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 * Introduction to Studying World History**

1. On a blank sheet of paper, draw a map of the world without using any maps for reference. You must do it from memory! Don't worry about your artistic skill, just try to be as accurate as you can. Label as many countries as you can remember. The point of this is not to make you feel dumb or like a terrible artist, but to see on paper what your mental image of the world looks like.

2. Download this PowerPoint:

3. Use the "Introduction" PowerPoint to take notes to answer the following questions. These could be test questions, so be thorough and write down as much information as you can. Each question requires you to think of many details and ways to respond. Remind yourself that you are taking notes, not writing down one answer per question!
 * What did you notice about your "mental" map after you finished?
 * What do you think the political cartoonist is trying to say in the "Afghanistan" cartoon on slide 3?
 * How do different maps change our perspective of the world? (slides 5-13)
 * Slides 14-20 are maps that we call "cartograms." What can you learn from each one?
 * Write 3-5 sentences that summarize what the cartograms in slides 14-20 say about our world today.
 * What did you learn from the "Plate Tectonics" video on slide 23?
 * Why do you think there is a debate over how many continents there are? (slides 21-26)
 * In what ways did geography affect human settlement and migration? (slides 31-36)

4. Discuss as a class what you discovered and what you still have questions about. Record any interesting questions in your notes to look back on later.

5. HW: Read 1.1. Your homework tonight is to read the first section of Chapter 1 in the textbook *** and take notes in the reading guide charts provided.
 * PRE-READING!!! Many students skip this step but they would be less confused as they read if they just took a few minutes to do the steps before reading! So sad they are doing it to themselves!!! Take a look through the section before reading.
 * __**Study the timeline**__ on the first page to get a general idea of the time period.
 * __**Study the pictures**__ and read the captions.
 * __**Scan through the headings**__ to see how the information is organized.
 * __**Look at the "Section Review" questions**__ at the end of each section.
 * Record these charts in your notebook: [[file:Chapter 1 Reading Guide]]
 * As you read, use any information you can to fill in the charts. These will be very important for knowing what is on the tests!

***(You have a textbook on your computer under "Applications," then click on "Textbook." If you prefer to have a physical book, you can check one out from the teacher or library. The books cost $72 each and you will be charged for damages, so take good care of them!)