Geography

Our geography unit is based on the five themes of geography. This week we have been working on location and place. We will continue with the remaining three themes next week.

Location

-Absolute location - The exact location for everyplace on earth, latitude and longitude.

-Relative location - Where is a place in relation to other places?

Place

-Physical characteristics - Landforms, vegetation, climate.

-Human characteristics - How do people live, work, visit? What are the languages, customs, and beliefs? What is the economy and government?

Human Environment Interaction

Movement

Regions

Geography

Today we finished up our latitude and longitude packet. Anything that was not done in class is due tomorrow. I know some of the pages were more difficult than others, but I think it's OK to stretch the brain every now and then. ;) Tomorrow we will start talking about the 5 themes of geography...more on that later.

Geography

The students have been working hard on latitude and longitude all week. To help with some confusion we numbered the pages in our packets...pages 2 and 3 (front and back) are due Monday. (The kids may need to find a world map and US map on the internet or use the one in their assignment notebook.) Enjoy the weekend!

Geography

Today we went to the computer lab to practice latitude and longitude. Click here if you want to check out the website.

For the rest of this week we will continue working on latitude and longitude. The students received a packet today that they will need to bring with them for the next few days.

Geography

Yesterday we continued working with scale on maps. The students have done really well with this concept. Today we moved on to latitude and longitude. This can sometimes be a difficult concept for the students, so it is very helpful that most of them have worked with the idea before. Today was a simple introduction and worksheet. The kids worked with partners to see how much they remembered and to help teach each other.