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African Rivers Map Quiz
For this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students examine the map that includes 15 rivers in Africa. Students match the names of the rivers to the appropriate places on the map.
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Asia Capitals Map Quiz
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students examine the map that includes 31 countries in Asia. Students match the names of the capital cities to the appropriate countries on the map.
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Africa: Geography Concept Map
In this geography skills learning exercise, students complete a graphic organizer where they list African countries and their geographic features, languages spoken, natural resources, and historical facts.
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Colonial North America
This 54-slide PowerPoint outlines the significant events in the history of Colonial North America, beginning in 1603 with the ascendance of James I to the throne of England. Designed to accompany a lecture on this time period, the...
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Understanding Geography
Young scholars create a map of their own neighborhood to show the relationships between the geography of the neighborhood and its economy and culture. They view and discuss an introductory video on how geographers study an area then go...
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Welcome to My World!
Students use maps to locate information. They read the story, "It Looked Like Spilt Milk", view images of the continents and discuss the various continents. Afterward, they make their own Atlas to record information that they can later...
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Our City
Second graders familiarize themselves with the town they live in by practicing their imagination, library research and writing skills.
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Mapping an Empire
How did the expansion of the Roman Empire during the first century contribute to its downfall? Using a map of the Roman Empire in 44 BC and one of the Roman Empire in 116 AD as references, class member use critical reading skills to...
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Planning A Railroad
Learners use topographical maps students explain the challenges involved in building the railroad in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
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The Gift of the Nile: Egypt and its River
Students begin with a piece of a puzzle that shows an artifact from ancient Egypt. They find others who have pieces that go with their puzzle piece. Students work in these groups to construct a relief map of the Nile River Valley.
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Navigation
Students explain that globes are the best way to show positions of places, but flat maps are portable and can show great detail. They make a mercator projection of the route Lewis and Clark took on their journey.
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A Shuttle's Eye View
Learners explore the goals of the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission as a springboard to exploring the topographical features of their own state or region. They synthesize their understanding of landforms and topography by mapping their...
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Mapmaking
Learners examine the craft of cartography and how the Lewis and Clark expedition created and used maps. They analyze maps, read a handout, create a map, participate in a mini expedition and map out a route based on travel directions,...
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Principles of Flight: Where are We?
Students explore the concept of topographical maps. In this topographical map lesson, students discuss how airplanes know where to fly. Students use topographical maps to simulate a field trip on the computer.
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Regions of South Carolina
Third graders explore the 5 regions of South Carolina. For this regions lesson, 3rd graders locate the regions on a map and compare and contrast the areas. Students have sentence strips that have facts about the regions on them, students...
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Where I Live…
Second graders explore their community. In this social studies lesson plan, 2nd graders use Internet tools to locate their community on a map and then locate where they live.
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