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Unit 0 Portfolio: Tools of Geography 2026

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Tuesday, August 18th: Human-Environment Interaction
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Thursday, August 13th: Place & Region
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Wednesday, August 12th: Location
Tuesday, August 11th: Types of Maps

Check on Learning

Use today's NOTES to help you

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Thursday, August 21st: Human Geography
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Wednesday, August 20th: Physical Geography (day 2)
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Thursday, August 20th: Physical Geography (day 1)
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The End

Bell Ringer: Review

Use yesterday's NOTES to help you.

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Pitanje 1
1.

What is urbanization?

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Pitanje 2
2.

Explain the difference between push factors and pull factors.

Pitanje 3
3.

Identify if each of the following is an example of a Push Factor or a Pull Factor.

Push Factor

Pull Factor

Your uncle moves from Croatia to be closer to you and the rest of the family.

100,000 people have left Ukraine to avoid the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Several students from Kenya moved to Virginia to go the James Madison University.

High inflation in Venezuela caused many citizens to move to Colombia.

An earthquake in Haiti left many homeless. Thousands have sought asylum in the U.S.

Your family moves to Chicago, IL because your mother received a promotion at her company.

Millions of Jewish people fled Nazi Germany to avoid persecution.

Group Activity: Survive Shipwreck Island

Scenario: Your family traveled to Southeast Asia one summer for an exotic vacation. While out at sea on a snorkeling adventure, a huge storm approached from the west. The fierce waves & torrential rains wildly tossed your boat around for hours. When the storm subsided, you found yourselves washed-up on the shore of a deserted, tropical island. The boat was severely damaged & beyond repair. Your family will be forced to live on this island for two years before help finally arrives. Here are some key details about the island

Task: Identify ways your family can adapt to & modify the island’s environment to survive

Food: Brainstorm three ideas about...

  1. How will you get a steady supply of food throughout the year?

  2. What types of things can you do or make to ensure you do not starve?

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Pitanje 4
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Food Idea 1

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Pitanje 5
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Food Idea 2

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Pitanje 6
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Food Idea 3

Shelter

Consider the available resources, weather conditions, and your family’s basic needs

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Pitanje 7
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What types of things might your family need to be protected from?

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Pitanje 8
8.

What materials will you use to build your shelter?

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Pitanje 9
9.

Where on the island will your shelter be built and why?

Tools & Technology: Brainstorm three ideas about...

  1. What are some things you might make or invent to make your life easier?

  2. What would they be used for? What materials do you need?

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Pitanje 10
10.

Tools and Technology Idea 1

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Pitanje 11
11.

Tools and Technology Idea 2

Bell Ringer: Connecting Concepts

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Pitanje 12
12.

What is your address?

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Pitanje 14
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What landmarks are near your home?

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Watch the video and answer the questions.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tpWdHIfn3QkVa4MXAfGko-uychl0jDip/view?usp=drive_link

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Pitanje 17
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Which type of region is defined by facts?

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Pitanje 18
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Give one example of a perceptual region.

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Check on Learning: Determine if each of the the following is a formal, functional, or perceptual region. Use today's NOTES to help you.

Formal Region

Functional Region

Perceptual Region

South Carolina

Amazon River Basin

Out in the Sticks

The Bible Belt

York County

Brazil

Charlotte Metro Area

Bell Ringer

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Pitanje 20
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Where is your house. Be as specific as possible.

Check on Learning

Use today's NOTES to help you.

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Pitanje 25
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What country is found at 15° South and 45° West? (pg. 12-use correct capitalization and spelling)

Bell Ringer

Use yesterday's NOTES to help you

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Pitanje 26
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Explain the difference between physical and human geography.

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Pitanje 28
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Match the part of the map with its main purpose

Stavka koja se može prevućiarrow_right_altOdgovarajuća stavka

Compass Rose

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explains what the colors and symbols on a map mean

Title

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shows the distance on a map compared to actual distance

Scale

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shows directions on a map

Key (legend)

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states the purpose of the map

Bell Ringer: Map Distortion

Go to thetruesize.com and click on "Clear Map."

Use the site to answer the questions to the right.

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Pitanje 29
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Search and Select “Iceland” then search and select “Ecuador”. Which country appears bigger on the map?

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Pitanje 31
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Enter “Russia,” in the search bar. Drag Russia south to the equator. How does the shape (not the size) of Russia change?

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Pitanje 33
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Determine each of the following maps are Physical, Political, or Thematic. (click on the map to enlarge)

Physical Map

Political Map

Thematic Map

Pitanje 34
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Which TWO of the maps below are thematic maps?

Pitanje 35
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Discuss and brainstorm ideas with your cluster. Using ONLY the three maps below, identify a location that you feel would have a large population center.

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Pitanje 36
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What is the absolute location of your chosen location? (latitude and longitude)

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Pitanje 37
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Using complete sentences, explain why you think it would be a good place for a city.

Pitanje 38
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Check on Learning: Use your NOTES to help you.

Identify each of the following as a characteristic of a(n) Autocracy, Democracy, Command Economy, or Market Economy

  • Resources are allocated based on consumer preferences and demand.

  • All laws in Kuwait must be approved by the Emir. He also appoints the legislature and judges.

  • Citizens elect leaders to run the government.

  • The people of Florida voted to change their constitution to limit the term of office for the Florida Supreme Court.

  • There are dozens of types of peanut butter in the grocery store. They vary in price and quality.

  • Alexander Lukashenko's government has been criticized for suppressing political opposition, restricting media freedom, and holding elections that are not considered free and fair.

  • The government established a series of 5 years plans to move production of goods from homes to factories.

  • Stores are not allowed to charge more than $2.00 for a loaf of bread.

  • Autocracy

  • Democracy

  • Command Economy

  • Market Economy

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Why did your group form? What information in your graphs led you to believe you should be grouped together?

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Approximately what line of latitude is your city on? Is this similar or different from other cities in your group?

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Approximately how far away is the nearest ocean? Is this similar or different from other cities in your group?

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What is your city's elevation? Is this similar or different from other cities in your group?

Pitanje 43
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Which of these factors (latitude, elevation, or proximity to the ocean) do you think has the biggest influence on your city's climate and why?

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Stavka koja se može prevućiarrow_right_altOdgovarajuća stavka

Isthmus

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A large landform that rises above its surroundings, typically with steep slopes and a peak or summit.

Mountain

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A flat elevated area of land that is higher than the surrounding terrain.

Archipelago

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A piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water but connected to the mainland on one side.

Plain

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A piece of land completely surrounded by water.

Peninsula

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A large, flat expanse of land.

Basin

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A narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses.

Plateau

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A chain of islands

Island

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A flat low-lying, bowl-shaped area or depression. Typically surrounded by higher landforms

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Match the bodies of water with the correct definition.

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Lake

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A natural watercourse that flows towards an ocean, sea, lake, or another river.

Ocean

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A body of water that is enclosed by land and typically larger and deeper than a pond.

Sea

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The land along the edge of an ocean, sea, or large lake.

Straight

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The largest and deepest body of saltwater on Earth, covering about 71% of the planet's surface.

River

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A smaller body of saltwater that is partially enclosed by land, connected to an ocean.

Coast

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A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water, often serving as a passage or channel

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This is the end of the Unit Portfolio.

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What type of location did you just use? (your address)

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What type of location did you just use? (landmarks)

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Describe your home.

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Which THREE statements about the Equator are TRUE

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What kind of location does a coordinate give?

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What comes first when writing coordinates?

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Using your desk atlas, (pg.75) what are the approximate coordinates of the state of South Carolina?

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What two main questions do geographers try to answer?

Pitanje 30
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Drag Iceland south into Ecuador. Which country is actually bigger?

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Drag these countries around the map and rank them according to their actual size from largest to smallest.

  1. Brazil

  2. Australia

  3. Kazahkstan

  4. Greenland