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December 11, 2018
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
1) Current Events due MONDAY!!! It is worth a test grade.
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
1) Current Events due MONDAY!!! It is worth a test grade.
December 1, 2017
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
1) Trimester 1 Exam- December 6
2) Next Current Events due December 11
ASIA - Study Guide
• Surrounding bodies of water
• Surrounding continents
• Larger Countries/Capitals
• Major religions
• Major crops
• Major resources
• Settlement Patterns/Population
REGIONS
• Central Asia
• East Asia
• Siberia
• Southeast Asia
• Southwest Asia (Middle East)
• South Asia
LANDFORMS
• Ganges
• Gobi
• Himalaya
• Honshu
• Huang He (Yellow)
• Indian Ocean
• Indus
• Kamchatka
• Korean Peninsula
• Mt. Everest
• Pacific Ocean
• Pamirs
• South China Sea
• Yangtze (Chang Jiang)
• Yellow Sea
COUNTRIES and CAPITAL CITIES
• China – Beijing
• India – New Delhi
• Japan – Tokyo
• Indonesia – Jakarta
• Vietnam – Hanoi
• South Korea -- Seoul
TERMS
• archipelago
• Buddhism
• Christianity
• cyclone
• emperor
• Gandhi
• Hinduism
• Islam
• Judaism
• monsoon
• populous
• Ring of Fire
• Shinto
• Siddhartha Gautama
• subcontinent
• tsunami
GENERAL MAP SKILLS
• Basic knowledge about reading and interpreting maps
FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
LOCATION. Where is Asia? Identify Asia's location using absolute location (Eastern and mostly Northern Hemispheres) and relative location.
REGION. Identify the six regions that make up Asia.
PLACE. Describe the physical geography and the cultural geography of Asia.
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS: What are the ways in which the people use their environment to survive? What are some important economic activities? What are some negative consequences to the way people interact with their environment in Asia?
MIGRATION: Which groups of people have migrated across the continent and settled in different regions?
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
1) Trimester 1 Exam- December 6
2) Next Current Events due December 11
ASIA - Study Guide
• Surrounding bodies of water
• Surrounding continents
• Larger Countries/Capitals
• Major religions
• Major crops
• Major resources
• Settlement Patterns/Population
REGIONS
• Central Asia
• East Asia
• Siberia
• Southeast Asia
• Southwest Asia (Middle East)
• South Asia
LANDFORMS
• Ganges
• Gobi
• Himalaya
• Honshu
• Huang He (Yellow)
• Indian Ocean
• Indus
• Kamchatka
• Korean Peninsula
• Mt. Everest
• Pacific Ocean
• Pamirs
• South China Sea
• Yangtze (Chang Jiang)
• Yellow Sea
COUNTRIES and CAPITAL CITIES
• China – Beijing
• India – New Delhi
• Japan – Tokyo
• Indonesia – Jakarta
• Vietnam – Hanoi
• South Korea -- Seoul
TERMS
• archipelago
• Buddhism
• Christianity
• cyclone
• emperor
• Gandhi
• Hinduism
• Islam
• Judaism
• monsoon
• populous
• Ring of Fire
• Shinto
• Siddhartha Gautama
• subcontinent
• tsunami
GENERAL MAP SKILLS
• Basic knowledge about reading and interpreting maps
FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
LOCATION. Where is Asia? Identify Asia's location using absolute location (Eastern and mostly Northern Hemispheres) and relative location.
REGION. Identify the six regions that make up Asia.
PLACE. Describe the physical geography and the cultural geography of Asia.
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS: What are the ways in which the people use their environment to survive? What are some important economic activities? What are some negative consequences to the way people interact with their environment in Asia?
MIGRATION: Which groups of people have migrated across the continent and settled in different regions?
November 15, 2017
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
1) South Asia reading packet due Friday
2)Chapter 16 maps due Monday (2.5 days in class to work on...should already be done)
3) Ch 16 South Asia test
4)December Current Events due 12/11
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
1) South Asia reading packet due Friday
2)Chapter 16 maps due Monday (2.5 days in class to work on...should already be done)
3) Ch 16 South Asia test
4)December Current Events due 12/11
November 1, 2017
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
1) East Asia Reading Packet: Lesson 2 & 3 due tomorrow
2) Current Events due November 9....worth a test grade!!
3) Review all notes, maps, vocab, and other assignments for East Asia....test will be next week.
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
1) East Asia Reading Packet: Lesson 2 & 3 due tomorrow
2) Current Events due November 9....worth a test grade!!
3) Review all notes, maps, vocab, and other assignments for East Asia....test will be next week.
October 27, 2017
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
1) Chapter 14 vocabulary terms and 14.1 Physical Geography quiz.
2) Current Events due November 9
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
1) Chapter 14 vocabulary terms and 14.1 Physical Geography quiz.
2) Current Events due November 9
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