Five Themes of Geography Group work & Assignment:

 Group activity: 

1. Start with a conversation about what you’ve read, heard, and talked about in the lesson so far. Try to ensure that all members of the group understand the topic. 

2. Next, talk about how you will take on this task using the chart paper provided: 

Inventory of the Place Where You Live  • create a rough map that lists the natural (physical) characteristics of Revelstoke  • mention major landforms, vegetation, waterbodies (be descriptive and use names if you know them)  • add cultural (human-built) features and characteristics as well  • be thorough - try to work through all possibilities carefully

3. Now do it... part of this activity is learning more about how your group process works. 

Assignment (individual or group): take 5 pictures to show the 5 themes of geography. They can be from around the school or community. Be prepared to submit them to the class for viewing and possibly explanation (hopefully the pictures will speak for themselves). Try to make the pictures great, but don’t manipulate the context (change the setting to match the theme) -- look for existing examples. 

Geographers use 5 themes or principles of geography to gather, organize and analyze information.  This video goes through the themes again if you need a different explanation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1afrDnnyt4

Assignment:
Using your notes/memory identify, describe and organize each of these 5 principles/themes into a graphic organizer (visual web/mind map).  The place may be a city or town, a park or holiday destination:  basically somewhere large enough to describe in geographic terms).  Each theme should be defined and then provide examples from your location/chosen place to help explain your definition (place that you know well and are able to describe (favourite holiday spot, summer cabin, grandparents city etc...).  Your examples should include one photograph.

Your mind map should have three levels of information:
1.  5 organizing principles
2.  Definition of each of 5 principles/themes
3.  Example of definition from the place you have chosen.  Your example should include a description for clarity

*The purpose of this web/mind map is to show you understand the 5 organizing principles/themes
You could also achieve this with photographs/pictures connecting to the definition.

ASSIGNMENT IS DUE:  MONDAY SEPT. 14TH (by the end of the day)