Today in class we are going to retake the geography skills quiz, and I hope that everybody studied over the weekend. The target grade for everyone is 100%. We are also going to discuss the geographer’s perspective, and chapters 1-4. There will be a special emphasis on chapter 1 - section 1 and 2, chapter 2 - section 3, and chapter 4 - section 1 and 2. Students will break up into group to explore and report information presented in different sections of the chapters. Today's Essential Question: Why is it important to study Geography?
Chapters 1-4 Key Vocabulary and Concepts (35 terms)Perspective, spatial perspective, geography, urban, rural, absolute location, relative location, sub-regions, diffusion, human geography, physical geography, solstice, equinoxes, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, plate tectonics, subduction, fault, Pangaea, alluvial fan, ecology, renewable resources, terraces, desertification, deforestation, reforestation, desalinization, aquifers, acid rain, global warming, fossil fuels, petroleum, refineries, hydroelectric power, geothermal energy, solar energy.
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