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History Geography The Ascent of Man What is the difference between physical and human Geography – The development of man up to the first Civilizations Who is Lucy? The Ancestral Tree of the Human Species – be able to name and place some of the different Homo types in the tree. Esp. Homo Neanderthalus , Homo Sapien , Homo Austra Migrations of Humans – 1 million to now The importance of settled farming for the development of civilizations The importance of the domestication of plants and animals Mapwork : Resources – MYP1 wikispaces and Foundations Chapter 1 Map projections: What is the difference between the Mercator and the Peters projections? Latitude and longitude Continents and Oceans What all maps and plans need – title, border, scale, key, north sign Compass directions on maps Scale on maps Distance on maps Symbols Using contours to show height Using Grid References – 4 and 6 figure. The Greeks Rivers What types of things made this such an amazing civilization – your own work This will be in the form of extended writing. Drawing annotated field sketches from photos River Processes Traction, saltation , suspension, solution Corrosion, abrasion, attrition, hydraulic action Formation of waterfalls Why do rivers flood and how can we prevent it?
Outline of Paper:
Outline of Paper 10.50 – 12.10 1 hour Geography questions first There will be a lot of mapwork questions as this is a major skill. Rivers History – skills, using sources Bit on religion
Mapwork: :
Mapwork : Resources – MYP1 wikispaces and Foundations Ch, 1 Map projections: What is the difference between the Mercator and the Peters projections? Latitude and longitude Continents and Oceans What all maps and plans need – title, border, scale, key, north sign Compass directions on maps Scale on maps Distance on maps Symbols Using contours to show height Using Grid References – 4 and 6 figure.
The Ascent of Man – :
The Ascent of Man – The development of man up to the first Civilizations The Ancestral Tree of the Human Species – be able to name and place some of the different Homo types in the tree. Esp. Homo Neanderthalus , Homo Sapien , Homo Austra Migrations of Humans – 1 million to now The importance of settled farming for the development of civilizations. E.g. Mesopotamia
Rivers:
Rivers Drawing annotated field sketches from photos River Processes Traction, saltation , suspension, solution Corrosion, abrasion, attrition, hydraulic action Why do rivers flood and how can we prevent it? Case Study of Floods. Causes, effects Bangladesh and York
The Greeks:
The Greeks What made the Greeks so Civilised ?