Week of August 28-31

 8/28
Day's Objectives: 

1.  Review important student behaviors

• stay FOCUSED
• do homework
• be on time
• don't get behind
• be organized
• visit web page daily
• know vocabulary--study 5 words daily
• do not miss class 

2.  Discuss how we will use textbook

3.  Map Scale
     What is the difference between large and small scale maps? (The smaller the scale, the larger the area covered.  Check p-8 in Rubenstein)

4.  Practice finding latitude and longitude.

5.  Homework:  Identify your toponym including region.  What is its site and situation?  Print a large scale map and identify approximation location of your house.

8/29/12
Day's Objectives:
1.  Review vocabulary
2.  Discuss individual toponyms
3.  Homework: 
a.  List the cultural (language, religions, cultural landscape, ethnic groups, food, work, etc.) characteristics of your city.
b.  Research where your city got its toponym.

8/30/12
1.  Homework review and discussion.
2.  Pre-test
3. Distribute essays; go over writing issues.
4. Homework:  Read Rubenstein pp. 15-16 (Mathematical Location)  Determine the latitude and longitude of your city.  Add it to the site section of your Hearth homework.

8/31/12
1.  Collect hearth work
2.  Review important points for Ch. 1
     a.  projection map
     b.  scale
     c.  geographic data
     d.  history of geography
     e.  globalization
     f.  site, situation, et cetera
     g.  latitude and longitude
     h.  different types of regions
     i.  culture
     j.  environmental determinism
     k.  cultural ecology
     l.  Florida barrier islands
     m.  density
     n.  hearth
     o.  Kissimmee River problem

3.  Film:  Population 2000
4.  Homework:  Study selected points from Ch. 1