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Around the World At 30o North Latitude
Reinforce the use of an atlas and reference materials with writers. They discover how geographic location can make living easier or harder. They draw an assigned journey on a map, categorize survival needs, and prioritize options during...
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Things That Stick Out Or: How To Find Your Way Around on a Map
Students explain the meaning of and recognize the map outlines of a peninsula, an isthmus, and a cape.
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From There To Here...
Learners find out where some of the products in hour homes come from, then become aware of our local trash, landfills and incinerators. They chart and graph data and use maps for different purposes.
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Commercials...What Are They Saying?
Young scholars identify how culture and experiences influence people's perceptions of places and regions. They list and apply the generalizations pulled from these observations.
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Chinese Landscapes
Students explain some of the topographical features of China's landscape. They view a Chinese landscape and discuss their view of the harmony between man and nature, then create their own karst mountain scene.
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Creating Climographs
Students chart statistical information on graphs, interpret the information and use it to explain spatial relationships, and identify the relationship between climate and vegetation.
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What's In a Name?
Students examine the origins of the names of U.S. states, focusing on names that were derived from Native American words. They are provided with lists of the names of the 50 states, and then research online or in library resources the...
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Taking a Trip Through the Regions
Students identify the location and characteristics of different regions throughout the world. Using this information, they compare and contrast the regions and discover how they change over time. They use the internet to research a place...
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Welina's World
Students living in Hawaii draw a picture of themselves in their neighborhood. They draw their neighborhood in relation to their district and then in relation to the island they are from. They compare their pictures to their classmates'...
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Boundaries and People
Students map watersheds to find their boundaries. In this watershed activity students map and then give their "watershed address." Students show the trail from stream, larger stream to oceans. Students describe the...
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Into the Deep
Take young scientists into the depths of the world's ocean with the second lesson of this three-part earth science series. After first drawing pictures representing how they imagine the bottom of the ocean to appear, students...
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The United States in 1790
In this geography skills worksheet, students study the provided map of the United States in 1790 and then complete the provided quiz over the 17 states and territories.
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Mural Mania
Students research and discuss symbols and features of their state. They create a mural representing their state and design a quarter for their state.
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Capital Questions
In this geography worksheet, learners test their knowledge of Canada's capitals and their geography in Canada. Students answer 15 multiple choice questions, then check their answers.
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Map of Norway
In this geography of Norway worksheet, students color and label a map with major cities and physical features. Students need to do their own research.
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Worksheet 3. Names of Places
In this geography worksheet, students write the geography words in the correct columns. The columns are "Continents", "Countries", and "Cities". There are 12 words on this page to organize.
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Families and Neighborhoods
Students distinguish where their homes are in relation to the city of Pittsburgh. In this geography lesson, students read the book All Families Are Specialand find their city on a map of Pennsylvania. Students locate Pittsburgh...
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Louisiana
In this Louisiana learning exercise, learners answer multiple choice questions about Louisiana's history and geography. Students complete 10 questions.
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History Quiz 67
In this history learning exercise, students take a multiple choice quiz about the geography of famous empires. Students complete 4 multiple choice questions.
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India: Ten Minute Quiz
In this India worksheet, learners respond to 7 fill in the blank, 4 true or false, 8 short answer, 4 matching, and 2 multiple choice questions about the geography and culture of the country.
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Globe Lesson 4 - Intermediate Directions
Students explore the concept of intermediate directions. In this geography skills lesson, students use map skills in order to identify intermediate directions as they complete a map activity.
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Where in the World is Egypt?
In this geography worksheet, students investigate the location of the continent of Africa and the country of Egypt by studying a map of the region. Students color the map and locate Egypt.
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Illinois State Map
In this Illinois geography learning exercise, students color and label a map of Illinois. Students study the location of the capital and where Illinois is situated in the United States. There is a black line map of the state with a grey...