11/15 Human and Physical Geography

Reminders

• Whenever you need help, please ask for it.
• Please write your homework in your assignment book.
• Please review the goal and agenda for the day (posted in the classroom).

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Today in class you will

• Analyze information from a map.
• Use geographic knowledge to minimize conflict among ethnic, religious, and linguistic groups.

Why?

• To be able to think and speak like a geographer.
• To strengthen your geographic understanding.
• To enable you to better accept differences.

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DIRECTIONS

If you are ever waiting for a direction, please use PlaceSpotting or Google A Day. (Don't search for the question or use a Google A Day answer site.)

1.  Discuss with someone near you what you will be doing in class today and why (see above).       1 minute

2. Finish creating your map with your group          10 minutes         

3. Present to the class                   15 minutes  

4.  Whole class share & discussion.                   10 minutes      

5.  Actual example.                   10 minutes      

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child, 
"What Did You Do in School Today?"

Ask them.......

• What difficulties did you have in developing your map?
• To what actual area of the world did the activity relate? How?