SOCIAL STUDIES 8M

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SEPT. 25 – OCTOBER 6

• September 25 – 29
  • explorations with Mr. Spence
  • TOGETHER AS A CLASS, for each destination visited, provide the name and details on:
    • relative location & absolute location
    • place – physical characteristics and human characteristics
    • human-environment interactions – human adaptations, environmental modifications
    • movement – transfer of ideas, items, people, etc.
    • region – defining features of the area
  • Individually, upload to MOODLE one example for each of the 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY from your collective notes
• October 3 & 5
  • Work on:
    • Classroom Map Assignment
    • Explorations and 5 Themes Assignment
    • GEOGRAPHY resources on MOODLE (read PDFs, Do Activity Exercises/Questions)
      • Topographic Map Exercise
      • Grids
        • Parallels, Special Parallels, Meridians
        • Time Zones
        • Scale
        • Contour Lines