Week of February 20 Geography Daily Oral Geography
 

Monday

 

 No School Presidents Day  
 

Tuesday

 

 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

 

 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

 

 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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