What I Have Learned From The Family Tree Project

At first, I did not know why we had to do this project and present it to the whole class about our history, our culture and ourselves. But after all, I think this project is very helpful and I have learned many things from it.

First of all, when I was discussing with my parents about our history, I have learned that they were living in North Vietnam before they came to South Vietnam and their accents are mixed of the two. Also, they were poor back then but they worked extremely hard to earn money and I was born in a wealthy family so I am very proud to be their daughter. Secondly, I got to know that they are experts at tennis; they've won thirteen trophies in total from many tournaments, they play tennis for more than ten years and they're still playing it.

Not that I've only learned about my family history and my parents, but I have also learned about Korean culture. On New Year's Day in Korea, you have to bow to people when you see them. If i was a kid from five years old or older, you had to bow 45 degrees. If it was a ten-year-old or older, you had to bow 90 degrees. And If it was an adult from twenty years old or older, you had to bow 140 degrees. If you did not bow to them, they would say that your parents don't know how to teach you. I think it was an interesting presentation because I got to know more about Korean culture, it's also a big difference from Vietnamese culture and Korean culture.

This project is very helpful and I'm looking forward to more projects that help us learn more about different people and different cultures.

Study Guide

Study Guide

MAPS:

1. Physical – shows the physical features of the earth

2. Political – shows the countries

3. Thematic – shows different types of themes, including: resources, climate, road, economic, etc

5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY:

1. Location – where things exactly are based on the longitude & the latitude

2. Place – describing the physical & human characteristics of a location

3. Region – a bigger place with similar physical & human characteristics

4. Movement – how things (humans, ideas, goods) go from place to place across the planet

5. Human/Environment Interaction – how humans adapt to the environment & how the environment adapts to humans

6 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS – HELP GEOGRAPHERS UNDERSTAND PEOPLE, PLACES, AND ENVIRONMENTS ON THE EARTH:

1. The world in spatial terms – by studying locations of places using maps, this helps geographers understand physical and human patterns

2. Places and regions – geographers look for characteristics of places and then compare their similarities and differences

3. Physical systems – geographers study changes in the Earths surface; where and why people choose to live in certain locations

4. Human systems – by studying human settlement patterns and use of resources, this helps geographers explain human interactions and lifestyles

5. Environment and society – geographers study how people interact with the environment and how they use resources

6. The uses of geography – by studying patterns and processes in the world, this helps people understand the past and plan for the future

HOW FORCES CONTINUALLY CHANGE EARTH’S SURFACE

WHAT IS CULTURE? :

1. History, tradition, religion, government, costumes, education, trade, environment, nature, everything around us, etc

VOCABULARY:

1. Geography – study of people, places, and environments

2. Environment – physical surroundings of a location

3. Location – where things exactly are based on the longitude & the latitude

4. Spatial – referring to where a place is located and its physical relationship to other places, people, or environments

5. Place – describing the physical and human characteristics of a location

6. Region – an area that has similar physical & human characteristics

7. Map – a representation of a part of the Earth

8. Globe – a model of the earth in the shape of a sphere

9. Surveyor – a person who measures the land

10. Remote sensing – obtaining information about a site by using an instrument that is not physically in contact with the site

11. Landsat – a series of information – gathering satellites that orbit above Earth

12. Global Positioning System (GPS) – a system that uses a network of Earth – obtaining satellites to pinpoint location

13. Geographic Information System (GIS) – a computer – or Internet – based mapping technology

14. Database – a collection of information that can be analyzed

15. Location analyst – a person who studies an area to find the best location for a client

16. Urban planner – a person who creates plans for developing and improving parts of a city

17. Climatologist – a geographer who studies climates

18. Geomorphology – the study of how the shape of the Earth changes

19. Cartographer – a geographer who creates maps

GEOGRAPHY’S JOBS:

1. Location analyst

2. Land surveyor

3. Urban planner

4. Climatologist

HOW TO READ A MAP? USING:

1. Compass, scale, legend, resources, elevation

TOOLS:

1. Global Positioning System (GPS) – a system that uses a network of Earth – obtaining satellites to pinpoint location

2. Geographic Information System (GIS) – a computer – or Internet – based mapping technology

3. Remote sensing – obtaining information about a site by using an instrument that is not physically in contact with the site

4. Map – a representation of a part of the Earth

5. Irrigation system

Norway!

I've been to many countries in Europe, but favorite country is Norway. First of all, when I was on the plane to Norway, all I could see from high above were mountains and lands. The mountains over there cover about 2/3 of the country. When I made a 3-hour trip from Bergen, the second largest city in Norway to its capital, Oslo, I saw more than 40 tunnels along the road, and one of them was 24.5 kilometers long. There were so many because back then, people used to trench the mountains and make routes for cars to go under them. It's cold in Norway, but some of the lands around Oslo have warmest summers but also cold weather during wintertime.

As you've seen Norway on a map, it's a small country, not a crowded country also. Its population is approximately 4,768,212. Not so many Vietnamese live there like they do in some other countries but they're very happy when they meet each other and they cherish the moment of being together as a family once or twice a year. The environment is very fresh and clean. I visited Norway for three weeks but there was no way I could find a piece of trash, which briefly tells you that the Norwegian people have good manners and they respond well to their environment. They are wonderful!
I hope I will have a chance to visit that amazingly beautiful country again!

The longest tunnel

I wrote my name on the wall just like everybody else did. I love that moment!

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Something I'd Like To Say!

Hi I'm Ami, and this is my 3rd year at AIS. Just a start of a school-year week but I'm really enjoying it. I have such awesome teachers and friends. They often make me laugh throughout the whole day. They're funny people and their jokes are hilarious! I prefer teachers and friends that can make me smile, laugh, or even giggle. People with sense of humor attract more to those who aren't so funny. All I want to say is I love jokes and best of all, smile and enjoy your school-year at AIS.