1. Exploring Earth’s Surface Monday September 14, 2015

2. Do Now What is the Land Like Around the School? In your Composition book draw a small square to represent the school. Choose a word to describe the land near the school, such as flat, hilly or rolling and write it next to the square. Make four squares surround the school to represent north (towards Slauson), south (Manchester), east (Florence) and west (LaCienga). What is the area like 1km (less than a mile) in each direction?

3. Homework In your composition under the header Quiz Improvements. Write out any question you got wrong and bring it back signed by your parents (Due Friday). Reading and Note taking Guide – Page 19- 25, Exploring the Earth’s Surface, Complete what wasn’t done in class. (Due Tuesday)

4. Topography ElevationLandformRelief Difference between highest and lowest point Above sea level mountains plains plateaus

5. Elevation

6. Relief- Math Activity On the map bottom of page 21. Highest point is? Sierra Nevada 2,500m What’s the lowest point? Pacific Ocean 0m 2,500m- 0m= 2,500m (relief) What if San Francisco was the lowest point? 2,500m-475m= 2,025m

7. Landforms Plains

8. Landforms Plateaus

9. Landforms Mountain

10. Guidebook- page 19 Need a highlighter and a pencil. Read around