Getting Started

1.Reminder

Test Friday, October 16

2.Take out Document 1: A physical map of New York State and Document 2: A map created by Shannon Glazer to illustrate regional food favorites in New York State

Look Back to Yesterday…

Define

Draw

Compare and Contrast

Students will be introduced to claim and

evidence.

Claim and Evidence

Claim - Statement that gives an answer or conclusion to a statement or problem

Evidence - The facts that support your claims

Document

Claim and Evidence

A claim that could be made about whether physical or cultural geography plays a bigger role in how humans develop is that physical geography plays a bigger role. Water and mountains separate New York from other states.

Two pieces of evidence from the document are Lake Erie and Lake Ontario form the border on the West. The Adirondack Mountains are the border in the Northeast.

Document

Claim and Evidence

A claim that could be made about whether physical or cultural geography plays a bigger role in how humans develop is that cultural geography plays a bigger role. New York produces food that reflects the many people that live in the state.