Exploring Earth’s Surface Monday September 14, 2015.
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Exploring Earth’s Surface
Monday September 14, 2015
Do Now • What is the Land Like Around the School? • In your Composition book draw a small square
to represent the school. Choose a word to describe the land near the school, such as flat, hilly or rolling and write it next to the square.
• Make four squares surround the school to represent north (towards Slauson), south (Manchester) , east (Florence) and west (LaCienga).
• What is the area like 1km (less than a mile) in each direction?
Homework
• In your composition under the header Quiz Improvements. Write out any question you got wrong and bring it back signed by your parents (Due Friday).
• Reading and Note taking Guide– Page 19- 25, Exploring the Earth’s Surface,
Complete what wasn’t done in class. (Due Tuesday)
Topography
Topography
Elevation
Landform
Relief
Difference between
highest and lowest point
Above sea level
mountains
plainsplateaus
Elevation
Relief- Math Activity
• On the map bottom of page 21. Highest point is?
• Sierra Nevada 2,500m• What’s the lowest point? • Pacific Ocean 0m• 2,500m- 0m= 2,500m (relief)• What if San Francisco was the lowest point? • 2,500m-475m= 2,025m
Landforms
• Plains
Landforms
• Plateaus
Landforms
• Mountain
Guidebook- page 19
• Need a highlighter and a pencil. • Read around