What is the definition of History?
The study of past events
What is the definition of Geography?
The study of places and relationships between people & their environment
What is the definition of topography?
The arrangement of natural and artificial features of an area
What is the definition of a primary source?
Written at the time of or soon after the event they are about
What is the definition of a secondary source?
Written long after the event and meant to explain what happened in the past and why
History or Geography?
The sequence of battles in WWI
History
Human or Physical?
The study of birds migration patterns
Physical
Physical:
People built the earliest cities by rivers because they could use the water from the river irrigate their crops
Rivers
Primary or Secondary?
A book about the Egyptian Pyramids written in 1860.
Secondary
How long should a thesis be? What 3 things do you need in a thesis?
1 sentence! You need an evaluative word and two reasons.
History of Geography?
What motivated people to build cities near rivers in the Neolithic revolution.
Geography
Human or Physical?
Why certain religions are only in certain areas of the world.
Human
Human:
People built the earliest cities by rivers because they could use the water from the river irrigate their crops
Primary or Secondary?
Cave paintings from 10,000 BCE.
Primary
How many body paragraphs do you need? How many sentences should be in each?
2 paragraphs with 3 sentences
History or Geography?
How much the laws of the U.S. have changed since 1789
History
Human or Physical?
Which months out the year are most popular for people to climb Mount Everest?
Human
Which is affecting which?
People built the earliest cities by rivers because they could use the water from the river irrigate their crops
Physical is affecting human
Primary or Secondary?
Mr. Aviles journal about teaching biology.
Primary
How should the body paragraphs start?
Topic Sentence...."One Reason is..."
History or Geography?
What caused tensions between groups of Native Americans in 18th century East Texas
Human or Physical?
The creation of the Hawaiian Islands?
Physical
The Nile River in Egypt used to flood each year. The Egyptian government built a dam in order to stop the flooding and generate electricity.
Physical: Nile River
Human: Dam
Which is affecting which? Human to Physical
Primary or Secondary?
A book written about WWII in 2002.
Secondary
How should the 2nd sentence of your body paragraphs start?
BONUS 50 points..Can you use quotes?
"From my own knowledge..." or "In Document__ is states..."
NO