Mrs. DiBacco 9 th Grade World Geography

Course Syllabus Supply List General Classroom Procedures Classroom Rules **Syllabus Acknowledgment & Supply Check** THIS FRIDAY, 8/8

Monday, August 4 th Welcome to Campbell High School! CHS Map: Step 1 : Color each one of your classes a different color {Do NOT use YELLOW!}– total of 4 colors!! Step 2 : Color the following locations YELLOW : * Cafeteria * Attendance Office / Nurse * Media Center * Main Office * Wills Gym * Counseling Offices There are colored pencils on the table by the door if you do not have any. Please share with the people around you if you have some!

What is the fastest way to get to each class??? Step 3: Starting with Block 1, route the quickest way to Block 2 by drawing the route on your map using the same color you used to color in Block 1. Do the same thing for your other 3 blocks…

CHS Map: Step 4 : Make a map key in the bottom right corner. {Four Blocks & Important Locations} Step 5 : Draw a Compass Rose on your map Step 6 : Title your map MAP KEY 1 st Block (Class & Teacher’s Name) 2 nd Block (Class & Teacher’s Name) 3 rd Block (Class & Teacher’s Name) 4 th Block (Class & Teacher’s Name) Important Locations Use the colors you used!

MAP KEY 2 nd Block (World Geography / Mrs. DiBacco) Important Locations N

Opener: Tuesday, 8/5 On your own sheet of notebook paper copy what’s in black EXACTLY: Name Block # 1 Opener: 8/5 Imagine you are a filmmaker and you were given the opportunity to make a documentary of your choice. If you could film anywhere in the world, where would you go and why? What types of people/places would you film? ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. RESPONSE MUST BE IN 3-5 CS (COMPLETE SENTENCES)!! EVERY assignment will be numbered!!

MAP KEY Landforms Waterforms Deserts Mountains Capitals Political Maps: Each country/state MUST be a different color, no two colors may touch. ALL MAPS must be labeled in PEN and colored in COLORED PENCIL! Physical Maps: Physical maps should only be colored in these 4 colors!!

Cardinal Direction/Compass Rose On the back of your Map Key copy and complete the Compass Rose Compass Rose N E NE

World Map (#2) Directions : Locate, label and color the 7 continents. { They don’t have to be the same colors as below but they MUST all be a different color!}

World Oceans Locate and Label the oceans in BLUE on your World Map.

Equator Prime Meridian Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn Arctic Circle Antarctic Circle World Map

Opener: Wed., 8/6 #4 Using the Atlas under your desk define the following on your own sheet of paper: Atlas pages Political Maps Physical Maps Special Purpose Maps +3 examples Come see me if this is your first day!

World Population

Unit One Pretest Let’s see how much you know! Clear your desk and get out a PEN!

A division of half of the Earth

Opener: 8/7 #7 Match the key term to the correct definition. Write the word & definition in a COMPLETE SENTENCE and underline the word! 1.Hemisphere 2.Physical Feature 3.Cardinal Direction 4.Special Purpose Map 5.Scale A.Focus on a certain kind of information about a place B.Landforms and water forms of the Earth C.A division of half of the Earth D.Determines real distances on a map E.Four main points of a compass

Frayer Vocab - #8 WORD Definition from the Glossary Use the word in a sentence Names/ExamplesIllustration Draw the appropriate lines on the circle provided

Latitude Lines of latitude are numbered from 0° at the equator to 90° N at the North Pole. ]

Longitude The Prime Meridian is located at 0°. It is neither east or west. WE Lines of longitude WEST of the Prime Meridian to 180 ° are labeled with a W. Lines of longitude EAST of the Prime Meridian are labeled with an E. Lines of longitude begin at the Prime Meridian.

By combining latitude and longitude, we can pinpoint any location on Earth.

Label the Grid

Determine the latitude and longitude of the locations on the map below. Each latitude and longitude MUST be entered with a single space between the degrees and the N, S, E or W…For example, "10 W". The N, S, E and W must be capitalized. Latitude Longitude

Ticket-out-the-Door Using the world map in your textbook, pages A4-A5, pick a country from each continent (except Antarctica) and give their estimated coordinates

NOTEBOOK/SUPPLY CHECK In ORDER in your binder : Map Key Course Syllabus Elements Tab Notebook Pages #1-9 Following 7 tabs Notebook paper Label your 8 tabs as follows: 1)Elements 2)NA & SWA (North Africa & Southwest Asia) 3)SS Africa (Sub-Saharan Africa) 4)South Asia 5)E & SE Asia (East & Southeast Asia) 6)Europe 7)L.A. (Latin America) 8)US & Canada