John Hughes
Email me at hughesj4@ocps.net
Geography
Room number 104
Voice Mail 416
Team Rules 
Syllabus Course Outline Homework Daily Questions
- Be ready to start on time. This means have all materials ready and be in your seat when the bell rings.
- Tardy: Three tardies will result in a disciplinary action.
- Chewing Gum: Chewing gum is not allowed at Maitland Middle School.
- Food of any type is not allowed in the classroom.
- Materials: You are expected to bring all necessary materials to class each day. DO NOT bring any unnecessary articles to class. They will be taken and only returned to your parent or guardian.
- BOOK BAGS and BACKPACKS will be permitted in class if you keepthem under your desk. You have a locker to keep your books and personal belongings.
- Behavior:
- You are in school to learn. Each student has a right to the best possible education. If you are talking to other students, or in any way disrupting the class you are interfering with another student’s rights to learn.
- Observe classroom courtesy by respecting the rights of others. Stay in your space, leave other students and their belongings alone.
- Raise your hand for permission to talk.
- Be attentive.
8. Horseplay in the classroom will not be tolerated. Each classroom has computers, overhead projectors, and other expensive equipment which can easily be broken. Serious injury to you or other students is possible.
9. Bathroom: You will be allowed 3 (THREE) free passes per nine weeks. After your two free bathroom passes, you will be given a lunch detention to makeup lost class time.
Disciplinary actions will include but not be limited to lunch detentions, essays or parent notification and/or administrative referrals.
Team Rules Syllabus Course Outline Homework
Materials: you will need two portfolios: one for homework papers, etc. and one for your geography notebook. It should have 3 prongs for your papers. You will also need a small ruler, colored pencils or markers, a red pen and a compass.
Geography Notebook: This notebook will be for your classwork. Each notebook will have a table of contents listing the order of the work completed. The notebook will be graded at the end of each 9 weeks. Each completed page will count two (2) points. If you have a page in your notebook that has not been completed it will count one (1) point. If a page is missing it is counted as zero (0) points.
Tests: Each chapter test will have between 20 and 35 questions. Each map test will have 15 to 25 questions.
Homework: Homework will normally (but not always) be given twice a week; assigned on Monday or Tuesday for that week. Homework assignments will be written on the marker board on the door. If homework is turned in late, your grade on that assignment may be reduced by 25 %. In order to receive credit for late homework you must come in before school, after school or at lunch time to grade your work and you must have a written reason why it is late (complete sentence). If you are absent you will have the same amount of time to complete your work when you return as the rest of the class. When you turn in work after being absent you need to write absent on the top of your paper.
Daily Questions: Each day at the beginning of class you will have two questions to copy and answer during the first 5 minutes of class. If you are absent you will still be responsible for the daily questions. You can get them from a friend or see me when you return. You may use your text to help you answer the questions. The questions will be graded and collected the day of the test.
Directions for Daily Questions: Number each question, put the date in the margin of your paper. Copy each question. Your answer should be on a separate line and underlined. Skip a line between questions.
Grading: A total point system of grading will be used. Each question has the same value (weight). For example Chapter 1 might have 30 homework questions, 30 classwork questions and a 30 question test. Your final grade would be approximately 1/3 homework, 1/3 classwork and 1/3 test. The grading will not always be exact same number of questions for homework, classwork and test.
Paper Heading: Each paper you turn in should have the following information on the top right corner of your paper.
Name: your first and last name
Period Number
Date
Assignment Name (example: Chapter 1 Daily questions,
H/W page 122 # 1-4)
If you want to ask or answer a question in class please raise your hand.
If you have any questions or problems remember, I am here to help you.
Student: ______________________________ Date:___________
Parent: ______________________________ Date:___________
Team Rules Syllabus Course Outline Homework
| 1st 9 Weeks | Review Map and Globe Skills Russia/Eastern Europe Western Europe |
| 2nd 9 Weeks | Europe/Russia |
| 3rd 9 Weeks | Latin America |
| 4th 9 Weeks | United States/Canada |
Team Rules Syllabus Course Outline Homework
Homework Schedule
2007-2008.
Due August 29
Pick one place in the U. S. and one place outside the U. S. (foreign country) that you have been to or would like to go to. Tell why you would like to go there, what you would do and describe the physical characteristics. Bring in a visual representation (picture, photograph or map and flag). You will be asked to present your information to the class.
Sept 1
Journal Democractic Convention
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Sept 8
Current Event W/S
Journal of Republican Convention
Sept 16 Current Events W/S
Sept 18
Foundations Foldable
Foundations Daily Questions
Foundations Test
Sept 25 (8th Grade)
Foldable, Notes Ch 2 Sec 1 and Quiz Ch 2 Sec 1
Oct 14
Chapter 1 Test
Daily Questions Due
8th Grade
Election packet (5 pages) Due Nov 11
Ch 4-1 Test and Daily Questions Nov 13
7th
Middle Ages computer packet Oct 31
Mapping Packet Nov 4
Election Packet (3 pages) Nov 11
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Daily Questions : Write each questions. Underline your answer. Underline your answer.
Foundations Daily Questions
Directions: Write each question. Skip a line between questions. Underline your answer.
1. Building the Altamonte Mall was an example of which of the Five Themes of Geography?
2. The spread of goods, people and ideas from one location to another is an example of _______.
3. The earth is titled _____ on its axis.
4. The northern hemisphere receives the greatest number of hours of sunlight when the sun is directly over the ______.
5. A small unit of measure on the globe stands for a large unit of measure on the earth. This is an example of _____.(FL 48-49)
6. All lines of longitude come together at the _____ and _____. (FL 48-49)
7. A Mercator map shows the correct shape and direction, but it distorts ____ and _____. (Pg FL50-51)
8.On an equal area map what part of the map has the greatest distortion? Pg FL 50-51)
9.What is the purpose of a compass Rose? (Pg FL 52-53)
10.What part of a map would show airports, points of interest and parks? (FL 52-53
11. _____ shows how quickly land rises or falls. FL 54-55
12.Maps that have symbols and labels for capitals, cities and towns are ________. FL 54-55.
13. How many climate regions does India have? FL. 56-57
14. What official language is spoken in Haryana (Delhi)? FL. 56-57
15. Which European country had the most possessions in the Americas? (FL 58-59).
16. People move for “push” or “pull” reasons. Explain what this means. (FL 58-59).
17. Define subsistance farming. (Fl pg 60-61)
18. Define commercial farming (Fl pg 60-61)
19. Longitude lines run north and south and measure distance ___ and ___. FL48-49.
20. Foundations test
Periods 4, 7 Periods 2, 3
10 Matching 0
14 Multiple Chocie 23
Completion 10
Essay 1
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Directions: Write each question. Skip a line between questions. Underline
your answer.
Chapter 1
1. What physical feature divides Europe from Asia? (Ch 1 Sec 1)
2. The _____ _____ _____ (landform) covers more than half of Europe. (Ch 1 Sec 1)
3. The average number of people living in a square mile or kilometer is ______ _____.(Ch 1 Sec 1)
4. The Volga River is not navigable for 3 months of the year. Why? (Ch 1 Sec 1)
5. Which region in Europe has the best farmland and the largest cities? (Ch 1 Sec 1)
6. ___________ makes up about 75 % of Russia’s territory, but it only has about 20 % of its population. (Ch 1 Sec 1)
7. How has Europe’s peninsulas and bays affected their shipping industry? (Ch 1 Sec 1)
8. How does the North Atlantic current affect the climate of Northwestern Europe? (Ch 1 Sec 2)
9. Which of the following rivers is not located in Europe or Russia? Rhine; Volga, Yukon, Danube (Ch 1 Sec 2)
10. Look at the map on page 21. What type of vegetation covers most of the United Kingdom? (Ch 1 Sec 2)
11. Name 3 fossil fuels. (Ch 1 Sec 3)
12. Why has it been difficult for Russia to develop its natural resources? (Ch 1 Sec 3)
13. Which major landform is shared by Europe and Russia? (Ch 1 Sec 1)
14. Look at the map on page 25. What type of information does this map show?
15. Most of Russia’s deposits of oil, coal, and natural gas are located in ______ (region). (Ch1 Sec 3)
16. Use the map on page 22. What are Russia’s three major vegetation regions?
17. In Western Europe, the areas west of mountains receive heavy rainfall. Explain why. (Ch 1 Sec 2)
18. A permanently frozen layer of ground bellow the top layer of soil is known as _______. (Ch 1 Sec 2)
Use the map below to answer the following questions.
19. How many precipitation regions does Ireland have?
20. What is a precipitation map?
21. Ch 1 Test
Periods 2,3 Periods 4,7
14 Multiple Choice 13
2 Essay 0
5 Map Reading 3
8 Completion 0
5 Matching 8
Chapter 1 Daily Questions Due
Good Luck!!
Have a great year!