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It looks like another storm is going to keep us out of school Wednesday (and maybe Thursday), so here is the next step for the Latin America Unit.

Work for Tuesday 2/9:

Check your map study with the following resources to be sure your maps are accurate:

• Rivers of South America
• Powerpoint of Latin America Physical Geography
• Interactive map exercises (need shockwave plugin to use)
• Latin America interactive game list

You may want to make notecards with countries & capitals or play some of the interactive capital games.  

We will have a Latin America map quiz.  It will be the second day we return from this snow break.

Work for Wednesday 2/10:

1. Download and print out the Climates of Latin America Powerpoint – READ the powerpoint notes
2.  Research deforestation of the Amazon Basin online (cite your URL sources) and answer these questions in your notes:

• Why is the Amazon rain forest being destroyed?  Cite the various reasons for the destruction
• What are the short term and long term results of this deforestation?

Complete mental map BEFORE map study!

1. Mental Map of Latin America (Mexico, Central & South America, the Caribbean)

• Do not use any aids to complete this activity; all from memory
• Effort is everything.  If you map looks empty, you need to make more effort.
• Even if you are not sure where something is, still include it
• Maps should include titles, keys, compass, political features, and physical features
• Final copies should be done on a blank sheet of computer paper (sketch first before completing final copy)
• Use the whole page.  You map should not be mostly water.  It should be mostly land.
• Avoid cluttering the map.  Use color in place of drawing or writing. Use abbreviations where possible

2.      Complete the map study

• Using the Latin America Map Study(download & print)  list, label the political and physical features on the maps provided in class.  If you did not get the maps in class, download the maps from the internet.
• Maps of Latin America
• Map of South America
• Map of Middle America
• Map of Latin America

3.      Chapter 8 Assignment

• Read Sections 1 & 2
• Do all vocabulary (black words) and all Identifications (blue words). Remember that for the Ids you include the location (where is it?) and the significance (why is it important?)
• Download and complete the Chapter 8 Review Questions(click link)

ALL THREE SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY TUESDAY 2/9

Phase 5 – Thursday 2/4

Phase 3 – Friday 2/5

Amendment Review:

Matching   Matching2   Flashcards   Helpful Hints

DUE TUESDAY 2/2/10

All Sections – complete pages 2-6 in the Article packet handed out in class.  Page one was, or is, going to be done in class. 

Sections C, G, H – Complete the Amendment Scavenger Hunt. Use online resources if you are having trouble.

DUE WEDNESDAY 2/3/10

Sections B &D - Complete the Amendment Scavenger Hunt. Use online resources if you are having trouble.

Use this post to ask and answer midterm content questions.  Just press the comment button to leave a question or reply.

Phase 5 Chapter 6 Assignment, Human Geography of the US & Canada Questions,  is due on Monday 1/11.

Phase 3 Chapter 6 Assignment, Human Geography of the US & Canada, is due on Tuesday 1/12.

Please download and print the US & Canada Population powerpoint notes. 

Phase 5 – need for class on 1/8

Phase 3 – need for class on 1/11

The map quiz will be pushed back one day from the previous schedule.  This means that phase 5 will quiz on Thursday 1/7 and phase 3 will quiz on Friday 1/8.

Phase 3 & 5 will both be assessed on a political and physical map of the United States.  You will need the directions & physical feature list as well as maps of the US & Canada.  Click on these links below and print them out:

• Political Map of the US 
• Physical Map of the US
• Political Map of Canada  - print two of these (make one physical and one political) I could not find an blank physical map of canada.  Just draw in the features.

To complete the map study you need to read Chapter 5 in your World Geography Text and have an atlas (electronic or traditional) handy.

If you have questions about the map study after reading the text and using an atlas, please hit the comment button on this post and I will do my best to answer your questions.

The map quiz will be on Wed 1/6 for phase 5 and Thurs 1/7 for phase 3.

My Curriculum Links page has a lot of resources for learning where the political and physical features of the US & Canada are located.  Once you are one the page click US and Canada to see the various learning games

Phase 3- 

• The Chapter 3 & 4 Quest will be given on Tuesday1/5. 
• If you have specific questions about the material, please hit the comment button below on this post and ask your question. I’d be happy to respond electronically through this venue.
• The mental mapping assignment (see below) will be due on Tuesday 1/5 as well 

Phase 5 – Your mental map of the US and Canada is expected to be turned in on Tuesday 1/5.