Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Geography in the News--Canada's Northern Region

Here's your three articles to choose from for Geography In The News.  Select ONE of the articles to take notes (two-column--who, what, when, where, why, etc) and write summary + connection to chapter.

Speaking out against $600-a-week grocery bills 


Friday, February 14, 2014

US & Canada Region Summary

Read the region preview here.

While reading, take notes, using our 2-column method.  Your main ideas down the left side of your paper will include Physical Features, Climate, Vegetation, Population, History, and Economic Activities.

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Country Poem using thematic maps & Sochi extra credit

Create a 7-line poem about a Latin American country of your choice.  Follow the format given below to write your poem.  Use all six thematic maps to help you.

Line 1  Country Name

Line 2  One physical feature located in your country

Line 3  Two adjectives describing your country's climate

Line 4  One detail about your country's vegetation

Line 5  Two adjectives describing your country's population density

Line 6  One detail about land use or resources in your country

Line 7  Region name

Resources:
Textbook chapter 2

Latin America maps
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Keep track of winners at the Sochi Olympics!

Here's the spreadsheet you can download/print and fill out.

Keep track of the Olympics here and here.

Data can be found at the CIA World Factbook or from the textbook Data Bank.