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Dive into geography with a global city hunt using latitude and longitude coordinates from the atlas. Discover cities like Beijing, Berlin, Cairo, Havana, and Rio De Janeiro. Explore themes of geography, vocabulary exercises, and stay updated with current events. Engage in interactive learning activities and enhance your geographical knowledge.
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Time to get back at it!!!! Let’s get down to the business of geography
Do Now – Location Use the Atlas in your book Find the following cities and identify on which continent they are found. • 39° 55’N 116° 25’ E • 52° 30’N 13° 25’ E • 30° 2’N 31° 25’ E • 23° 8’N 82° 23’ E • 22° 57’N 43° 12’ E
Information • Chapter 1, Section 3 DRA/Vocab - Friday deadline (Pds 2, 6,7, and 8 will have short turn around time on this assignment) • Latitude and Longitude exercises - submit for grading - answers will posted on wikispace • Use the Wikispace: ss200.wikispaces.com
Current Events • Costa Concordia - cruise ship is now upright - investigators looking for bodies • It was a movie… - man tries to cross Atlantic using helium balloons - made it to Canada, trip failed
Do Now – Location Use the Atlas in your book Find the following cities and identify on which continent they are found. • 39° 55’N 116° 25’ E Beijing, China • 52° 30’N 13° 25’ E Berlin, Germany • 30° 2’N 31° 25’ E Cairo, Egypt • 23° 8’N 82° 23’ E Havana, Cuba • 22° 57’N 43° 12’ E Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Chapter 1, Section 3 • Vocabulary - different method of identifying vocabulary • DRA Assignment on Maps
Exit – 3-2-1 • Identify 3 “tools” geographers use to study new regions? • List two themes of geography and the questions associated with those themes. • How would you use the themes of geography to study regions unfamiliar to you? Explain your answer.