1. GEOGRAPHY 9/28 TO 10/2

2. MONDAY 9/29 DO NOW WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A MAP? ARE THEY ONLY USED FOR TELLING DIRECTION OR LOCATION? WHAT ELSE MIGHT YOU USE A MAP FOR? NEW CORNELL NOTES OBJECTIVE: DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF MAPS GEOGRAPHERS USE. ESSENTIAL QUESTION: HOW CAN WE USE MAPS TO DESCRIBE MORE THAN LOCATION AND DIRECTION?

3. MONDAY 9/29 – TYPES OF MAPS 1.PHYSICAL MAPS: SHOWS TYPES OF LANDFORMS AND BODIES OF WATER COLOR, SHADING, LINES THAT SHOW ELEVATION/ALTITUDE/RELIEF (HOW HIGH THE GROUND IS)

4. MONDAY 9/29 – TYPES OF MAPS 2.POLITICAL MAPS: FEATURE ON THE EARTH THAT HUMANS CREATED (CITIES, STATES, ETC)

5. MONDAY 9/29 – TYPES OF MAPS 3.THEMATIC MAPS: SHOW A SPECIFIC TYPE OF INFORMATION (PAGE 22-23) A.QUALITATIVE MAP: USES COLORS/SYMBOLS/DOTS TO SHOW PATTERNS OR RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INFORMATION B.CARTOGRAMS: PRESENTS INFORMATION OTHER THAN LAND AREA. THE SIZE IS DRAWN IN PROPORTION TO THE DATA, NOT THE LAND AREA OF THE COUNTRY. C.FLOW-LINE MAPS: SHOW MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE, GOODS, IDEAS, ANIMALS, ETC.

13. MONDAY 9/29 – YOU WILL BE GIVEN A BLANK MAP OF THE WORLD. YOU NEED TO LOCATE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS (PAGE A4-A5) CONTINENTS AFRICA ANTARCTICA ASIA AUSTRALIA EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA OCEANS INDIAN OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN ARCTIC OCEAN SOUTHERN OCEAN ATLANTIC OCEAN ***Please also locate Kuwait on the map ***

14. TUESDAY 9/30 DO NOW USE PAGE 22 IN YOUR TEXTBOOK. LOOK AT THE ESTIMATED WORLD OIL RESERVES MAP. 1.WHAT IS THE MAP TELLING YOU? 2.IS IT TELLING YOUR SIZE OR LOCATION OR IS IT PROVIDING YOU WITH DIFFERENT INFORMATION? 3.WHAT TYPE OF MAP IS THIS?

15. TUESDAY 9/30 – ATLAS PAGE 7 – LEGEND PAGE 10 PHYSICAL PAGE 12 POLITICAL PAGE 14 CLIMATE PAGE 16 ENVIRONMENT PAGE 18 POPULATION DENSITY PAGE 20 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY PAGE 22 FUEL DEPOSITS/ENERGY CONSUMPTION INDEX 119

16. WEDNESDAY 10/1 DO NOW WHAT ARE THE MAIN FEATURES OF A MAP? (NOTES/PAGE 15) HOW DO WE CALCULATE SCALE? (THINK ABOUT MATH CLASS) IF 2 INCHES REPRESENTS 500 MILES, 6 INCHES EQUALS HOW MANY MILES? ***HOMEWORK**** RESEARCH A CURRENT EVENT THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED IN CLASS TOMORROW. THIS CAN BE SOMETHING IN KUWAIT OR GOING ON WORLDWIDE. BE ABLE TO TELL WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHY AND WHY! REMEMBER CURRENT MEANS IT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!

17. WEDNESDAY 10/1 MAP ASSIGNMENT – DUE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO CREATE A MAP OF THE CLASSROOM. YOU WILL NEED TO INCLUDE ALL ELEMENTS OF A MAP, INCLUDING SCALE. SUGGESTION FOR SCALE: ½ INCH = 1 TILE (15 TILES X 20 TILES) USE SYMBOLS AND A LEGEND TO REPRESENT ITEMS IN THE ROOMS SUCH AS THE DESKS AND CABINETS. CREATE THE EQUATOR AND PRIME MERIDIAN (THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE ROOM) AND MAKE LINES OF LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE GOING NORTH AND SOUTH (ABOVE AND BELOW YOUR EQUATOR) ADD 3 LETTERS OF YOUR CHOICE ON YOUR MAP AND GIVE THE PROPER LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES OF THE LETTERS. REMEMBER TO LABEL CORRECTLY.

18. THURSDAY 10/2 DO NOW COMPLETE THE CURRENT EVENTS WORKSHEET PROVIDED!

19. THURSDAY 10/2 – CURRENT EVENTS GROUP WORK AND SHARING OF CURRENT EVENTS YOU WILL BE PLACED IN A GROUP AND YOUR GROUP NEEDS TO CREATE A SMALL POSTER THAT SHOWS AND DESCRIBES THE CURRENT EVENTS YOU RESEARCHED. YOU CAN MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A NEWSPAPER IF YOU LIKE. INCLUDE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION AND PICTURE. DUE AT THE END OF THE HOUR