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World Geography
Mrs. Thibeault
What you need…
Everyday bring: A notebook Textbook Planner Pen / Pencil
YOU don’t know which direction to go?
Follow the 3 before ME rule…
CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS
Take a look…
Syllabus Student Contract
Classroom WebsiteType in http://www.kiel.k12.wi.us/Search Thibeault under District Staff
Use this for calendar, lesson plans and important dates.
MapsPolitical & Physical maps found Pg. 14-21 in text.
World Economic World Economic GeographyGeography
Chapters 1 – 4Chapters 1 – 4
Pages 38 - 125Pages 38 - 125
ObjectivesObjectives
• Five themes of geography
• How to identify location, place and region
• Earth’s ecosystems and resources
• Earth’s physical characteristics and processes that affect those characteristics past and present
• Political and economic systems
Check it out…Check it out…Scan Pg. 35 – 38 to answer the questions.Scan Pg. 35 – 38 to answer the questions.
• What is Geography?– Answers
What?, Where?, Why? and So What?
• What tools to geographers use?
Earth’s EcosystemsEarth’s Ecosystems
Weather: Condition of earth’s atmosphere over a short period of time.
Climate: Weather patterns in an area over a long period of time.
Explain:
“Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get.”
What effects climate?What effects climate?
Climate Regions Climate Regions (Map Pg. 70)(Map Pg. 70)
• Tropical
• Dry
• Moderate
• Continental
• Polar
From a snow capped mountain (polar) to the From a snow capped mountain (polar) to the Amazon Rainforest (tropical), Ecuador has all Amazon Rainforest (tropical), Ecuador has all 5 climate types.5 climate types.
Population and CulturePopulation and Culture
Chapter 3Chapter 3
Pg. 86-107Pg. 86-107
Human GeographyHuman Geography
What can you study in Human Geography?
What is population growth and why has it been increasing?
Population growthPopulation growth
(Birthrate + immigration rate)
-
(Death rate + emigration rate)
=
Zero population growth
Check out the chart on Pg. 91…
What kind of impact does this have on our world?
Scenario: You and 100 other people are Scenario: You and 100 other people are stranded on ‘Jones Island’stranded on ‘Jones Island’
Where would you settle and why?Where would you settle and why?
Geography 101Geography 101
Most important:Most important:
Where do people live and why?Where do people live and why?
What are three reasons people live What are three reasons people live here?here?
Resources and Land Use
Chapter 4
Pg. 108 – 121
Resources
Natural Renewable Nonrenewable
Energy Sources
What type of energy do you use? What happens when energy becomes
scarce?
Economy
What economic activities (occupations) do we have in Kiel?
How do our resources contribute to the economy?
Global Trade
Trade patterns Created through
Imports/Exports Trade routes
Created through
geography,
transportation technology and
international relations
Imports
Exports
Level of Development
Economic Activity + Trade patterns
=
A country’s level of development