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Geography Duration: September Geography Bee Preparation Bible Integration: the history of the nations is dependent on their responses to God and to His people Day 1 – United States Map Materials – Blank USA map TSWBAT – become familiar with the United States map Intro – Why is it important to study geography? Why is it important to study maps? Development – Provide students with blank USA map Allow 5 min. to fill in map Trade papers with partners for “correcting” On Smartboard, fill in USA map together as a class Student with the most correct gets a prize Closure/Evaluation – Response to filling out a blank map; Provide students with blank and completed maps to study *HW: Study USA map Day 2 - Identify States by Region Materials – Regional map of the USA, Region fact sheets TSWBAT – identify the various regions of the United States and the components within each unique region Intro – Define region; are there different regions in the United States? Where might the different regions be located? Development – Split the class in two groups Group 1 explores: West, Midwest Group 2 explores: Southeast, Southwest, Northeast Representatives from both groups pair up Partners teach each other about the regions that they explored Closure/Evaluation – What are the various regions found in the United States? What are the components of these regions? *HW: Study for upcoming USA map quiz Days 3 & 4 - Landforms in the USA: Travel Brochures Materials – colored pencils, markers, Internet access, fact sheets, landform note-taking form TSWBAT – create brochures demonstrating information about different types of landforms Intro – Review different landforms in the USA: canyons, geysers, desert, glaciers, mountains, valleys, waterfalls, caves, lakes, plains, volcanoes Development – Explain to students that they will be creating a brochure for a specific landform “I want you to create colorful, creative and factual land form travel brochures. The travel industry is in desperate need of these brochures because land form tourism has been down. Are you ready? The American Bureau of Tourism thanks you for your contribution and eagerly awaits your brochure design.” Students use the Internet and fact sheets to research their landform Complete landform note-taking form Create brochures Closure/Evaluation – Present brochures as a class. *HW: Study for upcoming USA map quiz Day 5 - Capitals and Cities Materials – Blank map of USA, capitals/cities puzzle TSWBAT – identify the major cities and capitals in the United States Intro – Project blank map of USA on Smartboard; have students fill in the names of the states in review for tomorrow’s map quiz Development – Divide students into two groups Distribute capitals/cities puzzle to groups Students work together to complete puzzle Go over correct answers to puzzle Closure/Evaluation – add capitals/cities to the USA map from the intro. Remind students that their map quiz is tomorrow. *HW: Study for tomorrow’s USA map quiz. Day 6 - USA Map Quiz Week 2: Continents and Oceans World Map Pre-quiz World landforms World landmarks Name___________________________ Date__________________ United States Regions The Northeast: ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ The Southeast: ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ The Southwest: ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ The West: ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ The Midwest: ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ The Northeast Climate: The climate for the northeast region is all different. There are cool to hot summers and very cold winters. The yearly precipitation for the northeast region is about 46 inches in a year. That includes rainfall and snowfall. The average July temperature is 69 degrees F. The average January temperature is 21 degrees F. Famous People: John Quincy Adams was the 6th president. He was president just like his father, John Adams. Pauline Newman was a famous Jewish immigrant who lived in New York City. Squanto helped the pilgrims survive the hard life in the Plymouth Colonies. Major Landforms: Appalachian Mountains: mountain range that stretches from Canada to Alabama Valleys: a natural trough in the Earth's surface Hills: hills are an elevation of the Earth's surface that has a distinct summit Population: 57,518,000 Natural Products/ Resources: Coal, gravel, iron, natural gas, oil, sand, stone, zinc, fruits, vegetables, poultry, cattle Tourist Attractions: New York City- New York Independence Hall- Pennsylvania Plymouth- Massachusetts Statue of Liberty- New York Empire State Building- New York The Southeast Climate: Louisiana has the warmest average July temperature of 82 F. Kentucky has the coldest average January temperature of 34 F. The yearly precipitation for the Southeast region is about 606 in. a year. That includes snowfall and rainfall. Famous People: DeSoto, Herhando- Spanish Explorer Madison, James- 4th President King Jr., Martin Luther- Civil Rights Leader Lincoln, Abraham- 16th President Major Landforms: Great Smoky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains Coastal Plain Big Cypress Swamp Blue Ridge Mountains Population: Over 50 million Natural Products/Resources: farming- beef, fruits, hogs, poultry, rice, sugarcane, vegetables fishing- shrimp, fish, clams, lobsters, scallops mining- oil, zinc, coal, iron, natural gas Tourist Attractions: Stone Mountain Mammoth Cave St. Augustine The Southwest Climate: The climate in the southwest can go up to 157 F in Southwestern Arizona. The lowest temperature recorded in the southwest is -50 F in Southern New Mexico. The yearly precipitation is 86 in., mostly out of Oklahoma. Famous People: Campbell, Earl- Basketball Crocket, David- American Frontiersman Eisenhower, Dwight- President Holly, Buddy- Singer Mantle, Mickey- Baseball player Ryan, Nolan- Baseball player Staubach, Roger- Football player Major Landforms: Plains- Low, flat land Rocky Mountains- A mountain range that runs through the northern part of New Mexico Plateau- Mountains with flat tops Population: 21,408,665 Natural Products/Resources: Farming: Beef cattle, citrus fruits, cotton, dairy cows, grain sorghum, hay, melons, rice, sheep, vegetables, wheat Fishing: Crabs, fish, oysters, shrimp Mining: Coal, copper, natural gas, oil, potash, silver, uranium Tourist Attractions: Grand Canyon, Meteor Canyon-Arizona Gila Wilderness, Carlsbad Caverns-New Mexico Fort Sill, Washita Battle Field-Oklahoma Lyndon Johnson Space Center, Alamo-Texas The Midwest Climate: The temperature in the Midwest states can range from -40 degrees F. in Dakotas & Minnesota to 120 degrees F. in Southern Missouri. The rainfall in the Midwest can very as much as 50 in. in Northwestern Missouri to 13 in. in Western North Dakota. Famous People: Armstrong, Neil- First man on the moon Custer, George- General Dean, James- Actor Disney, Walt-Film producer Edison, Thomas- Inventor Ford, Henry- Motor car inventor Grant, Ulysses- Union Army General, President of the United States Reagan, Ronald- President of the United States Major Landforms: Black Hills-A mountain range in South Dakota Bad Lands-region of tiny steep hills and deep gullies made by erosion Population: over 65 million Natural Products/resources: beef cattle, beets, wheat, dairy cows, corn, grain, poultry, hogs, flower seeds, hay, oats, sheep Tourist Attractions: Abraham Lincoln's home- Illinois Big Spring- Michigan Indianapolis Motor Speed Way- Indiana Mt. Rushmore- South Dakota Chimney Rock-Nebraska Football Hall of Fame- Ohio The West Climate: California and Hawaii have the warmest July temperature of 75 degrees F. Alaska has the coldest January of 5 degrees F. The yearly precipitation for the west region is about 32 inches a year - that includes snowfall and rainfall. Famous People: Geronimo- was an Apache Chief O'Connor, Sandra D.- the first and only female justice on the Supreme Court Major Landforms: Rocky Mountains -extends more than 3,000 miles across the western part of North America Great Basin - a large desert Mt. Ranier - Highest peak in Washington Mt. McKinley - Alaska Range in Alaska, Highest peak in North America Mt. Hood -Inactive volcano with many glaciers Great Plains - vast, dry land in North America Population: over 50 million Natural Products/Resources: Fishing: crabs, fish, oysters, scallops, shrimp Mining: coal, copper, gold, lead, national gas, oil, silver, uranium, zinc Farming: beef cattle, coffee, cotton, dairy cows, fruit, hay, potatoes, rise, sheep, sugar beets, barley, sugar cane, vegetable, wheat Tourist Attractions: Glacier Bay – Alaska Rocky Mountains –Colorado Hoover Dame –Nevada Yellow Stone -Wyoming Yosemite -California