Q1W1 - Geography

     This week we set up the geography section of the notebook and made a cover title page. We defined geography as the study of the Earth God has made. We discussed the Biblical foundation of geography and also defined and discussed creation and the Creator.

     For geography this year my Kindergartener, D, will be studying in the first quarter: the Earth in its universal setting; the Earth and its shape; the world map and the globe; the Earth, created by God, as a dwelling place for man and the stage for his activities; and divisions, or elements of the surface of the Earth; in the second quarter: direction; individuality of the physical world map, the map standard; and waters of the Earth; in the third quarter: land masses of the Earth; and the Continents of History; in the fourth quarter: the Continents of History continued; and the Chain of Christianity moves west with the study of Jamestown Colony, John Smith, and the Atmosphere of the Earth.

     For geography this year my 2nd Grader, S, will be studying in the first quarter, the individuality of the Earth in its universal setting; in the second quarter: Asia - Origins; Europe - Development; and North America - Christian Civil Government; in the third quarter: continuation of NA; South America - Vegetation; Antarctica - Hidden Resources; and Australia - Antiquity; in the fourth quarter: continuation of Australia; Africa - Animal Life; and Atmosphere of the Earth.