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1.01: Geography

The Big Ideas

Why might historians need to describe different places on Earth?

How have humans altered the landscape of the United States?

How does geography impact history? How do the physical and human features of an area

impact the events that happen there?

Skills

As you read, please review the terms below

and make sure you are able to describe a

location using these terms. This will be part

of your assignment.

● Place

● Region

● Relative location

● Physical system

● Human system

Special Notes to Help with Your First

Assignment!

There is a link to a Map Tutorial at the

bottom of Lesson page 1 of 7. Please review

this information on maps and be sure to read

through page 3. You will have to use the scale

on a map to complete the assignment for this

lesson.

Be sure to turn in your responses to BOTH

parts (Part 1 and Part 2) of the assessment,

so that you receive full credit. If you have

questions, please contact your instructor.

Vocabulary (fill in examples from the lesson where possible or put the definition in your

own words)

Cash crops – a crop that is grown for profit rather than for use by the grower

Example:

Ecosystem – a community of plants, animals, and smaller organisms that live, feed,

reproduce, and interact in the same area or environment

What kind of ecosystem do you live in?

Globes – three-dimensional spheres representing Earth

When would a globe be more useful than a map?

Historians – a person who studies history

Human systems – the human characteristics of a region and how those characteristics

work together to form spatial patterns

What human systems are in your area?

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Manifest Destiny – a 19th Century belief that the United States was destined to expand its

territory across the continent to the Pacific Ocean

Maps – two-dimensional illustrations showing geographical features and information

Why is it important to know how to read a map?

Place – the physical and human characteristics of a geographical location

How would you describe your hometown using the idea of “place”?

Region – an area that shares physical or human spatial characteristics, such as language,

culture, or climate

In what region do you live?

Relative Location – the location of a place in relation to another place; an example of

relative location is describing England as east of the United States

How would you describe your hometown using the idea of “relative location”?

Scale – map feature showing the difference between actual distance and illustrated

distance

Please make sure you know how to use a map’s scale.

Spatial Patterns – the ways in which people, places, and characteristics are organized on

the Earth’s surface

1.02: Set the Stage

The Big Ideas

What is the difference between primary sources and secondary sources?

A primary source is made by someone who was there and a secondary source is from

someone who was not there. Primary sources are more reliable.

What can we learn from primary and secondary sources?

Learn about the past

Or if ideas have changed over time

evidence

What could be a problem with using just one or two primary sources to study an event?

Briefly describe the main ideas behind the Declaration of Independence and U.S.

Constitution.

Skills

As you read, please pay attention to the questions asked when analyzing documents,

images, etc.

● What type of document is this source? For example, is it a government document, a

letter, or a journal?

● When was this document created?

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(Go to File, Download As, then pick the format you want to use) 1.01: Geography The Big Ideas Why might historians need to describe different places on Earth? How have humans altered the landscape of the United States? How does geography impact history? How do the physical and human features of an area impact the events that happen there? Skills As you read, please review the terms below and make sure you are able to describe a location using these terms. This will be part of your assignment. ● ● ● ● ● Place Region Relative location Physical system Human system Special Notes to Help with Your First Assignment! There is a link to a Map Tutorial at the bottom of Lesson page 1 of 7. Please review this information on maps and be sure to read through page 3. You will have to use the scale on a map to complete the assignment for this lesson. Be sure to turn in your responses to BOTH parts (Part 1 and Part 2) of the assessment, so that you receive full credit. If you have questions, please contact your instructor. Vocabulary (fill in examples from the lesson where possible or put the definition in your own words) Cash crops – a crop that is grown for profit rather than for use by the grower Example: Ecosystem – a community of plants, animals, and smaller organisms that live, feed, reproduce, and interact in the same area or environment What kind of ecosystem do you live in? Globes – three-dimensional spheres representing Earth When would a globe be more useful ...
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