THE MYSTERY OF PEOPLE

GEOGRAPHY MATTERS

100

What is Geography?

The study of Earth 

The study of Earth's land, water, weather, and people 

200

What are 2 things that Geography affects?

-Food 

-Homes

-Jobs

-Clothing

-Transportation 

300

Which of our mystery locations would generally be the hardest to live in?

 (Egypt, Himalaya Mountains, Amazon River)

Himalaya Mountains

400

TRUE OR FALSE:

Geography only studies mountains and rivers.

FALSE

500

Finish the sentence: 

"Geography helps us understand where people live and how they..."

Survive

CULTURE CLUES

100

What is culture?

Culture is the way a group of people lives

200

What are 2 examples of culture?

-Food

-Language

-Traditions

-Music

-Beliefs

-Celebrations 

-Clothing 

300

TRUE OR FALSE: 

Everyone has culture. 

TRUE TRUE TRUE!!!

400

How can culture help us learn about people?

Culture can show us many things 

-What people value

-How people live

-Their traditions 

-Their beliefs

500

Which of the following is NOT an example of culture?

A: Food

B: Sports

C: Music

D: Pets

D. Pets 

HISTORY DETECTIVES

100

What is history?

The study of the past

200

What do historians study to kearn about the past?

- Artifacts

- Pictures

-Stories

-Buildings

-Written Records 

300

Based on the comic we explored, which of the following was the FIRST Threshold?

1: The Big Bang 

2: The Stars 

3: The Sun

1: The Big Bang

400

Please explain to me 2 important changes from the history comic!

[TEACHER OPINION]

500

Why do historians study history?

- To learn about people 

- To understand change over time 

- To understand the past 

- To predict future evolutions/changes 

MAKE THE CONNECTION

100

Finish the sentence:

"Geography affects...."

History; Culture 

200

Finish the sentence: 

"History helps us understand..."

People and the past

300

Listen to the description of the place, and tell me which part of the description is GEOGRAPHY: 

"The Amazon Rainforest has millions of species of animals, which live near the longest river in South America. However, there are very few people here."

"...the longest river in South America"

400

Listen to the description below, and describe which part is CULTURE. 

"A family celebrates the same holiday every year by eating turkey."

HINT: You might have to infer (or put clues together to form an answer). 

"... celebrates the same holiday..."

Celebrations

"... by eating turkey"

Eating the turkey could be considered a tradition

500

Historians are like detectives. They study how people lived thousands of years ago. 

If they found an old city, buried in sand, near a river, what three things are they considering to build a profile of the city?

Culture 

History 

Geography 

MYSTERY OF PEOPLE

100

What was our big question this week?

How do we learn about people?

200

Out of the three locations we discussed this week, which one included a river? 

Amazon River 

300

If people live in different areas around the world, will they always live the same way?

NO!

400

Why do people in different places usually have different cultures?

Geography affects how people live, and how much they are influenced by others. 

500

Explain how geography, culture, and history work together.

[TEACHERS OPINION]