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UNIT 2 (Sources / Bias / Point of View / Databases / Media/Landforms)
VOCAB
SOURCE
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Sources are places that you get information from.
Sources can be considered primary or secondary
depending on where the information came from
ESPN
Newspaper reporters that write
stories get their stories from
what?
What are the two major types of
sources?
BIAS
What is an example of bias?
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Point of View
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Bias means when a person’s perception (what they think
/ feel) is slanted……..different than what it would have
been had they been raised in a different place or in a
different culture.
Point of view is usually different for everyone since they
bring different experiences and backgrounds to how
they think / feel.
Primary Source
 Primary Source = is an artifact, a document, diary, a
manuscript, an autobiography, a recording, or other
source of info….created in that time period.
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(can be a person with direct knowledge of a situation, or
a document created by such a person)
EXAMPLES:
Autobiographies
Eyewitness accounts
Letters
Email messages
Historical objects
Speeches
Newspaper Articles
Voicemail
Diaries
Film footage
Video recording
Blog postings
Photographs
Interviews
Maps
Documents
Laws
Meeting minutes
Objects
Poems/music/art
Manuscripts
Podcasts
Is the point of view of citizens of
North Korea likely the same as
the point of view of people in the
United States?
List 8 examples of a primary
source.
Secondary Source
 Secondary Source = involve generalization, analysis,
synthesis, interpretation, or evaluation of the original
information.
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List three examples of a
secondary source.
A secondary source is a document or recording that
relates or discusses information originally presented
elsewhere
EXAMPLES:
• History Textbooks
• Encyclopedias
• Biographies
• Reference books
• Non-fiction history books
• Journal articles
Databases
What are databases?
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There are many databases. They are computer files that
are organized so that you can search articles and
information.
Media
What types of media do you
watch?
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The media plays an important part of a person’s
perceptions and bias they might have.
Archipelago
Draw an example
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Archipelago = a group of islands
Bay
How is a gulf different than a
bay?
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Bay = part of a large body of water that extends into a
shoreline (is generally smaller than a gulf)
Cape
Draw an example of a cape
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Cape = point of land that extends into a river, lake, or
ocean
Channel
What is a channel?
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Channel = wide strait or waterway between two
landmasses that lie close to each other (deep part of a
river or a waterway)
Cliff
Is there any cliffs in Palmer, TX?
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Cliff = steep, high wall of rock, earth, or ice
Delta
Where do you find deltas at?
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Delta = flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried
downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth
Divide
Draw an example
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Divide = stretch of high land that separates river systems
Escarpment
Draw an example
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Escarpment = steep cliff or slope between a higher and
lower land surface
Gulf
Draw an example
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Gulf = part of a large body of water that extends into a
shoreline …generally larger than a bay
Harbor
Where do Fisherman dock their
boats?
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Harbor = a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships
can anchor safely
Highland
What is a highland?
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Highland = elevated land area such as a hill, mountain,
or plateau
Island
Draw an example
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Island = land area, smaller than a continent, completely
surrounded by water
Isthmus
Draw an example
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Isthmus = narrow stretch of land connecting two larger
land areas
Lowland
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Lowland = land that is usually level….but at a low
elevation
Mesa
If you are up….high….could it be
a lowland?
How is a mesa different than a
plateau?
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Mesa = broad….flat-topped landform with steep sides
(smaller than a plateau)
Mouth of a (river or stream)
 Mouth of a (river or stream) = place where a stream or
river flows into a larger body of water
Which part of a river is the
mouth of the river?
Oasis
Where do things grow in the
desert?
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Oasis = small area in a desert where water and
vegetation are found
Peninsula
Draw an example
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Peninsula = body of land jutting into a lake or ocean,
surrounded on three sides by water
Reef
What is a reef?
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Reef = a chain of rocks, coral or sand at…..or near…..the
surface of the water
Sound
Draw an example
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Sound = broad inland body of water, often between a
coastline and one or more islands….off the coast
Source of a (river or a stream)
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Which part of the river is the
source?
Source of a (river or stream) = Place where a (river or
stream) begins…..often in the highlands
Strait
Draw an example
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Strait = narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies
of water
Tributary
What is a tributary?
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Tributary = small river or stream that into a large river or
stream, a branch of the river
Upstream
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Upstream =direction opposite the flow of a river (toward
the source of a river or stream)
Country of FOCUS: China
Is it difficult to swim upstream?
Can fishes do it?
What is the picture to the left
showing?
What mountains do you think
they are?
Draw the China pic…..and label
History: First written records…found from 1500 B.C. (Shang dynasty)…..
Inventions: paper, gunpowder, and silk
Capital: Beijing
Government: Socialist republic ruled by the Communist Party
Official Language: Mandarin
Population: more than 1.35 billion (largest population in the world)
Borders: forms borders with 14 countries: Afghanistan, Bhutan, Burma,
India, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal,
Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Vietnam.
Climate: Varies greatly from tropical to subartic
Landforms: Most of China is mountainous. The main mountain ranges
are Tien Shan, the Kunlun chain, and the Trans-Himalaya. China has a
huge desert (The Gobi Desert) which lies to the north.
Yellow River (Huang He)
Yangtze River (Chang Jiang)
Pearl River (Zhu Jiang)
2,109 mi
2,432 mi
848 mi
Southwest if China is Tibet (China annexed it in 1950)
State of FOCUS:
State Flag:
Louisiana
Draw the pic of Louisiana
What animal is on the state flag?
Was part of the Louisiana Purchase
Which major purchase was
Louisiana part of…….?
Do you think it was a good buy?
Why or why not?
If you needed to go to Gardere to
Carville, what interstate do you
take?
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Statehood: 1812 …….became 18 state)
Capital: Baton Rouge
Nickname: Pelican state
Flower: Magnolia
Tree: Bald Cyprus
Landforms: Mostly flat land….some rolling hills…..definitely has swamps
Languages: English and French (Cajun)
Weather issues : Hurricanes …..flooding
Relative location: to the right of Texas
What weather issues does
Louisiana face?