1. Aug 4th If you could live anywhere in the world- where would that be and why?

2. Items to add to your map Alberta China Saudi Arabia Himalayas
Washington State
Ireland
Zimbabwe
Alps
Chile
Rocky Mountains
2008 Olympics
Andes Mountains
Quebec
Ural Mountains
Pakistan
Finland
Tajikistan
Uganda
Winnipeg
Sahara Desert
Paraguay
Malaysia
Mongolia
Poland
West Siberian Plain
Costa Rica
French Guiana
India
Greece

3. Introduction to Social Studies
Welcome to the World!!!!

4. There are five fields of learning in social studies
There are five fields of learning in social studies. We learn about the world and its people by studying geography, history, economics, government,
and culture.
The Hoover Dam on Lake Mead at the Arizona-Nevada border.

5. History History… is a record of the past; the past shapes the present
With your group decide on 5 things that happened in history that influence who we are today…

6. Government How Countries Govern
Every country has laws—rules that govern behavior
Government makes and enforces laws
Limited and Unlimited Governments
Limited—everyone obeys laws, including rulers
Unlimited—rulers have absolute authority over everyone, everything
With your group write 2 countries that have limited government, and 2 countries that have unlimited government…

7. Government Continued
Citizen—a legal member of a country with rights and duties
Two ways to achieve citizenship:
- born in country
Naturalization
Is there anyone that was born in another country?

8. Economics The Study of Resources
Economics—the study of how people manage resources ( what you do with what you have)
Scarcity—conflict between unlimited desires and limited resources ( there is never as much as you want or need!) Resources
Economists identify three types of resources:
- natural: gifts of nature
- human: production skills
- capital: goods and services produced

9. Culture Culture—shared beliefs, customs, laws, art, ways of living
Many Regions, Many Cultures
people share common:
- beliefs
- history
- language
- religion
- technology
- work
- food
- clothing
- shelter
With your group, decide what cultural regions there are located throughout the world…be sure to use the definition to justify your choices
Hint: There are 7 of them!!!

11. The World’s Culture Regions
Where you right???
The world has seven culture regions:
- U.S. and Canada
- Latin America
- Europe and former U.S.S.R.
- North Africa and Southwest Asia
- Africa south of the Sahara
- South Asia
- East Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands

13. Elements of Culture
With your half of the class- decide what are some of the characteristics of your culture.

14. How Does Religion Effect Culture?
Next, with your group describe how religion has effected our culture in the United States- name specific examples on how religion shapes who we are today.

15. What Cultural Conflicts have you seen within your school and in the United States?
The World?

16. Government and Culture…
How can Government (laws) effect culture of a society?

17. The Five Themes of Geography

18. Geography
Geography – is the study of people, places, and the environment
The study of geography focuses on five themes:
- location
- region
- place
- movement
- human-environment interaction

19. Theme 1: Location Absolute Location
Absolute location —the exact spot on Earth where a place is found
latitude—lines parallel to equator; show distance north and south of Equator
longitude—lines between North and South Poles- show distance east and west of prime meridian
Relative Location
Relative location is where a place is in relation to other places example:
"Turn right when you see the big monkey statue, move 5 blocks down and on your left will be a water fountain".
Lat is fat!!!!
Longitude

20. Our Absolute Location
With your group, determine our absolute location. You want to describe it in terms of where you are right now and work your way out!
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Freedom Middle School
City- Canton
County-Cherokee
State-Georgia
County- United States
Continent- North America
Hemisphere- Northern and Western
Planet-Earth
System- Solar
Galaxy- Milky Way

22. Theme 2: Regions Regions are used to make comparisons.
Regions have unifying characteristics
such as climate, population, or history.
What region do we live in?  What type of region is it?  What are its characteristics? What states do you define as the South?  The Northeast?  What characteristics and perceptions go along with these regions?  

24. Theme 3: Place
What do you think of when you imagine China?  Japan?  Russia?  Saudi Arabia?
Places have both human and physical characteristics, as well as images.
Physical characteristics include mountains, rivers, soil, beaches, wildlife, soil.   Places have human characteristics also.  These characteristics are derived from the ideas and actions of people that result in changes to the environment, such as buildings, roads, clothing, and food habits.
The image people have of a place is based on their experiences, both intellectual and emotional.  People's descriptions of a place reveal their values, attitudes, and perceptions.

26. Theme 4: Movement
The movement of people, the import and export of goods, and mass communication have all played major roles in shaping our world. 
People everywhere interact.  They travel from place to place and they communicate.  We live in a global village and global economy.

27. Movement Continued
People interact with each other through movement.  Humans occupy places unevenly on Earth because of the environment but also because we are social beings.  We interact with each other through travel, trade, information flows ( ) and political events.
Not only do humans move but also ideas move; fashions move; fads move.  What is an example of an idea that moves?    How do we depend on people in other places?     What would happen if we traveled by camel or horse?  How do we move from place to place? 

29. Theme 5: Human Interaction
How do humans and the environment affect each other? 
There are three key concepts the human/environmental interaction:
 Humans adapt on the environment.
Humans modify the environment.
Humans depend to the environment.
With your group, identify ways we adapt, modify, and depend on the environment

31. The Geographer’s World
Geographers study Earth in terms of location, place, region, movement, and human-environment interaction. They use tools such as maps, charts, and graphs to represent Earth.
Botafogo Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

32. Types of Maps- You Have to Know this!!!!
Physical Map: shows identifiable landmarks such as mountains, rivers, lakes, oceans, and other permanent geographic features

33. Types Of Maps
Political Map: Map which shows countries, borders, and major cities

34. Types of Maps
Thematic map- shows area with specific information, such as climate, natural resources, or human populations

35. Things to know on a globe:
Location
Equator - 0°
North and South poles are 90°
Each degree of latitude is equal to 69 miles.

36. Introduction to Geography
Location Continued
a. Longitude – the location lines that run around the earth through the north and south pole.
b. Meridians – another name for the longitude lines.
c. Prime Meridian - 0° runs through Greenwich, England. Opposite side of the earth would be 180°

37. Introduction to Geography
Globes and Maps
Globe – The best way to present a map of the Earth. A round map like to Earth itself.
Scale – The difference between the actual and the model.
Distortion – By changing the shape of the Earth map, you create distortion between the real Earth and the map.

38. Introduction to Geography
Globes and Maps Cont.
Projections – The act of putting the globe onto a flat map.
Examples:
Mercator (1st)
Interrupted
Equal-Area
Peters
Robinson (new)

39. Introduction to Geography
The Parts of the Map
Compass Rose – A model of a compass on the map that show the cardinal directions.
Cardinal Directions – North, South, East, and West
Key or Legend – The place on the map where certain symbols will be explained.

40. Introduction to Geography
Page 41 in the book…Review and Activities
Latitude and Longitude