Tuesday September 28, 2011

Today we studied longitude and latitude.

 Longitude: measures distance from the prime meridian

Latitude: measures distance from the Equator

We began working on a worksheet using different coordinates-you will need to complete this at home and bring it back to class tomorrow in order to check our answers.  We will be doing longitude and latitude for a couple of days so do not worry if you are having trouble!!

Below are the answers to Quiz #1..We have continuously reviewed these topics in class, however, I wanted to make sure you had a complete set of answers for your use when studying.

Quiz #1 Answers

1. What is a continent?
    A continent is a very large piece of land on Earth

2. What are the 7 continents in size order? Biggest to smallest
     Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia

3. What are the 4 oceans?
     Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Indian Ocean

4. List the 5 themes of Geography
     Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region

5. Explain two of the themes of geography
    Location: Where is it? Absolute and relative location.
    Place: A location's physical and human features
    Human-Environment Interaction: The study of how people adjust to and change their environment? How does the environment adjust to and change for humans?
   Movement: The study of how goods, ideas, and people move from one place to another
   Region: Has unifying characteristics like climate, land, population, or history

6. Why is it important to study geography?
     Many acceptable answers

7. What is a valley?
    An area of lower land between rows of hills or mountains

8/ What is a Plain?
    A large area of flat land

9/ What is a river?
    A continuous flow of water that goes into an ocean or lake

10. What is climate?
      A pattern of weather in a place over a long time

Hello all, hope you had a good weekend.  Today we spoke about how geographers divide and name the different parts of the earth.  Below are the key notes in case you missed them:

Hemisphere: Half of the Earth

equator: divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere

Prime Meridian: divides the earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres 

We then did an activity using the Atlas books.  

Just a reminder that your homework on physical and political maps is due tomorrow.  Also, if you failed your quiz you MUST have it signed by your parent/ guardian and brought to me no later than Wed.  

Happy Friday!!

This Friday, September 23rd, our Homework packet was due.  Today we discussed physical and political maps.  

Just a Review:

       -Physical Maps: 

                  shows what an area looks like

                  shows important physical features (Hills, Rivers, Plains)

   

      -Political Maps:

                  Shows countries, states, or regions

                  shows names of towns, cities, and capitals

Key Question:

      What is the difference between a political and physical map?

HOMEWORK DUE TUESDAY:

             Political map worksheet #'s 1-7 (The first seven questions)

             Physical map worksheet #'s 1-7 (The first seven questions)

To be answered on a separate sheet of paper (Answers only) 

Please e-mail me if you have any questions     jruggiero@archimedesacademy.org 

Have a great weekend! 

Hey guys! The blog is finally up and running.  I will update this daily with our classwork and homework assignments.  Today, Thursday September 22nd we worked on "The Parts of A Map."  We took notes from a powerpoint and worked on a worksheet in class. Tomorrow our homework is due.  Remember, you will need to read the packet and answer all of the questions on the last page EXCEPT for the very bottom where it asks you to create a map of the route you take to school.  If you were absent today, PLEASE COME SEE ME so I can make sure you receive the notes as well as the worksheet.  Please e-mail me if you have any questions