Monday 9/12/16 Warm up: watch regions video (next slide). On your sheet- Define a REGION A Spatial Way of Thinking – Sections 7 & 8 Economic Activity: Land & Resources Regions Film – Geographical Features: Landforms HW: Finish “A Spatial Way of Thinking” (if you have any missing sections) Test Friday Sept 16th

What is a region? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chUU-0OvOEU&noredirect=1

Agenda 9/13/16 HW: Complete any missing work! TEKS: (6) Geography. The student understands that geographical patterns result from physical environmental processes. The student is expected to: (A) describe and explain the effects of physical environmental processes such as erosion, ocean currents, and earthquakes on Earth's surface; Readiness Standard (C) analyze the effects of the interaction of physical processes and the environment on humans; Readiness Standard Language Objective: Students will be able to describe and explain how forces shape the earth. Physical Processes Tectonic Movement Glaciations Volcanic Activity Erosion Cornell Notes HW: Complete any missing work! **Geography Test on Friday Sept 16th

Physical Process: Erosion Glaciations Tectonic Movement Volcanic Activity

How Tectonic Movement Shapes Earth In 1906, a terrifying earthquake shook San Francisco, California. “Trolley lines snapped like threads” and buildings “crumbled like card houses,” wrote one eye-witness. “The cobblestones danced like corn in a popper.” No one at that time understood how or why earthquakes happen. Today we know that they are caused by tectonic movement. The Continents and Oceans Rest on Plates Scientists solved the mystery of earthquakes in the 1960s. They discovered that the lithosphere is broken into huge pieces called tectonic plates. Earth’s lands and seas rest on these plates, which lie below the surface of our planet. The plates float like rafts on Earth’s liquid mantle. Tectonic plates move in three ways. 1. They can move away from each other. 2. They can move toward each other. 3 They can scrape sideways past each other. When two plates collide, one usually slides under the other. Tectonic plates are incredibly heavy. When they meet, friction can lock them into place for long periods. During this time, enormous pressure builds up below Earth’s crust. When the pressure gets too great, the plates come unstuck and move with tremendous energy. We feel this sudden movement as an earthquake.

A Crust of Moving Plates Earth’s solid crust is made up of tectonic plates. These plates float on the liquid rock that makes up the middle layer of Earth. There are at least 14 plates, some very large in area, some smaller.

Tectonic Movement- 3 minutes

Agenda 9/14/16 HW: Complete any missing work! TEKS: (6) Geography. The student understands that geographical patterns result from physical environmental processes. The student is expected to: (A) describe and explain the effects of physical environmental processes such as erosion, ocean currents, and earthquakes on Earth's surface; Readiness Standard (C) analyze the effects of the interaction of physical processes and the environment on humans; Readiness Standard Language Objective: Students will be able to describe and explain how forces shape the earth. Continue Physical Processes Tectonic Movement Glaciations Volcanic Activity Erosion Finish Cornell Notes HW: Complete any missing work! **Geography Test on Friday Sept 16th

Glaciations Process 2 min video- Yellowstone

Volcanic Activity- 3 minutes

Erosion Video- 3 minutes

a physiographic feature is. Physio means "physical," graphic means "written down or recorded," and feature means "a particular characteristic of something." Thus, a physiographic feature is a physical characteristic of the land-a lake, a mountain, a river, a desert--that is recorded on a map.

TED Blog 13 October 2010 Haiti’s disaster of engineering: Peter Haas on TED.com

Thursday 9/15/16 Review for Test- work on study guide Go over study guide & images on slides HW: *STUDY FOR TEST!*

Types of Maps Political Map Thematic Map Physical Map

Agenda 9/16/16 HW: Complete any missing work! All Geography Skills TEKS ****GET OUT A PENCIL!!**** Geography Skills Test HW: Complete any missing work!

Agenda 9/18/15 HW: Complete any missing work! TEKS: (6.3C) compare various world regions and countries using data from geographic tools, including maps, graphs, charts, databases, and models. (6.4D) identify and locate major physical and human geographic features such as landforms, water bodies, and urban centers of various places and regions. Language Objective: Students will understand the significance of the Mesopotamian River Valley civilization. Mapping Activity – Mesopotamian Empires Each group will need the following supplies: World Map Dry-Erase Marker Atlas Eraser (Tissue) Mesopotamian Empires Worksheet HW: Complete any missing work!