Unit+2+-+Geography+of+China+2009

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What's in your BINDER ?

 * 1) Unit Overview - Geography of China
 * 2) Pretest: Geography of China
 * 3) Chinese Ethnic Culture Park - Field Trip Booklet
 * 4) Ethnic Park Writing Task - Why is Where Important?
 * 5) Notes on Geography Theme #1: Location
 * 6) Notes on Geography Theme #2: Place
 * 7) Notes on Geography Theme #3: Human Environment Interaction
 * 8) Notes on Geography Theme #4: Movement
 * 9) Quiz: Themes and Vocabulary
 * 10) Province Presentation Peer Review Sheet
 * 11) Notes on Provinces Presentations
 * 12) Unit Test: Geography of China

What HOMEWORK do I have?
// Due Monday, Nov 30 and Tuesday, Dec 1: UNIT TEST ON GEOGRAPHY OF CHINA! // //Monday:// Test on Geogrphay Themes, Vocabulary, Atlases and Provinces Location. Best way to prepare? Study your notes.

//Tuesday:// Writing Task. Best Way to Prepare? Study the traveller profiles, notes from presentations, and the class powerpoints that were created this week. All of these are available for you in Study Wiz!

// Due Thursday, Nov 5: // Submit two maps of your assigned provinces. Requirements are as follows:

POLITICAL MAP Requirements: 

A). All place names are written horizontally: i) Province name in RED ALL CAPS in the **largest** font. ii) Capital city name in BLACK ALL CAPS, marked with a BLACK STAR. In parentheses, indicate the absolute location of the capital. For example: ê BEIJING. (40 N, 116 E) iii)  Major cities is marked with a dot. For example:  Shanghai B). Borders: i) With another country: Solid black, thick (0.2 cm) wide line. ii) With another province: Solid black, thin (0.1 cm) wide line. iii) With a body of water: Solid blue, thick (0.2 cm) wide line. iv) Prefecture borders within your province: Broken black, thin (0.1 cm) wide line.** Extra Credit! ** C). Water : Write the name of major rivers and lakes in blue. Names do not need to appear horizontally; they can follow the course of the waterway. D). Background Color: Keep white.

PHYSICAL MAP requirements:

Province name in **BLACK ALL CAPS** in the **largest** font.

A). Borders: i) With another country: Solid black, thick (0.2 cm) wide line. ii) With another province: Solid black, thin (0.1 cm) wide line. i) With a body of water: Solid blue, thick (0.2 cm) wide line. B) Water : Write the name of major rivers and lakes in blue . Names do not need to appear horizontally; they can follow the course of the waterway. C) Mountains: Names of major mountain ranges should be written along the range. D) Elevation: use accepted standard colours of green through to orange/red. Elevation should be indicated at the standard accepted ranges: 0 - 250m (green) 250 - 500m (pale green) 500 - 1000m (pale yellow) 1000m – 2000m (yellow) 2000m – 3000m (orange) 3000m and over (dark orange/red) //Due Wednesday, October 21:// Submit a printed Word document that contains 10 bullet points of information and 5 images on each of your 2 ethnic groups. Information and images should help to describe the land, environment, people and culture of each ethnic group. Some tips:

1). Use multiple terms in your search (ex. Tu + minority + ethnic + China) (ex. Sichuan + mountains + geography) 2). For information, use a general encyclopedia source like [|encarta], [|britannica] (Username: !@#Beijing Password: Ktwelve) or wikipedia. 3). For images, use your encylopedias (above), [|corbis], or a search engine like google/yahoo.

Reminder: all of your notes must be in your own words, your images need a brief caption, and you need to document the sources of all of your information and images.

What VOCABULARY will help you get the most from this unit? Make sure that you can define and use these words correctly in writing.
__Vocabulary List__ Absolute location Relative Location Latitude Longitude Grid System Prime Meridian Equator Land Use Key Scale Special Purpose Map Political map Physical map Compass Rose Climate Hydrosphere Legend Natural Resources Population distribution Developing country Economic system Ethnicity Ethnic diversity Import Export Environment Movement Region Government Industrialisation Metropolitan area Urbanization Literacy rate Population density Topography CBD Rural Adapt

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