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- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students study the geographic features of the Indian Ocean and examine how the monsoon influenced maritime trading patterns before 1500. They investigate why certain areas made good trading posts and why these areas attracted trade. They look at contemporary maritime trading patterns in the Indian Ocean. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students work in pairs and use atlases to locate specific geographic features in Africa. They use the Internet to view these geographic features. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine and research the geographical features of Utah. They conduct experiments about how mountains form, construct a model of a volcano, play geographical features bingo, and create a model house to observe if it withstands an earthquake. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 5th
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Students participate in small groups to create a California's Region map. They research and identify the climate, geographic features, and one or two special features of their assigned region. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th
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Students identify and describe some, but not all relationships, among oceans, lithosphere and atmosphere. This includes students using data and information collected from their research to explain relationships among weather patterns, geographic locations and geographic features. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students label a map of the Battle of Gettysburg based on the information gathered from the Internet. They(class) locate the geographic features of the Battle of Gettysburg. Students interpret maps from the Internet site and correctly label geographic features. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students engage in a study of geography while studying a foreign language. They write complete sentences to identify and describe geographical features. Students also use a map in order to use the key to find geographic features that are natural and manmade. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 9th
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Students design and create brochures for a foreign country. They select a foreign country where their target language is spoken. They research the natural resources, location, geographical features, climate, tourist attractions and products of the culture. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explore geographical features through the creation and construction of an original island. In small groups they write a description and draw a blueprint of their island using a draw/paint computer program, and using various craft materials construct their island that includes five geographical features. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students locate the location of the major geographical features of the Philippines. They analyze how geographical features may affect the location of cultures. Students encounter what a monsoon is, and how it affects the environment of this important Southeast Asian country. Full Review »

