WHAT ARE PRIMARY vs. SECONDARY SOURCES?

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WHAT ARE PRIMARY vs. SECONDARY SOURCES?
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PRIMARY SOURCES
Created by those who eye-witnessed
the events of the past,
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and who participatein the present...
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What are some primary sources
that provide a permanent record about your
own life?
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Birth Certificate, School Report Card, Diaries,
Family Photos,Letters to Friends,etc.
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Understanding Geography involves questioning
and searching Listening to eye-witness
accounts of important events around the world.
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The ultimate challenge is to use primary sources
to understand an
event better through the eyes of the
people who lived it.
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What do you think has just happened?
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WHAT TYPES OF PRIMARY SOURCES help us understand
GEOGRAPHY ?
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1. Visual Documents Include photographs, films,
paintings, posters, etc.
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Satellite and Shuttle Images
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MAPS
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CARTOONS
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2. Artifacts The everyday tools and objects we
use at home, at work, etc.
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Incan Ruins, Peru
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3. Written DocumentsInclude government
records, newspapers, editorials, diaries,
letters, etc.
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Personal Papers Letter from Castro to FDR
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Newspaper Firsthand Reports
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Government Documentsdiplomatic
recognition of Israel, 1948
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Rule 1. All primary sources are
subjective What we read about is merely
someones interpretation of the past or the
present...
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Every source is biased
in some way But even biased and opinionated
sources can give us important
insight about the
present and the past.
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WHAT CAN PRIMARY SOURCES TELL US?
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How landforms were created
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The effect of natural events on our
resources
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The effect of man-made events on our
lives
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See how humans alter the land
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And transform it.
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Understand different cultures
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Comparing common experiences
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How people live and thrive in difficult
situations
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How holidays are celebrated
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How the arts express different peoples
cultures
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See our influence in other cultures
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See democracy working in other nations (Black
South Africans line up to vote in their first
elections)
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Or how democratic practices are in need
(military rule and civil war, Zaire, 1990s)
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Witness news events firsthand(Return of Elian
Gonzales to Cuba)
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Empathizing with victims (funeral for
child victim of West Bank violence, Israel)
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Seeing causes for conflicts(Afghani fighters
against Soviet invasion, 1980s)
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Understanding other viewpoints(Protesting
military bases in Puerto Rico)
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Challenging a stereotype?
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Understand Americas involvement in other nations
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Seeing political leaders in action
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And leaders influence on their peoples lives
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See ourselves through others eyes