Tuesday – September 20, 2011 Mr. Lombardi Do Now: 1.Would you like to visit Africa or the Middle East? Why/Why not? 2.List 3 things that come to mind when you think about Africa and the Middle East (questions, ideas, or even pictures) Aim: How has geography in Africa and the Middle East affected the way people lived?

Geography Exam (Test #1) Thursday & Friday – September 22 & 23 – Thematic Essay (Thursday) – 40 Multiple Choice questions (Friday) Topics: 5 Themes of Geography, Elements of a Map, Landforms/Waterways, Geography of each continent Study your notes and handouts every night! Ask questions in class. questions/problems.

H.W. #3 Geography Review Sheet handout: – Complete the handout (on separate paper) – Will be collected the day of the exam (Friday)

How has geography affected people of Africa? “Two Africas” – North – Sub-Saharan Geographic barriers – Tough to connect/interact – Ex: Sahara Desert Cultural diversity due to geographic diversity.

How has geography affected people of the Middle East? Centrally located North Africa and South West Asia Natural resources of oil are very important.

Essay Test REVIEW Read the GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS handout. Pick out 4 geographic factors Explain how the geographic factor affected the development of a specific nation/region. Discuss how that geographic factor promoted or hindered cultural diffusion in that area.  Use last week’s chart for help! Look at the positives/negatives for each.

Summary How has geography in Africa and the Middle East affected the way the people lived? How can geography shape any culture?

Major Geographic Features of The Americas Mountain Ranges: Appalachians, Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Andes. Rivers: Ohio, Mississippi, Missouri, Colorado, Rio Grande, Orinoco, Amazon, Rio de la Plata Plains: Great Plains, las Pampas Oceans: Atlantic, Pacific Gulfs and Seas: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea Islands: Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Bahamas, Galapagos Peninsulas: Florida, Baja California, Yucatan

Key Countries of The Americas United States Canada Mexico Cuba Venezuela Colombia Brazil Argentina Chile

Major Geographic Features of Asia Mountain Ranges: The Urals, Himilayas and the Hindu Kush. Plateaus: Deccan, Tibetan Rivers: Huang Ye (Yellow River), Yangtze, Brahmaputra, Ganges, Indus, Tigris, Euphrates. Plains: Steppes of Russia Oceans: Pacific Ocean, Sea of Japan, East China Sea, Yellow Sea, South China Sea, Indian Ocean Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal Islands (Archipalegos): Japan and Indonesia

Key Countries of Asia China – largest population in the world (estimated 1.2 billion people) India – second largest population in the world (estimated 1 billion people) Indonesia – largest Muslim population in the world Japan – second largest economy in the world Russia – largest country (in area) in the world. Saudi Arabia – largest oil reserve in the world Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan – important countries for the United States following the 9/11 attacks

The Five Regions of Africa 1.North Africa – mountain ranges (Atlas Mts.) and Sahara Desert. 2.West Africa – grasslands, most populated. 3.East Africa – mountains, plateaus, grasslands/plains/savannah, hills. 4.South Africa – Nambi Desert and Kalahari Desert, mountain range. 5.Central Africa – Equator, rainforest

Physical geography and its effects on people Sahara Desert – groups are kept separate; nomads. Smooth/regular coastline – kept invaders from other continents away until industrial revolution. Lack of navigable rivers – lack of communication, diversity, many languages. Great Rift Valley – lack of communication, diversity, many languages. High Plateau – lack of communication, diversity, many languages.