Wednesday 9-30-15

Bell Buster: Finish Guided Reading 4-5

1. Ch. 4 Assessment pg. 96

Reviewing Places & Terms 1-20

Main Idea 1-10

Critical Thinking 2,4

2. EXAM ON FRIDAY Begin Studying Guided Readings.

Tuesday 9-29-15

Bell Buster: What is an economic system?

1. Quiz Review/ Corrections

2. Economic Geography PPT.

3. Ch. 4-5 Guided Reading

Vocabulary: economy, economic system, command economy, market economy, natural resources, infrastructure, per capita income, GNP, GDP.

Monday 9-28-15

Bell Buster: Why do people live in cities?

1. Urban Geography PP.

2. Twin City Video, Why are cities placed in locations?

3. Ch. 4-4 Guided Reading.

Vocabulary: urban geography, city, suburb, metropolitan area, urbanization, central business district. 

Friday 9-25-15

Bell Buster: STUDY!!

1. CH. 4 QUIZ

2.GO EAGLES!! Homecoming vs. Tolar @ 7:30, GO LADY EAGLES!! Volleyball vs. Glen Rose @ 5:00

Thursday 9-24-15

Bell Buster: Why do people form political units such as countries and states?

Politics? Can we exist without them?

1. Skim Read 4-3 pg. 83-86

2. Political Geography PP.

3. Types of Government Video

4. Guided Reading 4-3

Vocabulary: state, nation, nation-state, democracy, monarchy, dictatorship, communism, landlocked.

QUIZ TOMORROW!!! STUDY GUIDED READING PACKETS

GO EAGLES JV FOOTBALL @ Tolar 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday 9-23-15

Bell Buster: Does the world already have too many people now or can it support many more?

BILLIONS OF PEOPLE: Why does this matter?

1. Skim Read Ch. 4-2

2. Population Geography PP.

3. Ch. 4-2 Guided Reading

Vocabulary: birthrate, fertility rate, infant mortality rate, rate of natural increase, population pyramid, push-pull factors, population density, carrying capacity.

Objectives: What trend is occurring in the earth's population? How is the rate of natural increase or population growth rate, determined?

QUIZ ON FRIDAY! BE STUDYING YOUR GUIDED READINGS

Tuesday 9-22-15

Bell Buster: What elements of American Culture unite us? What elements divide us?

1. What is Culture? Intro Video

2. The Elements of Culture PP.

3. Ch. 4-1 Guided Reading

Vocabulary: Culture , society, ethnic group, innovation, diffusion, cultural hearth, acculturation, dialect, religion.

Need to Know: What is acculturation? Vocabulary.

Monday 9-21-15

Bell Buster: Finish Ch. 3 Assessment

1. Read Ch. 4 Human Geography People and Places. pg. 70-95

2. Make up work.

Friday 9-18-15

Bell Buster: Why is soil fertility important to a region?

Constitution: Bill of Rights

1. CH. 3 Assessment PG. 68
Place and Terms 1-20
Main Idea: 1-10
Geographic Skills: 1-3

GO EAGLES! Varsity Football @ Bock 7:30 Volleyball @ Brock 5:00.

Thursday 9-17-15

Bell Buster: What are two factors that influence climate?

1. What are Climate Regions?

2. World Climate Regions PP. Chart

4. Vegetation & Soil PP.

5. Guided Reading 3-3/3-4

Vocabulary: Tundra, permafrost, ecosystems, biome, deciduous, rain forest, coniferous, savanna, steppe.

Need to know: Climate Regions

GO EAGLES!: JV Football vs Brock @ Home 7:00

Wednesday 9-16-15

Bell Buster: Where in the world would you like to live based on climate and location? How much does climate affect the quality of our lives?

Constitution: Articles and Branches of Government.

CLIMATE: Lets talk about the weather for a long period of time...

1. Ch. 3-2 Climate Notes

2. PP. Climate

3. Ch. 3-2 Guided Reading

4. Vocabulary: convection, El Nino, greenhouse effect.

Need to Know: Factors Affecting Climate, Changes in Climate, El Nino, Climate Change

Tuesday 9-15-15

Bell Buster: Explain why our region experiences significant seasonal change.

1. Constitution Week: Preamble.

2. CH. 3-1 Seasons and Weather

PP. Seasons and Weather

3. 3-1 Guided Reading Activity

4. Vocabulary: Solstice, equinox, weather, climate, precipitation, rain shadow, hurricane, typhoon, tornado, blizzard, drought.

Need to know: Seasons and Types of Weather.

Friday 9-11-15

Bell Buster: What is the significance of 9-11 on how we live today?  STUDY!!

CH. 2 EXAM

1. Class discussion over what occurred on 9-11-01.


GO EAGLES! Varsity Football @ Dublin 7:30, Volleyball @ Grandview 5:00

Thursday 9-10-15

Bell Buster: Complete Ch. 2 Assessment.

1. Ch. 2 Exam Review

Review all assignments that have been assigned during Ch. 2 and cover what will be on the Exam.

GO EAGLES JV Football vs. Dublin @ Home 6:00

 

Wednesday 9-9-15

Bell Buster: How do the physical processes of our planet affect the way we live?

1. Ch. 2 Review PP.

2. Ch. 2 Assessment pg. 46
Reviewing Places and Terms A 1-10 B. 11-20
Main Ideas 1-10
Critical Thinking 1-2

Tuesday 9-8-15

Bell Buster: Describe the effects of weathering or erosion that you have seen either locally or in your travels.

Periods 2 & 3 QUIZ TODAY

Vocabulary: Weathering, sediment, mechanical weathering, chemical weathering, erosion, delta, loess, glacier, glaciation, moraine, humus.

1. External Forces Shaping the Earth PP.

2. Guided Reading 2-4 Activity.

Need to know: Vocabulary, How Weathering occurs and the differences between mechanical and chemical weathering.

Friday 9-4-15

Bell Buster: STUDY!!

QUIZ!

Review Ch. 2-3 Guided Reading.

GO EAGLES Varsity Football vs. Santo @ 7:30 HOME, Volleyball vs. Kennedale @ HOME @ 5:00

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.

Zig Ziglar

Thursday 9-3-15

Bell Buster: Discuss the consequences of the most recent major earthquake or volcanic eruption you remember.

Vocabulary: tectonic plates, fault, earthquake, seismograph, epicenter, Richter scale, tsunami, volcano, lava, Ring of Fire.

1. Internal Forces Shaping the Earth PP.

2. Ch. 2-3 Guided Reading Activity

Need to Know: Vocabulary, The Tectonic Plates.

Go EAGLES JV Football @ Santo!

Wednesday 9-2-15

Bell Buster: How does the motion of the ocean distribute heat on the earth?

Vocabulary: hydrologic cycle, drainage basin, ground water, water table, landform, continental shelf,
relief, topography.

1. Bodies of Water and Land-forms PP.

2. Ch. 2-2 Guided Reading

Honors Assignment: Dead Zone Research will be explained in class.

Tuesday 9-1-15

Bell Buster: STUDY

1. Quiz RETAKE

2. Vocabulary:
continent
solar system
core
mantle
magma
crust
atmosphere
lithosphere
hydrosphere
biosphere
continental drift

3. The Earth Inside Out PP.

4. Ch. 2-1 Guided Reading Activity

5. Achievements for the day take down the solar system in your notes and vocabulary.