PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Warm-up
You are moving to a new place that you have never been to nor even seen before. How do you think that you can best prepare for this move?
Objectives
- Analyze the theme of region.
- Find the five themes of Geography using Ecuador.
- Employ pictures/maps to find these themes.
- Compare information gathered.
Regions
Areas that geographers divide the world into so that they can better understand different places.
Regions
Are defined on the basis of: physical and human characteristics
Hemisphere Map
Looking at your map, find the country of Ecuador. Can you tell which region it is in? What clues are there? Write: what is the relative location of Ecuador (Find 3 references)?
Partner Challenge:
Using looseleaf:
Write two questions having to do with geography on the video you just saw. Example "What is the relative location of ......." or something having to do with one of the themes we have seen. Use your theme sheets!