The Geo Histo Gram Introduction The Geo Histo
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The Geo. Histo. Gram Introduction The Geo. Histo. Gram shows both time (chronology) and place (region)) 1
The Geo. Histo. Gram This is the basic form of the Geo. Histo. Gram – seven vertical bars. 2
The Geo. Histo. Gram Space goes across the diagram, from west on the left to east on the right. 3
The Geo. Histo. Gram The bars represent major world regions, the Americas from the Americas in the west to Polynesia the east. in theinwest to Polynesia in the east. 4
The Geo. Histo. Gram Time goes up the side, from the distant past. on the bottom to the present at the top. Each curve in each bar represents 1000 years of history in that region. 5
The Geo. Histo. Gram The detailed side shows the approximate time and size of major world Empires. Each bar has three strands. The Americas has US, Middle America, and South America. 6
Activity 1: Regions on the Geo. Histo. Gram 7
Regions on the Geo. Histo. Gram I can locate the regions described on the Geo. Histo. Gram on a world map. 8
Regions on the Geo. Histo. Gram I will need: • • • Blank Geo. Histo. Gram World Map Marker 9
Regions on the Geo. Histo. Gram Use your world map to follow instructions on the following slides 10
Draw a long line down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, starting between Greenland Iceland. Regions on the Geo. Histo. Gram 11
Regions on the Geo. Histo. Gram This is the first region listed on the Geo. Histo. Gram. Americas Label your map 12
Add a long line that goes east through the Mediterranean Sea and then southeast between Africa and Arabia. Label your map Americas Africa 13
Add a line that goes east through the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, then curves south to the ocean. Label your map Americas Africa M This small area we call the middle. A lot of human history happened here. 14
Add a short line that goes north from the Caspian Sea and traces along the Ural Mountains. Label your map Americas Europe Africa M 15
Most of the people in this region live on the peninsula of South Asia, but Central Asia played a key role in several historic eras Americas Label your map Europe C & M S East Asia Africa Draw a line around the southeast corner of Asia – including China, Mongolia, Korea and Japan. 16
Label your map Americas Europe C & M S East Asia Africa Oceania Finally, add a line to separate Indonesia, Australia, and the Pacific islands from mainland Asia. 17
These are the 7 regions listed on the Geo. Histo. Gram Americas Europe C & M S East Asia Africa Oceania 18
The colors on this map match the colors on the Geo. Histo. Gram Americas Europe C & M S East Asia Africa Oceania 19
Use the map and the Geo. Histo. Gram to answer these questions: In what region would you find 2 continents? What region is United States in? What continent is not on the map or the Geo. Histo. Gram? Why not? 20
Use the map and the Geo. Histo. Gram to answer these questions: In what region would you find 2 continents? Americas What region is United States in? What continent is not on the map or the Geo. Histo. Gram? Why not? 21
Use the map and the Geo. Histo. Gram to answer these questions: In what region would you find 2 continents? Americas What region is United States in? Americas What continent is not on the map or the Geo. Histo. Gram? Why not? 22
Use the map and the Geo. Histo. Gram to answer these questions: In what region would you find 2 continents? Americas What region is United States in? Americas What continent is not on the map or the Antarctica Geo. Histo. Gram? Why not? 23
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