1. Do Now (5 min) 9/1 Defining Regions pg. 7-8
Use the data in the chart you used to survey your classmates to create a bar graph.
Color the bar graph so it is easier to analyze.
You are drawing the bar graph on page 6 of your notebook.

2. Hook (5 min) As we view the video,…
Record what you notice about the environment
Record what you notice about the people in the environment

3. Objectives (2 min)
6.3A Pose and answer geographic questions, including: Where is it located? Why is it there? What is significant about its location? How is its location related to the location of other people, places, and environments? 6.4B Identify and explain the geographic factors responsible for patterns of population in places and regions.

4. Guiding Question (1 min)
Which physical and human geographic factors affect settlement patterns and population distributions most?

5. Direct Instruction – 22 min

6. Reflection
Human interaction has a positive/negative impact on physical regions because humans…
The physical environment affects people by causing…
The human environment affects humans by causing …

7. Checkpoint – 3 min What are the 2 categories of regions?
Provide an example of each region.

8. Guided Practice – 13 min Document A Analysis
List 3 interesting things you notice in the photo
Describe 2 ways the environment or situation would affect people living in the region shown
List 1 way that you would classify or describe the region and why:

9. Checkpoint – 2 min What is physical factors affect settlement?
How does this factor impact population distribution?

10. Independent Practice – 25 min
Analyze documents B-D. Answer the task in COMPLETE sentences!! You are working INDEPENDENTLY.

11. List 3 interesting things you notice in the photo
One piece that is interesting is…
Another interesting item is…
The third interesting element is…
Describe 2 ways the environment or situation would affect people living in the region shown
This environment would affect people living in the region by…
This environment would also affect people living in the region by…
List 1 way that you would classify or describe the region and why
I would classify the region as…because…

12. Checkpoint – 3 min
Which physical factors affect settlement patterns and population distributions most?

13. Exit Ticket 7 min