warm up 8/12
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Warm up 8/12. Now turn to page 308 – Predicting. Question. Think to yourself---no talking: What do you think would happen if you watched a movie the evening before an important test instead of studying? Predict: ___________________________________________ - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
WARM UP 8/12• Now turn to page 308 – Predicting.• Question. Think to yourself---no talking: What do
you think would happen if you watched a movie the evening before an important test instead of studying?
• Predict: ___________________________________________
• Why do you think this outcome is likely? ________________
• On what factors are you basing your prediction? __________________________________________________
• Turn to page 173 in green text and read “The Arabian Peninsula”
• Can you predict what might happen next?
WARM UP 8- 13 MORE PRACTICE WITH MILEAGE. START A BRAND NEW PAGE TITLED WARM UPS
• Turn to page and in textbook write FROM TO IS MILES
• Next, go to page and write FROM TO IS MILES
MIDDLE EAST [SOUTHWEST ASIA]GEOGRAPHIC VOCABULARY
FERTILE AREA IN THE DESERT WHERE WATER IS REGULARLY AVAILABLE.
OASIS
AREA BUILT UP BY RICH SOIL LEFT ON FLOOD PLAIN AFTER RIVERS FLOOD.
ALLUVIAL PLAIN
DIRECTION A RIVER FLOWS AWAY FROM THE SOURCE.
DOWN RIVER
LEVEL LAND THAT MAY BE FLOODED WHEN A RIVER OVERFLOWS ITS BANKS.
FLOOD PLAIN
FAN SHAPED DEPOSIT OF SOIL AT THE MOUTH OF A RIVER.
DELTA
LARGE AREA OF LOW LAND SURROUNDED BY HIGHER ELEVATION.
BASIN
FLAT TOPPED MOUNTAINS OR ROLLING LAND AT ELEVATION.
PLATEAU
NARROW STRETCH OF WATER CONNECTING TWO LARGER BODIES OF WATER.
STRAIT
LAND SURROUNDED ON THREE SIDES BY WATER.
PENINSULA
DRY RIVER BED THAT FILLS WITH WATER AND FLOODS WHEN IT RAINS IN THE DESERT.
WADIS
THE DIRECTION GOING TOWARD THE SOURCE OF A RIVER.
•where a river begins.
RIVER SOURCE – UPSTREAM- DOWNSTREAM
UNDERGROUND LAYER OF ROCK THAT WATER FLOWS THROUGH.
AQUIFER
LAND THAT IS OFTEN COVERED BY WATER THAT DEVELOP INTO MARSHES OR SWAMPS.
WETLANDS
PARTLY DRY GRASSLAND FOUND ON THE EDGE OF A DESERT.
STEPPES