30/31 AUG (Day 5)

Class activity - build a giant map of the United States. Detail map with major geographical features and Native American tribe locations. Geography Handbook: While not engaged in completing the map, the following quesitons must be answered: 1.What is a region? 2.What are the six regions of the United States? 3.What are the commonalities of these areas that bring them together as a region? In other words, how would you describe the land, climate, vegetation etc. that they share? 4.Name and describe the three types of maps. 5.List and define the eight things needed for reading a map. 6.What is GPS? 7.Provide a real life example for the use of GPS. Is this useful? Why or why not? 8.What is latitude and how are they measured? 9.What is longitude and how are they measured? 10.What are the coordinates for Jacksonville, FL. 11.What is a hemisphere? 12.How many hemispheres are there? 13.What continent can be found on four hemispheres? 14.Look at the map on page 11. Give this special purpose map a title and explain. 15.What are the five themes of geography? 16.What is human geography? 17.What themes of geography closely relate to human geography? Why? 18.What are some reasons why people move from place to place? Explain. 19.Why do you think the majority of the Native American tribes lived in the middle and eastern regions of North America? 20.How do you think the western movement of people across North America affected the balance of Native Americans tribes and the land?