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Active Reading Note-Taking Guide Student Workbook Douglas Fisher San Diego State University About the Author Douglas Fisher is a faculty member at San Diego State University and directs the professional development programs for the City Heights Edu- cational Collaborative.His academic areas of study include language devel- opment,language arts,and literacy. Copyright ©by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission is granted to reproduce the material contained herein on the condition that such material be reproduced only for classroom use; be provided to students, teachers, and families without charge; and be used solely in conjunction with Glencoe World Geography. Any other reproduction, for use or sale, is prohibited without prior written permission of the publisher. Send all inquiries to: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill 8787 Orion Place Columbus, Ohio 43240-4027 ISBN 0-07-867989-3 Printed in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 047 09 08 07 06 05 04 Letter to the Student ....................................................................................................vii Chapter 1: How Geographer’s Look at the World ..........................................................1 Section 1: Exploring Geography................................................................................1 Section 2: The Geographer’s Craft ............................................................................7 Chapter 2: The Earth ..................................................................................................12 Section 1: Planet Earth ............................................................................................12 Section 2: Forces of Change ....................................................................................17 Section 3: Earth’s Water............................................................................................22 Chapter 3: Climates of the Earth ................................................................................27 Section 1: Earth-Sun Relationships ..........................................................................27 Section 2: Factors Affecting Climate........................................................................33 Section 3: World Climate Patterns ..........................................................................38 Chapter 4: The Human World ......................................................................................42 Section 1: World Populations ..................................................................................42 Section 2: Global Cultures ......................................................................................47 Section 3: Political and Economic Systems..............................................................52 Section 4: Resources,Trade,and the Environment..................................................57 Chaper 5: The Physical Geography of the United States and Canada ............................63 Section 1: The Land ................................................................................................63 Section 2: Climate and Vegetation............................................................................68 Chapter 6: The Cultural Geography of the United States and Canada ............................74 Section 1: Population Patterns ................................................................................74 Section 2: History and Government ........................................................................79 Section 3: Cultures and Lifestyles............................................................................84 Chapter 7: The United States and Canada Today ..........................................................89 Section 1: Living in the United States and Canada..................................................89 Section 2: People and Their Environment................................................................95 Chapter 8: The Physical Geography of Latin America ................................................100 Section 1: The Land ..............................................................................................100 Section 2: Climate and Vegetation..........................................................................106 Table of Contents iii Chapter 9: The Cultural Geography of Latin America ..................................................111 Section 1: Population Patterns ..............................................................................111 Section 2: History and Government ......................................................................117 Section 3: Cultures and Lifestyles..........................................................................122 Chapter 10: Latin America Today ................................................................................127 Section 1: Living in Latin America..........................................................................127 Section 2: People and Their Environment..............................................................133 Chapter 11: The Physical Geography of Europe ..........................................................138 Section 1: The Land ..............................................................................................138 Section 2: Climate and Vegetation..........................................................................143 Chapter 12: The Cultural Geography of Europe ............................................................148 Section 1: Population Patterns................................................................................148 Section 2: History and Government........................................................................153 Section 3: Cultures and Lifestyles ..........................................................................159 Chapter 13: Europe Today ..........................................................................................164 Section 1: Living in Europe....................................................................................164 Section 2: People and Their Environment..............................................................169 Chapter 14: The Physical Geography of Russia ............................................................174 Section 1: The Land ..............................................................................................174 Section 2: Climate and Vegetation..........................................................................179 Chapter 15: The Cultural Geography of Russia ............................................................184 Section 1: Population Patterns ..............................................................................184 Section 2: History and Government ......................................................................188 Section 3: Cultures and Lifestyles..........................................................................194 Chapter 16: Russia Today ..........................................................................................199 Section 1: Living in Russia......................................................................................199 Section 2: People and Their Environment..............................................................203 Chapter 17: The Physical Geography of North America, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia ..............................................................208 Section 1: The Land ..............................................................................................208 Section 2: Climate and Vegetation..........................................................................212 iv Table of Contents Chapter 18: The Cultural Geography of North America, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia ..............................................................217 Section 1: Population Patterns ..............................................................................217 Section 2: History and Government ......................................................................221 Section 3: Cultures and Lifestyles..........................................................................226 Chapter 19: North America, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia Today ............................231 Section 1: Living in North America,Southwest Asia,and Central Asia ..................231 Section 2: People and Their Environment..............................................................236 Chapter 20: The Physical Geography of Africa South of the Sahara ..............................240 Section 1: The Land ..............................................................................................240 Section 2: Climate and Vegetation..........................................................................245 Chapter 21: The Cultural Geography of Africa South of the Sahara ................................249 Section 1: Population Patterns ..............................................................................249 Section 2: History and Government ......................................................................253 Section 3: Cultures and Lifestyles..........................................................................258 Chapter 22: Africa South of the Sahara Today ..............................................................264 Section 1: Living in Africa South of the Sahara......................................................264 Section 2: People and Their Environment..............................................................269 Chapter 23: The Physical Geography of South Asia ......................................................273 Section 1: The Land ..............................................................................................273 Section 2: Climate and Vegetation..........................................................................278 Chapter 24: The Cultural Geography of South Asia ......................................................282 Section 1: Population Patterns ..............................................................................282 Section 2: History and Government ......................................................................286 Section 3: Cultures and Lifestyles..........................................................................291 Chapter 25: South Asia Today ....................................................................................296 Section 1: Living in South Asia ..............................................................................296 Section 2: People and Their Environment..............................................................301 Chapter 26: The Physical Geography of East Asia ........................................................306 Section 1: The Land ..............................................................................................306 Section 2: Climate and Vegetation..........................................................................311 Table of Contents v Chapter 27: The Cultural Geography of East Asia ........................................................316 Section 1: Population Patterns ..............................................................................316 Section 2: History and Government ......................................................................321 Section 3: Cultures and Lifestyles..........................................................................326 Chapter 28: East Asia Today ......................................................................................331 Section 1: Living in East Asia..................................................................................331 Section 2: People and Their Environment..............................................................336 Chapter 29: The Physical Geography of Southeast Asia ................................................341 Section 1: The Land ..............................................................................................341 Section 2: Climate and Vegetation..........................................................................345 Chapter 30: The Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia ................................................349 Section 1: Population Patterns ..............................................................................349 Section 2: History and Government ......................................................................354 Section 3: Cultures and Lifestyles..........................................................................359 Chapter 31: Southeast Asia Today ..............................................................................363 Section 1: Living in Southeast Asia ........................................................................363 Section 2: People and Their Environment..............................................................369 Chapter 32: The Physical Geography of Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica ..................374 Section 1: The Land ..............................................................................................374 Section 2: Climate and Vegetation..........................................................................379 Chapter 33: The Cultural Geography of Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica ....................384 Section 1: Population Patterns ..............................................................................384 Section 2: History and Government ......................................................................389 Section 3: Cultures and Lifestyles..........................................................................394 Chapter 34: Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica Today ..................................................398 Section 1: Living in Australia,Oceania,and Antarctica ..........................................398 Section 2: People and Their Environment..............................................................403 vi Table of Contents A Note from the Author Can you believe it? The start of another school year is upon you. How exciting to be learning about different cultures, historical events, and unique places in your social studies class! I believe that this Active Reading Note-Taking Guide will help you as you learn about your community, nation, and world. Note-Taking and Student Success will help you focus on the important informa- tion in the lesson.As you become more com- Did you know that the ability to take notes fortable using the Cornell Note-Taking helps you become a better student? Research System,you will see that it is an important suggests that good notes help you become tool that helps you organize information. more successful on tests because the act of taking notes helps you remember and under- stand content.This Active Reading Note- The Importance of Graphic Organizers Taking Guide is a tool that you can use to Second,there are many graphic organizers achieve this goal.I’d like to share some of the in this Active Reading Note-Taking Guide. features of this Active Reading Note-Taking Graphic organizers allow you to see the les- Guide with you before you begin your studies. son’s important information in a visual format. In addition,graphic organizers help you The Cornell Note-Taking System understand and summarize information,as c. n es, I First,you will notice that the pages in the well as remember the content. ni pa Active Reading Note-Taking Guide are m o C arranged in two columns,which will help you Hill organize your thinking.This two-column Research-Based Vocabulary Development w- Gra design is based on the Cornell Note-Taking Third,you will notice that vocabulary is c M System,developed at Cornell University.The introduced and practiced throughout the e Th column on the left side of the page highlights Active Reading Note-Taking Guide.When you y b the main ideas and vocabulary of the lesson. know the meaning of the words used to dis- © ght This column will help you find information cuss information,you are able to understand yri p and locate the references in your textbook that information better.Also,you are more o C quickly.You can also use this column to likely to be successful in school when you sketch drawings that further help you visually have vocabulary knowledge.When remember the lesson’s information.In the col- researchers study successful students,they umn on the right side of the page,you will find that as students acquire vocabulary write detailed notes about the main ideas and knowledge,their ability to learn improves.The vocabulary.The notes you take in this column Active Reading Note-Taking Guide focuses A Note from the Author vii on learning words that are very specific to between their lives and the text and predict understanding the content of your textbook. what will happen next in the reading.They It also highlights general academic words that question the information and the author of you need to know so that you can understand the text,clarify information and ideas,and any textbook.Learning new vocabulary words visualize what the text is saying.Good read- will help you succeed in school. ers also summarize the information that is presented and make inferences or draw con- clusions about the facts and ideas. Writing Prompts and Note-Taking I wish you well as you begin another Finally,there are a number of writing exer- school year.This Active Reading Note-Taking cises included in this Active Reading Note- Guide is designed to help you understand the Taking Guide.Did you know that writing information in your social studies class.The helps you to think more clearly? It’s true. guide will be a valuable tool that will also Writing is a useful tool that helps you know if provide you with skills you can use through- you understand the information in your text- out your life. book.It helps you assess what you have learned. I hope you have a successful school year. You will see that many of the writing exer- Sincerely, cises require you to practice the skills of good readers.Good readers make connections Douglas Fisher C o p y rig h t © b y T h e M c G ra w -H ill C o m p a n ie s , In c . viii A Note from the Author Chapter 1, Section 1 Exploring Geography (Pages 19–22) Setting a Purpose for Reading Think about these questions as you read: • What are the physical and human features geographers study? • How do geographers describe the earth’s features and their patterns? • How is geography used? As you read pages 19–22 in your textbook,complete this graphic organizer by listing three types of regions. Types of Regions c. n s, I e ni a p m o C Hill w- a Gr c M e h T y b © ht g yri p o C Chapter 1,Section 1 1 The Elements of Geography (pages 19–20) As you read, complete the following sentences. Doing so will help you summarize the section. 1. Geographers are specialists who describe the earth’s ______________ and ____________________ features 2. Geographers describe the interactions of ________________________ , ________________________ ,and ________________________ . 3. In their work,geographers study the world in terms of six elements that include _____________________ ,_____________________ , ___________________ ,___________________ ,___________________ , and the uses of geography. Define the following academic vocabulary words. feature C o p y environment rig h t © b y T h e M The World in Spatial Terms (page 20) cG ra w -H As you read, write the main idea of the passage. Review ill C o your statement when you have finished reading and revise m p a as needed. nie s , In c . 2 Chapter 1,Section 1

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