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The United States and Canada: Climate and Vegetation

For Students 7th - 10th
Display U.S. and Canadian climate and vegetation through this text-companion worksheet. Learners read about the geography of these regions, take notes, and answer 3 comprehension questions as they read the selection. A graphic organizer...
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Alaska

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore how humans adapt to variations in physical environment, compare how people in different communities adapt to or modify the physical environment and identify and compare the human characteristics of selected regions.
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Growth of a River

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students evaluate geography by drawing an image in class. In this river lesson, students identify a list of vocabulary terms associated with bodies of water. Students identify how a river is formed and draw a picture of one including the...
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Recreate the Race

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students research and find the route of the Alaskan dog sled race.In this Iditarod race lesson students find the checkpoints for the Iditarod on a map. Students research information in pairs about each one of the checkpoints. Students...
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Wad-a-Watershed

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
What kind of impact do humans have on watersheds? Find out in a lesson plan that defines, explores, and promotes ways to protect our watersheds. The ultimate goal of the lesson plan is for learners to discover how a watershed is impacted...
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States & Capitals 1-25

For Students 3rd - 5th
Young pupils test their geography skills by matching the 50 states to their correct state capitals. The states are listed in alphabetical order on the left, and a list of state capitals are presented in random order in a right-hand...
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Glaciers and Water

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Explore the amazing power of glaciers with a hands-on earth science experiment! After first learning basic background information, learners go on to create their very own chunks of frozen water and gravel in order to...
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"Julie of the Wolves"

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research life in Alaska and compare life there to their lives in this lesson. They read "Julie of the Wolves." They research through the novel and other reference books facts about the Alaskan climate and geography. They...
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Alaska Purchase

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading comprehension and geography activity, students read a selection about the Alaska Purchase, its origins as a state, and its attributes. They answer 7 fill in the blank questions using information from the selection.
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Identifying Border States of the U.S.

For Students 3rd
In this identifying border states of the U.S. worksheet, 3rd graders visually identify then write the names of the states that border Canada and Mexico;  page 1 is a lesson, page 2 is the worksheet.
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5 Themes Awareness of Current Event Issues

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners identify the 5 themes of geography as being location, place, human-environmental interaction, movement and region. They explain a current event from the perspective of each theme and their interrelationship..
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Alaska Trade

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students spend two days traveling throughout Alaska, trading as they go. They explore universal principles related to trade and commerce while studying about Alaska's geography and indigenous people. At the end of the lesson, students...
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A Geopoem About Alaska

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders conduct Internet research on the physical and human characteristics of Alaska. They compose and write geopoems about the state of Alaska, using a template.
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Alaskan Studies

For Students 6th - 8th
In this social studies worksheet, middle schoolers find the words that are about the region of Alaska. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Latitude & Longitude

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Here is a worksheet activity where learners mark the latitude and longitude coordinates of cities all over the world. There are 15 cities to identify, from Baghdad, Iraq to Warsaw, Poland and Anchorage, Alaska.
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Alaska

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students describe and explain variations in Alaska's physical environment including climate, landforms, natural resources and natural hazards and compare how people in different communities adapt to or modify the physical environment.
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United States Quiz Two

For Students 9th - 12th
In this United States worksheet, students answer short answer questions about which political party the Presidents belonged to and geography of the country. Students answer 20 short answer questions.
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Capitals, Oceans, And Border States

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars investigate geography by completing games with classmates. In this United States of America lesson, students examine a map of North America and identify the borders of Mexico and Canada as well as the Pacific and Atlantic....
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A Long Way from Home: A Hands-on Geography Lesson about World War II

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students build World War II directional signs. In this World War II lesson, students explore the geographic locations of the war as they analyze primary sources and conduct research regarding places of significance in the war. Students...
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Geography and Artifacts of Mexico

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review the structure of government in Mexico and discuss how it is different than the United States. Using artifacts, they must label and identify the city or state in which the artifact originated. They use the artifact clues...
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Adapting to Survive

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students examine how the climate and environment affect people in Alaska. They identify the five regions of Alaska on a map, conduct Internet research, write a report on the climate differences in the five Alaskan regions, and write a...
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Global Connections Geography Review

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
In this beginning world geography PowerPoint, students answer basic  questions about continents and oceans, as well as land and water that surround or can be found in the United States. Correct responses earn a mark on the...
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The Five Themes of Geography

For Students 7th - 9th
In this geography skills worksheet, students respond to 18 fill in the blank and short answer questions about the 5 geography themes.
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U.S. Archaeological Sites: Geography Practice

For Students 4th - 6th
In this archaeological sites worksheet, students read about sites in the Unites States and use a map to complete a set of 7 short answer questions.