World Geography

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World Geography

• Mrs. Thibeault

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What you need

• Everyday bring
• A notebook
• Textbook
• Planner
• Pen / Pencil

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YOU dont know which direction to go?

• Follow the 3 before ME rule

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CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS
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Take a look

• Syllabus
• Student Contract

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Classroom Website

• Type in http//www.kiel.k12.wi.us/
• Search Thibeault under District Staff
• Use this for calendar, lesson plans and
  important dates.
• Maps
• Political Physical maps found Pg. 14-21
  in text.

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World Economic Geography

• Chapters 1 4
• Pages 38 - 125

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Objectives

• Five themes of geography
• How to identify location, place and region
• Earths ecosystems and resources
• Earths physical characteristics and processes
  that affect those characteristics past and
  present
• Political and economic systems

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Check it outScan Pg. 35 38 to answer the
questions.

• What is Geography?
• Answers
• What?, Where?, Why? and So What?
• What tools to geographers use?

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5 Themes of GeographyScan Pg. 38 42 for the
answers.

• Location
• Absolute / Relative
• Place
• Physical / Human Characteristics
• Regions
• Formal / Functional / Perceptual
• Movement
• Human Environment Interaction

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Land Water Features
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Earths Ecosystems

• Weather Condition of earths atmosphere over a
  short period of time.
• Climate Weather patterns in an area over a long
  period of time.
• Explain
• Climate is what you expect, weather is what you
  get.

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What effects climate?
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Climate Regions (Map Pg. 70)

• Tropical
• Dry
• Moderate
• Continental
• Polar

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From a snow capped mountain (polar) to the Amazon
Rainforest (tropical), Ecuador has all 5 climate
types.
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Population and Culture

• Chapter 3
• Pg. 86-107

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Human Geography

• What can you study in Human Geography?
• What is population growth and why has it been
  increasing?

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Population growth

• (Birthrate immigration rate)
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• (Death rate emigration rate)
• Zero population growth
• Check out the chart on Pg. 91
• What kind of impact does this have on our world?

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Scenario You and 100 other people are stranded
on Jones Island

• Where would you settle and why?

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Geography 101

• Most important
• Where do people live and why?
• What are three reasons people live here?

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Assignment

• How does Jones Island relate to reality?
• This can be in history or today.
• Please use examples.
• Read chapter 3 Pg. 87-104
• Pg. 106 write terms 1-10 questions 13-16.
• in notebook. Will review on Tuesday!

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Resources and Land Use

• Chapter 4
• Pg. 108 121

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Resources

• Natural
• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

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Energy Sources

• What type of energy do you use?
• What happens when energy becomes scarce?

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Economy

• What economic activities (occupations) do we have
  in Kiel?
• How do our resources contribute to the economy?

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Global Trade

• Trade patterns
• Created through
• Imports/Exports
• Trade routes
• Created through
• geography,
• transportation technology and
• international relations

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Level of Development

• Economic Activity Trade patterns
• A countrys level of development