Geo Lit 1. What is Geography? Words that you would associate with geography 2. Why Should I be interested in Geography (video) 3. Human and Physical Geography Activity 4. How can Knowledge of Geography Help
What is Geography? Brainstorming Videos
Think Pair Share What does Geography mean to you? Write down a minimum of 5 words/items that comes to mind (if you had to define it) when you hear the word Geography. The study of. Share with your table partner and combine your list into one. Share with the class on the smartboard
Why Should I be Interested in Geography? One reason why you should know your geography!
Physical and Human Geography
Recall: Geography the study of the earth and all its features and systems and the relationship with humans. This is a very broad definition, we can break this down a little further.
Activity #1 Step #1 You will each be given a reading these are NOT yours to keep, so don t make any marks on them In your notebook take jot notes of important information from your reading remember to include the title. You have 4 minutes to complete this task
Step #2 Find your colour group in the room blue, green, pink, and yellow Sit together as a group and share your notes Using the poster paper and markers, develop a poster that outlines the major points of your reading Print large, be neat and include a title Appoint a spokesperson to read nice and loud! You will have 6 minutes to complete this task
Step #3 Sharing of the posters to the class Two groups will be the same, but did they come up with the same information? Each group has 1 minute to present their poster.
Step #4 Apply what we know now. Take the stack of words from the other day that your group is given and sort these into the two types of geography human and physical When you think you have them pin each one up on the appropriate bulletin board You will have 5 minutes to complete this task
Step #5 Let s review the boards Do all the words fit? Was it easy to decide where each word fits? Is there a connection between physical and human geo? Word sort and reflection hand in
How can the knowledge of geography help inform decision?
Making Informed Decisions Just like knowing the weather outside in the morning will make us dress appropriately for the day, knowledge of geography can help us make even bigger decisions for our life and society. What do you think? In your notebook, write down the title at the top and list at least 3 ways the knowledge of geography could help you in your life.
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Homework: Briefly research the following places around Canada to complete the chart. Location Physical Geography Human Geography Winnipeg Banff, AB Toronto, ON Victoria, BC St. John s, NL Iqaluit, NU -hot summers -cold winters -spring floods -relatively flat landscape -smaller population -some manufacturing jobs -capital of Manitoba Legislative Building
Mental Map of Canada You will need a piece of loose-leaf
Mental Map of Canada Let s start looking at the geography of Canada! From memory, try to draw a map of Canada on looseleaf Where will you start? What is the easiest province/territory to draw? Feel free to label the provinces as you go. If you re really good, try to label the capital cities. You have 5 minutes to try this!
Geography of Canada Name the province/territory
Nunavut
Newfoundland Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Manitoba
Yukon
Alberta
Ontario
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
North West Territories
Name the capital city of each
Iqaluit
St. John s
Charlottetown
Winnipeg
Whitehorse
Edmonton
Toronto
Victoria
Regina
Quebec City
Halifax
Fredericton
Yellowknife
Competition #2 First 3 to give me a tourist attraction for the following Canadian cities: Vancouver Edmonton Toronto Montreal Halifax
One last reason why you should know your geography!