Week of February 20 | Geography | Daily Oral Geography |
Monday
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No School Presidents Day | |
Tuesday
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Students will review vocabulary
from Chapter 7, Section 1 -
complete
Worksheet Students will identify how altitude causes changes in climate and vegetation - read pages 201-202 - draw and label the altitude zones and the crops grown in each |
1. Which isthmus connects North
America to South America? 2. Which of the following does not belong: Austria, Australia, Andorra, Albania, Romania? Explain. |
Wednesday
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Students will read about each of
the layers of the Amazon Rainforest and label each layer - Rainforest
Packet
page 1 and
page 2 Students will identify cures and diseases of the Amazon Rainforest - Rainforest packet page 3 and page 4 |
1. What do Kingston, Jamaica,
and Dakar, Senegal, have in common? 2. What natural boundary separates Texas from Mexico? |
Thursday |
Students will
compare the lives of Amazonian People (the Yanomami) to their lives -
Amazon Rainforest Packet
page 5
and page 6 Assignment: Amazon Rainforest Crossword Puzzle - page 1 and page 2 |
1. Arroyo, wadi,
and nullah are all terms used in different parts of the world for the
same physical feature. What is the feature? 2. What large desert is found in northern China and Mongolia? |
Friday
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Students will identify characteristics of ancient civilizations in Latin
America - read page 209-210 and complete a chart on the accomplishments
of the following civilizations: Olmec, Maya, Toltec, Aztec, Inca Assignment: Chapter 8, Section 1 Worksheet |
1. Which area has the higher
elevation, eastern or western Brazil? 2. What is the capital of the landlocked country that borders Russia to the north and China to the south? |
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