Entering the classroom procedure: 1.Come in quietly, pick up your spiral, and go directly to your seat 2.Write today’s classwork and homework in your planner

Entering the classroom procedure:1.Come in quietly , pick up your spiral, and go directly to your seat2.Write today’s classwork and homework in your planner

and leave it open3.Answer the warm up question in your spiral.

Warm up: What was the most interesting thing you learned about in geography during the North America unit?

North America Unit Concept Map

Essential Question

• I am learning to categorize objects in the real world.

• The purpose of this is to be able to distinguish among, explain, and apply the relationship between different concepts we have studied for North America.

What is a concept map ?

• A concept map is making connections to all the concepts you have learned about a certain topic!

• A concept map is creative!• A concept map is in depth!• A concept map is colorful!• A concept mapping is fun!

Units with Essential Questions for Concept Map: What is the main theme for each of these sub units?

1. The Tools for Geography: How do geographers show information on maps?

2. Seeing the World like a Geographer: Why do geographers use a variety of maps to represent the world?

3. Settlement Patterns and Ways of Life in Canada: How does where you live influence how you live?

4. The Great Lakes: The U.S. and Canada’s Freshwater Treasures: How can people best use and protect Earth’s freshwater ecosystems?

5. Urban Sprawl in North America: Where will it end?: How does urban sprawl affect people and the planet?

6. Consumption Patterns in the United States: The Impact of Living Well: How do American consumption patterns affect people and the planet?

Main Theme Gallery Walk

• You are going to read the title in white and the essential question in green for each unit.– Read through your notes to help you remember that unit– Write down what you think the main theme was for that unit on your

groups sticky note.

• Move to the next group– Read their title and essential question– Read what they wrote down for the main theme– Review your notes– Write down what you think the main theme was for that unit on your

groups sticky note ( you cannot write down what the previous groups wrote


and leave it open3.Answer the warm up question on your paper.

Warm up: With your group, evaluate the sticky notes for your section and decide which ones belong. Please remove any that do not belong.

North America Unit

Concept Map

Essential Question



Spiral set up on page 68 &69 of spiralPg 68 Pg 69

1. The Tools for Geography: How do geographers show information on maps?






• Organize your vocabulary words into lists that relate to each theme/ other. By now you should know all the vocabulary words and be able to use them on your Unit Concept Map

Step 1: Getting Ideas together

Vocabulary:Absolute location, relative location, compass rose, cardinal directions, intermediate directions, map legend, lines of latitude, lines of longitude, equator, prime meridian, coordinates, map scale, hemispheres, continents, oceans, thematic maps, physical maps, political maps, physical features, human features, climate, landforms, region, vegetation, landforms, mountains, plain, delta, lake, river, tributary, bay, gulf, plateau, island, peninsula, isthmus, strait, climate zones, arid, semiarid, humid, subartic, marine west, tundra, desert, regions, ecumene, urban, rural, Atlantic Region, Core Region, Prairie Region, Pacific Region, Northern Region, capital city, precipitation, natural resources, forestry, hydroelectric power, ecosystem, freshwater, watershed, food web, food chain, pollution, toxic chemicals, runoff, sediment, invasive species, habitat, wetlands, suburbs, urban sprawl, metropolitan area, urban core, urban fringe, rural fringe, land use, urban growth boundaries, public transit system, mixed use development, consumption, developed countries, developing countries, gross domestic product (GDP), longevity, per capita, calories, fossil fuel, technology, digital divide, recycling, 5 Themes of Geography, location, place, region, human/ environment interaction, movement



Warm up: Continue working with your group on matching your vocab to the unit you feel it matches with best. This is due at the end of the period



Warm up: With your group, evaluate each of the words that you have for each of the 6 sections. Determine which 5 words are the most important for each of the sections and circle them.

North America Unit

Concept Map

Essential Question



The Tools for Geography: How do geographers show information on maps?






Concept Map Rough Draft should look somewhat like this…

Make sure that you have the 6 main units coming out of the center!Make sure you than add the 5 vocab that belong to each of the sub units!

Step 2

Under your list or on the back make a rough draft of your ideas. Sketch pictures, add words and start making connectionsRemember this is just a rough draft to get your main ideas and formatting down. Do not spend a lot of time on the picture details.



Warm up: Take out the rough draft of your concept map

North America Unit

Concept Map

Essential Question



1. Write North America Unit Concept map on the outside cover. 2. Underneath, write the complete standard on the outside of your folder. •CAS 2.1 Use geographic tools to gather data and make geographic inferences and predictions.•CAS 2.2 Regions have different issues and perspectives•CAS 3.2 Supply and demand influence price and profit in a market economy.

Step 3

Write the following questions on the front/ back cover of your concept map and answer each of

the unit questions in complete sentences

1. The Tools for Geography: How do geographers show information on maps?2. Seeing the World like a Geographer: Why do geographers use a variety of maps to represent the world?3. Settlement Patterns and Ways of Life in Canada: How does where you live influence how you live?4. The Great Lakes: The U.S. and Canada’s Freshwater Treasures: How can people best use and protect Earth’s freshwater ecosystems?5. Urban Sprawl in North America: Where will it end?: How does urban sprawl affect people and the planet?6. Consumption Patterns in the United States: The Impact of Living Well: How do American consumption patterns affect people and the planet?

Step 4: Transfer your ideas onto your final copy.

Only Use pencil at first to get your basic design and facts down… then

go back and add color!

1: Complete Information 2. Accurate Information

3. Neatness

You will be grades on..

Documents

Entering the classroom procedure: 1.Come in quietly, pick up your spiral, and go directly to your seat 2.Write today’s classwork and homework in your planner