Transcript Open the Envelope

Open the Envelope
CONGRATULATIONS !!
YOU HAVE WON AN ALL
EXPENSES PAID TRIP TO
MOOREA
Group Tasks
Write all the questions that come to
mind about the place you will be
going.
How can you classify the questions
in a meaningful way?
Location
Where is it?
What hemisphere?
What is it near?
How far away is it?
How Far Is It website
Place – What Is It Like?
Physical
Land Shape – island, peninsula, etc.
Landforms – mountains, plateaus, plains
Bodies of water
Climate
Flora and fauna
Natural resources
Place – What Is It Like?
Human
What are the people like? Cultures
Languages and Religion
Holidays and Festivals
Urban or rural – population and density
Settlement patterns
Landmarks – Food - Sports
Human Environment Interactions
Agriculture – what foods do they grow?
Industry
Air and water quality
Tourism
Shopping
Entertainment
Movement
How will I get there?
What types of transportation do they
have?
Quality of transportation
Communication
Regions
In what region is this place?
How does it compare with where I live?
Politically stable area?
Moorea, French Polynesia
South Pacific Ocean
Polynesia
Society Islands
15°S; 140°W
Near Tahiti
http://www.joetourist.ca/Polynesia/graphics/Tahiti-map.gif
Moorea, French Polynesia
http://www.tahitijetclub.pf/images/moorea.jpg
http://olivier.funix.org/fondecran/tipanier-moorea.jpg