Geography in Perspective

Mr. Pentzak

Bell Ringer #5What is perspective?

Does your family eat any foods that your friends think is “weird” or unusual but is traditional for you? Examples?

Have you ever used an expression that someone from another part of the country or world didn’t understand? Examples?

Play to 0:55 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKP8IZzyZuE

Today’s Global Context Focus

Identities & Relationships

Who am I? Who are we?

Students will explore identity; beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental, social and spiritual health; human relationships including families, friends, communities and cultures; what it means to be human

Examples of geographic impacts on

cultureThe United States becoming the only superpower after WWII

The rise of radical Islamists following the decline/collapse of the Ottoman Empire

Toddlers in Norway napping outside in freezing tempuratures

The U.S. was far away from the front lines/main battle theaters and infrastructure was not damaged

Regional power struggles, Western influences on desirable locations, geographic isolation

Exposure to the extreme cold from an early age makes living there much easier

What is perspective?

“a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.”

We can view the same image, hear the same sounds, taste the same foods and form different opinions or have very different experiences

How we view the world has a lot to do with where we live and our past experiences

Stereotypes A Stereotype is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

Sometime we expect certain things about other countries or places that turn out to be completely different than reality

Examples: Lebanon is in the Middle East but doesn’t have any deserts, Nigeria produces more films than the U.S.

Same symbol, different meaning

Countries that do not use the

metric system

(U.S., Liberia, Myanmar)

Population Density

Countries that fit inside the

continent of Africa

North of what?

Ethnocentrism

Main IdeaGeography is more than just lines on a map or knowing capital cities of different countries

Remember MR. LIP and the 5 Themes of Geography?

Which one describes how the natural features of an area affect how people live?

Paper GlobesWhat challenges do cartographers face?

What tools do you think cartographers use?

Look at the lines of latitude and longitude, why are they straight now and what will happen to them when you tape our map together?

Which landmass takes up the most amount of squares on your grid?

DIRECTION CHANGES: Write your name anywhere on the Equator and only color the landmasses if we are ahead of schedule time wise

Directions 1. Cut out the map carefully.  The easiest way might be to cut around the edges first and then cut out the white triangles last (see example)

2.  Start with about 4-6 pieces of tape, about an inch long, or slightly shorter. (Conserve tape!)

3.  Put the piece of tape behind one of the triangle pieces, so that the sticky side is facing up and hanging out past the triangle you taped it to.

4.  Pull the adjacent triangular piece towards the tape.  Make sure the lines of latitude line up and there is not a gap between the 2 triangular pieces.

5. When you run out of tape, get another 4-6 pieces.

6. Anchor the end of your string to a piece of tape, then snake it through the top opening. Stick the anchored piece of tape to the inside of your globe.

7.  Continue steps 3 and 4 until the globe has a globe shape!

Homework

Geography Game Practice: Record your times and scores for each round you play

Play through Level Two and Three until you score 100%-http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/World_Continents.htm

Play through this game until you score an 85% or above-http://www.purposegames.com/game/longitude-and-latitude-quiz

Exit SlipsDid you find anything surprising in today’s lesson? Why or why not?

Where does the majority of the world’s population live?

Give an example of a time when two perspectives might be correct.

Has the way you look at the world changed at all after today?

If we have time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBJpyW9P_NI