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Grammar
Adjectives & Adverbs
Reading
Reading Poetry
Figurative Language
Point, Proof, Explanation
Poetry Collection
Writing
Descriptive Writing
Writing Poetry
Media
Website Design
Oral Communication
Drama: Facial Expressions
Health
Geography
The Story of Earth
The Story of Us
INTRO: Thinking Like A Geographer
Case Study: Ebola
1 - Population Patterns and Growth
A - How is Earth's Population Changing?
B - Where Do People Live?
C - What Influences Where People Build Settlements
Case Study: Nigeria
Quiz
2 - Settlements and the Environment
A - Why Care About Settlements and the Environment?
B - How Can Physical Processes Affect Settlements?
C - How is Climate Change Affecting Settlements?
Quiz 2
3 - Impacts of Settlements
A - What Are Today's Settlement Trends?
4 - Making Our Communities Sustainable
Why Do We Need Sustainability?
What are the Challenges for Sustainability?
What Does Sustainability Look Like?
Unit 2 Notes
Notice & Note: Reading Signposts Overview
History
Background Info
Underground Railroad
Activity Centres
Confederation
Activity Centres
Louis Riel
Unit 2 Notes
What is a Short Story?
Short Stories
Short Story Analysis
Character Development
How to Summarize a Novel
Unit 4 Notes
Film Study
The Hunger Games
The Matrix
Dance
Unit 5 Notes
Unit 6 Notes
Unit 7 Notes
Unit 8 Notes
End of Term 1
Breaking the 4th Wall
Health: Personal Safety
Nutrition
Dialogue Tags
Rules for Punctuating Dialogue
Apostrophes and Semicolons
Assignments
Unit 1 Assignments
Unit 2 Assignments
Unit 2 Assignments
Short Story Assignment
Unit 4 Assignments
Unit 5 Assignments
Unit 6 Assignments
Unit 7 Assignments
Unit 8
Templates
Student Examples
Away?
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Unit 6
Unit 7
Announcements
Parents
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Mr. Summers
Home
Class Notes
All Units
Unit 1 Notes
Grammar
Adjectives & Adverbs
Reading
Reading Poetry
Figurative Language
Point, Proof, Explanation
Poetry Collection
Writing
Descriptive Writing
Writing Poetry
Media
Website Design
Oral Communication
Drama: Facial Expressions
Health
Geography
The Story of Earth
The Story of Us
INTRO: Thinking Like A Geographer
Case Study: Ebola
1 - Population Patterns and Growth
A - How is Earth's Population Changing?
B - Where Do People Live?
C - What Influences Where People Build Settlements
Case Study: Nigeria
Quiz
2 - Settlements and the Environment
A - Why Care About Settlements and the Environment?
B - How Can Physical Processes Affect Settlements?
C - How is Climate Change Affecting Settlements?
Quiz 2
3 - Impacts of Settlements
A - What Are Today's Settlement Trends?
4 - Making Our Communities Sustainable
Why Do We Need Sustainability?
What are the Challenges for Sustainability?
What Does Sustainability Look Like?
Unit 2 Notes
Notice & Note: Reading Signposts Overview
History
Background Info
Underground Railroad
Activity Centres
Confederation
Activity Centres
Louis Riel
Unit 2 Notes
What is a Short Story?
Short Stories
Short Story Analysis
Character Development
How to Summarize a Novel
Unit 4 Notes
Film Study
The Hunger Games
The Matrix
Dance
Unit 5 Notes
Unit 6 Notes
Unit 7 Notes
Unit 8 Notes
End of Term 1
Breaking the 4th Wall
Health: Personal Safety
Nutrition
Dialogue Tags
Rules for Punctuating Dialogue
Apostrophes and Semicolons
Assignments
Unit 1 Assignments
Unit 2 Assignments
Unit 2 Assignments
Short Story Assignment
Unit 4 Assignments
Unit 5 Assignments
Unit 6 Assignments
Unit 7 Assignments
Unit 8
Templates
Student Examples
Away?
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Unit 6
Unit 7
Announcements
Parents
YouTube
More
Home
Class Notes
All Units
Unit 1 Notes
Grammar
Adjectives & Adverbs
Reading
Reading Poetry
Figurative Language
Point, Proof, Explanation
Poetry Collection
Writing
Descriptive Writing
Writing Poetry
Media
Website Design
Oral Communication
Drama: Facial Expressions
Health
Geography
The Story of Earth
The Story of Us
INTRO: Thinking Like A Geographer
Case Study: Ebola
1 - Population Patterns and Growth
A - How is Earth's Population Changing?
B - Where Do People Live?
C - What Influences Where People Build Settlements
Case Study: Nigeria
Quiz
2 - Settlements and the Environment
A - Why Care About Settlements and the Environment?
B - How Can Physical Processes Affect Settlements?
C - How is Climate Change Affecting Settlements?
Quiz 2
3 - Impacts of Settlements
A - What Are Today's Settlement Trends?
4 - Making Our Communities Sustainable
Why Do We Need Sustainability?
What are the Challenges for Sustainability?
What Does Sustainability Look Like?
Unit 2 Notes
Notice & Note: Reading Signposts Overview
History
Background Info
Underground Railroad
Activity Centres
Confederation
Activity Centres
Louis Riel
Unit 2 Notes
What is a Short Story?
Short Stories
Short Story Analysis
Character Development
How to Summarize a Novel
Unit 4 Notes
Film Study
The Hunger Games
The Matrix
Dance
Unit 5 Notes
Unit 6 Notes
Unit 7 Notes
Unit 8 Notes
End of Term 1
Breaking the 4th Wall
Health: Personal Safety
Nutrition
Dialogue Tags
Rules for Punctuating Dialogue
Apostrophes and Semicolons
Assignments
Unit 1 Assignments
Unit 2 Assignments
Unit 2 Assignments
Short Story Assignment
Unit 4 Assignments
Unit 5 Assignments
Unit 6 Assignments
Unit 7 Assignments
Unit 8
Templates
Student Examples
Away?
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Unit 6
Unit 7
Announcements
Parents
YouTube
Settlements and the Environment
BIG QUESTION: How does the environment affect settlements?
L E A R N I N G G O A L S :
Describe how the physical environment affects settlements
Understand the interrelationships between the physical environment and settlements
Explain how climate change may affect settlements in the future
Learn how to make a land-use map
T O P I C S F O R T H I S S E C O N D S E C T I O N :
Why Care About Settlements and the Environment?
How Can Physical Processes Affect Settlements?
How is Climate Change Affecting Settlements?
Land Use Maps
Case Study:
Feeding the Hungry in Bangladesh
W H A T I S T H E R E ? W H Y T H E R E ? W H Y C A R E ?
In the above photo...
What physical features do you see?
Why would people settle here?
What do you know about climate change?
Why isn't the solution for the people as simple as moving away?
When we're talking about the physical environment, we're referring to Earth's natural environment.
Physical features (i.e., landforms and water)
Atmosphere
Plants
Animals
Weather
Climate
Think about the physical environment of the region we live in...
What elements of the physical environment relate most closely to our region?
How does the physical environment shape life here?
What opportunities and threats are related to the physical environment?
Anticipation Guide: Thinking About Physical Processes and Settlements
NEXT: Why Care About Settlements and the Environment?
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