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UNIT 2 (Sources / Bias / Point of View / Databases / Media/Landforms)

VOCAB ESPN SOURCE

Sources are places that you get information from.

Sources can be considered primary or secondary depending on where the information came from

Newspaper reporters that write stories get their stories from what? What are the two major types of sources?

BIAS

Bias means when a person’s perception (what they think / feel) is slanted……..different than what it would have been had they been raised in a different place or in a different culture.

What is an example of bias?

Point of View

Point of view is usually different for everyone since they bring different experiences and backgrounds to how they think / feel.

Is the point of view of citizens of North Korea likely the same as the point of view of people in the United States?

Primary Source

Primary Source = is an artifact, a document, diary, a manuscript, an autobiography, a recording, or other source of info….created in that time period.

(can be a person with direct knowledge of a situation, or a document created by such a person)

EXAMPLES: Autobiographies Diaries Documents Eyewitness accounts Film footage Laws Letters Video recording Meeting minutes Email messages Blog postings Objects Historical objects Photographs Poems/music/art Speeches Interviews Manuscripts Newspaper Articles Maps Podcasts Voicemail

List 8 examples of a primary source.

Secondary Source

Secondary Source = involve generalization, analysis, synthesis, interpretation, or evaluation of the original information.

A secondary source is a document or recording that relates or discusses information originally presented elsewhere

EXAMPLES:

• History Textbooks • Encyclopedias • Biographies • Reference books • Non-fiction history books • Journal articles

List three examples of a secondary source.

Databases

There are many databases. They are computer files that are organized so that you can search articles and information.

What are databases?

Media

The media plays an important part of a person’s

perceptions and bias they might have.

What types of media do you watch?

Archipelago

Archipelago = a group of islands

Draw an example

Bay

Bay = part of a large body of water that extends into a

shoreline (is generally smaller than a gulf)

How is a gulf different than a bay?

Cape

Cape = point of land that extends into a river, lake, or

ocean

Draw an example of a cape

Channel

Channel = wide strait or waterway between two

landmasses that lie close to each other (deep part of a river or a waterway)

What is a channel?

Cliff

Cliff = steep, high wall of rock, earth, or ice

Is there any cliffs in Palmer, TX?

Delta

Delta = flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried

downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth

Where do you find deltas at?

Divide

Divide = stretch of high land that separates river systems

Draw an example

Escarpment

Escarpment = steep cliff or slope between a higher and

lower land surface

Draw an example

Gulf

Gulf = part of a large body of water that extends into a

shoreline …generally larger than a bay

Draw an example

Harbor

Harbor = a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships

can anchor safely

Where do Fisherman dock their boats?

Highland

Highland = elevated land area such as a hill, mountain,

or plateau

What is a highland?

Island

Island = land area, smaller than a continent, completely

surrounded by water

Draw an example

Isthmus

Isthmus = narrow stretch of land connecting two larger

land areas

Draw an example

Lowland

Lowland = land that is usually level….but at a low elevation

If you are up….high….could it be a lowland?

Mesa

Mesa = broad….flat-topped landform with steep sides

(smaller than a plateau)

How is a mesa different than a plateau?

Mouth of a (river or stream)

Mouth of a (river or stream) = place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water

Which part of a river is the mouth of the river?

Oasis

Oasis = small area in a desert where water and

vegetation are found

Where do things grow in the desert?

Peninsula

Peninsula = body of land jutting into a lake or ocean,

surrounded on three sides by water

Draw an example

Reef

Reef = a chain of rocks, coral or sand at…..or near…..the

surface of the water

What is a reef?

Sound

Sound = broad inland body of water, often between a coastline and one or more islands….off the coast

Draw an example

Source of a (river or a stream)

Source of a (river or stream) = Place where a (river or stream) begins…..often in the highlands

Which part of the river is the source?

Strait

Strait = narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

Draw an example

Tributary

Tributary = small river or stream that into a large river or stream, a branch of the river

What is a tributary?

Upstream

Upstream =direction opposite the flow of a river (toward the source of a river or stream)

Is it difficult to swim upstream? Can fishes do it?

Country of FOCUS: China

What is the picture to the left showing? What mountains do you think they are? Draw the China pic…..and label

History: First written records…found from 1500 B.C. (Shang dynasty)….. Inventions: paper, gunpowder, and silk Capital: Beijing Government: Socialist republic ruled by the Communist Party Official Language: Mandarin Population: more than 1.35 billion (largest population in the world) Borders: forms borders with 14 countries: Afghanistan, Bhutan, Burma, India, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Vietnam. Climate: Varies greatly from tropical to subartic Landforms: Most of China is mountainous. The main mountain ranges are Tien Shan, the Kunlun chain, and the Trans-Himalaya. China has a huge desert (The Gobi Desert) which lies to the north. Yellow River (Huang He) 2,109 mi Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) 2,432 mi Pearl River (Zhu Jiang) 848 mi Southwest if China is Tibet (China annexed it in 1950)

State of FOCUS: Louisiana

State Flag:

Draw the pic of Louisiana What animal is on the state flag?

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Was part of the Louisiana Purchase

Statehood: 1812 …….became 18th state) Capital: Baton Rouge Nickname: Pelican state Flower: Magnolia Tree: Bald Cyprus Landforms: Mostly flat land….some rolling hills…..definitely has swamps Languages: English and French (Cajun) Weather issues : Hurricanes …..flooding Relative location: to the right of Texas

Which major purchase was Louisiana part of…….? Do you think it was a good buy? Why or why not? If you needed to go to Gardere to Carville, what interstate do you take? What weather issues does Louisiana face?