areas. • The windward side of the mountain is rainy while the

leeward side is very dry.• Rain Shadows are dry regions created on the leeward side

of the mountain

Windward

Which side is the leeward side, the right or the left?

Which side is the windward side, the right or the left?

India

China

This area should be a climate found in the temperate zone.

Why is it considered polar?

The Himalayas create a rain shadow.

Desert – arid region with very little rainfall

Humid Subtropical – warm temperatures, lots of rainfall

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3. Arrange

• How are the climates different in your country? – What are the factors that affect climate?

• Elevation• Ocean Currents• Latitude• Mountains (Rain Shadows)

ADD WHATEVER YOU NEED TO ADD TO CREATE MULTIPLE CLIMATES ON YOUR MAP NOW.

- YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST THREE CLIMATE REGIONS TO COMPLETE #3.

3. Arrange

• After you are finished, create an example of the graph or chart on the back of your Part 3. – Include a title, labels, and a key.

- Complete Part 3, #3 on your project paper now.

• Graph Help– Check your notebook for the different climate

types we copied down right before the climograph lesson.

– Use p. 60-63 for additional information about climate types.

• After you are finished, create an example of the graph or chart on the back of your Part 3. – Include a title, labels, and a key.

4. Analyze

• In your notebook, write one positive aspect and one negative aspect about your island’s climate.

- Complete Part 3, #4 on your project page now.

5. Apply

• If you were going to visit your island, what information would be important to know?

• Complete Part 3, #5 on your project page now.

Closure

1. Question of the Day