TERM ONE
In Humanities in Term One we learnt about the history and geography of different continents.
We learnt about the continents of the world. A continent is any of the worlds main worlds continuous expanses of land. The 7 continents are Europe,Asia, Africa,north and South America,Antarctica and Australia,Oceania.(INSERT PICTURE OF WORLD MAP)
We also looked at some of the geography and historical events of each continent.
Some of the geographical features of North America include Rocky Mountains,Mississippi River,great lakes,Death Valley.
I learnt that the Rocky Mountains: The Rocky Mountains stretch some 3,000 miles from British Columbia and Alberta in Canada through Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and down to New Mexico in the U.S. The range offers dramatic wilderness, diverse wildlife and alpine lakes. Mississippi River:The Mississippi River is the chief river of the largest drainage system on the North American continent.grand canyon:Arizona’s Grand Canyon is a natural formation distinguished by its layered bands of red rock and its vast scale, averaging 10 miles across and a mile deep along its 277-mile length. Northern lights:The aurora borealis – otherwise known as the northern lights – is a vivid demonstration of the Earth's magnetic field interacting with charged particles from the sun.
We also learnt about an historical event that took place in Africa. This was the slave trade. I learnt that: African people were kidnapped and sold into slavery, the Americans who kidnapped them wanted slaves to get what they needed and whatever they wanted they had to obey there master,400 years ago,the Americans did it for money.
We then moved on to looking at Asia. We learnt about the Himalayas and the impact that living on or near the Himalayas has on the locals. (INSERT SCREEN SHOT OF THE COMPARISION TABLE YOU COMPLETED AND THE PICTURE THAT SHOWS THE LAND NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE RANGES)
We looked at the Boxing Day Tsunami as one of the historical events for this continent. I learnt about how tsunamis are formed (INSERT A PICTURE OF YOUR STORYBOARD). I also learnt about the impact that the tsunami had on the people (INSERT SOME THINGS YOU LEARNT FROM THE ARTICLE).