Monday’s Point to Ponder?

Why do people move from one place to another?

Push & Pull Factors -

• Factors that PULL you to a place• Factors that PUSH you away from a place

Hawaii Video Clip:http://youtu.be/Z53Lspr9Okg

Antarctica Video Clip:http://youtu.be/oA1sphuyazY

With your shoulder buddy

Discuss the push and pull factors you noticed in the video clips of Hawaii and Antarctica.

Where would you like to live? Why?Where would you NOT like to live? Why not?

Tuesday’s Point to Ponder?

Where do you want to live and work someday? Why?

Region: An area that has alike characteristics

Physical Characteristics: What you can describe based ONLY on what you see with your eyes.

Human Characteristics: Political, economic, and social reasons people move to an area.

Push Factors: Reasons that PUSH you away from a placePull Factors: Reasons that PULL you to a place Warm-up

Copy in journal!

13 Colonies Map

Hand out & Discuss Rubric

Important: Water is the only thing that you color blue.All maps must include a compass rose.Label in pen only.You may not color in marker.

Add these to your map rubric, please.

• New England Region – color orange• Middle Region – color red• Southern Region – color yellow

• Create a legend for the regions:• = New England

= Middle Region= Southern Region

The 13 Original Colonies

Wednesday’s Point to Ponder?

It’s hurricane season, how are you prepared?

Warm-up: Wednesday

• You have ten minutes to complete your 13 colonies map. What you don’t finish will be completed on your own time.

• Map is due Thursday.

Use your time wisely!

What helps people decide where they live?

• Physical Geographic Features

– Things you see.

–Mountains–Rivers–Oceans –Ports

• Human Geographic Features

• Things made or caused by humans.

–Disease– Fighting

What makes each region special?

New England Colonies

Middle Colonies

Southern Colonies

Thursday’s Point to Ponder?

Could a human characteristic endanger the United States?

WU: Copy the T-chart & write 2 effects

Cause:• New England

– Long winters, rocky soil and forest

• Middle Colonies– Short winters, fertile soil good

ports and natural resources

• Southern Colonies– Warm climate and good soil

Effect:• New England

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Groups:

• Collaborate in your group.• Come up with a drawing to represent physical

characteristics of the 3 regions. One person will draw the example on the board.

• You have 12 minutes.

Warm Up: Category 2 hurricane. Storm surge that is as high as 20 feet. In Gilchrist, all but one house is destroyed by the storm surge. The storm also caused heavy rains where it made landfall, peaking at 18.9 inches. At one point, the storm knocked out power to as many as an estimated 2.6 million people. Ike is the one of most destructive hurricanes to ever hit Texas and one of the deadliest, causing $19.3 billion in damages and killing 84 people.

What do you remember about Hurricane Ike that hit Texas in 2008?

http://youtu.be/4EPsgxn5dAY

3 reason people come to America in 2013 are___________________. (write the sentence stem and complete in your journal)

Why did people colonize?

PERS

Region:

• An area that has alike characteristics

Shoulder Buddy:

• For each region, discuss 2 things that you think they have in common.

• Ex: Southern Region – the warm weather

WU: WRITE THE DATE!!!

Pretend that you are a explorer coming to North America in the 1500’s. Write 5 sentences describing what you might see when you get to North America.

WU: Write 3-5 sentences in your journal to answer the following.

Pretend that you are a settler to North America in the 1600’s. Which region would you settle in and why?

WU: STUDY!!! Map test in 5 minutes!!!!

List the following in your journal. Don’t forget to date your warm up. Don’t use your notes.

• Name the 13 colonies• Name the 3 regions of the 13 colonies• Name the mountain range in the colonies• List the Great Lakes• Name the river in the west of the mountain

range in the colonies

Geography

• the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere

• The study of human activity as it affects the earth

• The study of how the earth is affected by people

• For example: the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries

WU: Date & Copy

Study for cities quiz.5 minutes!!

Major Cities Quiz1. Jamestown, ______________ 2. Plymouth, ________________3. Charleston, _______________4. New York, ________________5. Philadelphia, ______________6. Savannah, ________________7. Boston, __________________8. Baltimore, ________________