Unit 1, Activity 1, Vocabulary Self-Awareness Chart
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Unit 1, Activity 1, Vocabulary Self-Awareness Chart
Vocabulary Self-Awareness Chart
Vocabulary Term / + / √ / - / Explanation / Example/ SketchMap key/legend
Map symbols
Distance scale
Compass rose
Cardinal directions
Intermediate directions
Map projections
Time zone
Latitude
Longitude
Hemisphere
Poles
Physical map
Political map
Special purpose map
General purpose map
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Unit 1, Activity 3, Types of Maps Word Grid
Types of Maps Word Grid
Type of Map / Displays Physical Characteristics / Displays Cultural Characteristics / General Purpose Map / Specific Purpose MapElevation
Precipitation
Population
Weather
Land use
Physical
Transportation
Time zone
Land use/Economic
Ocean current
Wind current
Political
Climate
Historical
Y= Yes
N= No
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Types of Maps Word Grid
Type of Map / Displays Physical Characteristics / Displays Cultural Characteristics / General Purpose Map / Specific Purpose MapElevation / Y / N / N / Y
Precipitation / Y / N / N / Y
Population / N / Y / N / Y
Weather / Y / N / N / Y
Land use/ Economic / N / Y / N / Y
Physical / Y / N / Y / N
Transportation / N / Y / N / Y
Time zone / N / Y / N / Y
Ocean current / Y / N / N / Y
Wind current / Y / N / N / Y
Political / N / Y / Y / N
Climate / Y / N / N / Y
Historical / N / Y / N / Y
Y= Yes
N= No
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Unit 1, Activity 5, Hurricane Tracking Exercises
Hurricane Tracking: Latitude and Longitude Exercise 1
Hurricane Katrina / Latitude / LongitudePosition 1 / 23.4° N / 76.0° W
Position 2 / 24.4° N / 84.4° W
Position 3 / 25.1° N / 86.8° W
Position 4 / 26.9° N / 89.0° W
Position 5 / 28.8° N / 89.6° W
Landfall Location:
Hurricane Tracking: Latitude and Longitude Exercise 2
Hurricane Ivan / Latitude / LongitudePosition 1 / 12.7° N / 66.2° W
Position 2 / 15.5° N / 73.3° W
Position 3 / 20.6° N / 84.4° W
Position 4 / 25.1° N / 87.2° W
Position 5 / 30.9° N / 87.7° W
Landfall Location:
Hurricane Tracking: Latitude and Longitude Exercise 3
Hurricane Camille / Latitude / LongitudePosition 1 / 19.4° N / 82.0° W
Position 2 / 23.7° N / 85.9° W
Position 3 / 26.0° N / 87.7° W
Position 4 / 29.4° N / 89.1° W
Position 5 / 32.2° N / 90.0° W
Landfall Location:
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Unit 1, Activity 5, Hurricane Tracking Exercises with Answers
Hurricane Tracking: Latitude and Longitude Exercise 1
Hurricane Katrina / Latitude / LongitudePosition 1 / 23.4° N / 76.0° W
Position 2 / 24.4° N / 84.4° W
Position 3 / 25.1° N / 86.8° W
Position 4 / 26.9° N / 89.0° W
Position 5 / 28.8° N / 89.6° W
Landfall Location:
Buras, Louisiana
Hurricane Tracking: Latitude and Longitude Exercise 2
Hurricane Ivan / Latitude / LongitudePosition 1 / 12.7° N / 66.2° W
Position 2 / 15.5° N / 73.3° W
Position 3 / 20.6° N / 84.4° W
Position 4 / 25.1° N / 87.2° W
Position 5 / 30.9° N / 87.7° W
Landfall Location:
Mobile Bay, Alabama
Hurricane Tracking: Latitude and Longitude Exercise 3
Hurricane Camille / Latitude / LongitudePosition 1 / 19.4° N / 82.0° W
Position 2 / 23.7° N / 85.9° W
Position 3 / 26.0° N / 87.7° W
Position 4 / 29.4° N / 89.1° W
Position 5 / 32.2° N / 90.0° W
Landfall Location:
Pass Christian, Mississippi
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Unit 1, Activity 7, Physical Systems Process Guide
Physical Systems Process Guide
Directions: Place the following objects into the correct physical system. Be prepared to defend your decisions.
HELP!
A group of students has collected eight items from various parts of the earth. Now that they have returned to class, no one can remember which items they collected from which physical process. Can you help these students classify the following objects into their correct physical system?
Items collected:
Fertile soil
Oxygen
Glacier ice
Sedimentary rock
Ants
Nitrogen
Salt water
Oak tree leaves
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Unit 1, Activity 7, Physical Systems Process Guide with Answers
Physical Systems Process Guide
Directions: Place the following objects into the correct physical system. Be prepared to defend your decisions.
HELP!
A group of students has collected eight items from various parts of the earth. Now that they have returned to class, no one can remember which items they collected from which physical process. Can you help these students classify the following objects into their correct physical system?
Items collected:
Fertile soil
Oxygen
Glacier ice
Sedimentary rock
Ants
Nitrogen
Salt water
Oak tree leaves
Atmosphere / Lithosphere / Hydrosphere / BiosphereNitrogen / Sedimentary rock / Glacier ice / Ants
Oxygen / Fertile soil / Salt water / Oak tree leaves
Oxygen
Fertile soil
Salt Water
Glacier ice
Sedimentary rock
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Unit 2, Activity 3, Trade Routes Chart with Answers
Trade Routes Chart
Trade Route / Regions Connected by Trade RoutesSt. Lawrence Seaway
Mississippi River System
Alaskan Pipeline
Interstate 80
Canadian National Railway
Interstate 90
Trans-Canadian Highway
Trade Routes Chart with Answers
Trade Route / Regions Connected by Trade RoutesSt. Lawrence Seaway / Great Lakes region to the Atlantic Ocean
Mississippi River System / Central United States to the Gulf of Mexico
Alaskan Pipeline / Northern Alaska at the Arctic Ocean (Prudhoe Bay) to Southern Alaska at Valdez (Gulf of Alaska)
Interstate 80 / San Francisco, California to Teaneck, New Jersey
Canadian National Railway / Nova Scotia to British Columbia and through the United States along the Mississippi River valley
Interstate 90 / Seattle, Washington to Boston, Massachusetts
Trans-Canadian Highway / Nova Scotia and Newfoundland to British Columbia
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Unit 2, Activity 4, Features of Canada and the United States
Features of Canada and the United States
Canada United States
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Unit 2, Activity 6, Sample Questioning the Author
Sample Questioning the Author
Cuban Missile Crisis Newspaper Article
Goal / QueryInitiate discussion. / What is the author trying to say?
What does the article say?
Focus on author’s message. / Why did the author choose the words he did?
What does the article really mean?
Link information. / How does this connect with information we have already learned?
How does this fit with what the author has stated earlier in the article?
Identify difficulties with the way the author has presented the information or ideas. / Does the article make sense?
Are all items explained clearly? Why or why not?
What questions do we still have?
Encourage students to refer to the text because they have misinterpreted or to help them recognize that they have made an inference. / Did the author tell us that?
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Unit 2, Activity 7, Anticipation Guide
Anticipation Guide
“Quebec, by Razor-Thin Margin, Votes 'NO' On Leaving Canada” © 1995
Complete this exercise individually. Read each statement below. Indicate in the blanks provided whether the statements are True or False.
_____ 1. Citizens in general have a right to vote to have their state or province separate from the rest of the country.
_____ 2. Quebec’s citizens wanted to leave Canada because of cultural differences.
_____ 3. A sense of national pride (nationalism) resulted in the vote to keep Quebec a part of Canada.
_____ 4. All Canadians should remain focused on unity.
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Unit 3, Activity 2, Split-Page Notetaking Guide
Split-Page Notetaking Guide
History of South America, Central America, and the Caribbean
Topic: History / Area: ______What was the pre-Columbian Period like?
What country first colonized the area?
How did colonization impact the area?
Why was this region colonized?
How was independence gained?
What ethnic groups are found in the region?
Migration patterns in the past
Current migration patterns including urbanization
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Unit 3, Activity 3, Vocabulary Card
El Nino and La Nina Vocabulary Cards
Definition: / Characteristics:Effect: / Sketch:
Definition: / Characteristics:
Effect: / Sketch:
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Unit 3, Activity 4, Rule of 72 Worksheet with Answers
Rule of 72 Worksheet
Have students predict country and world populations by applying the Rule of 72, which is determined by subtracting a country’s death rate from its birth rate.
Using the Rule of 72, ask students to complete the following table:
Region Population 2000 Growth Rate Years to Double
North America 481,000,000 0.6 120
Sub-Saharan Africa 611,000,000 2.6 _____
China 1,250,000,000 1.0 _____
India 1,000,000,000 1.8 _____
World 6,000,000,000 1.4 _____
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Rule of 72 Worksheet
Region Population 2000 Growth Rate Years to Double
North America 481,000,000 0.6 120
Sub-Saharan Africa 611,000,000 2.6 27.7
China 1,250,000,000 1.0 72
India 1,000,000,000 1.8 40
World 6,000,000,000 1.4 51.4
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Unit 3, Activity 6, Trade Agreements Graphic Organizer
WTO NAFTA
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Unit 4, Activity 3, Major Countries of Europe
Major Countries of Europe
NAME OF COUNTRY / POPULATION OF COUNTRY / ECONOMICPOWER / MILITARY
POWER / MAJOR CITIES / MAJOR LANDFORMS / ETHNIC GROUPS
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Unit 4, Activity 6, Economy Self-Awareness Chart
Economy Self-Awareness Chart
Vocabulary Term / + / √ / - / Explanation / Example/SketchDeveloped Country
Developing Country
Standard of Living
Gross Domestic Product
Per Capita Income
Market Economy
Command Economy
Traditional Economy
Mixed Economy
Independent
Interdependent
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Unit 5, Activity 1, Climate and Vegetation
Climate Region / Location of Climate Region / Type of Natural Vegetation / Major Economic ActivitiesClimate and Vegetation Chart
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Climate and Vegetation Chart with Answers
Climate Region / Location of Climate Region / Type of Natural Vegetation / Major Economic ActivitiesArid / Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Northwestern Turkmenistan / Sparse drought resistant plants, barren rocks, sandy areas / Nomadic herding
Semiarid / Western Azerbaijan, Russia between Black and Caspian Seas, Northern and Western Kazakhstan, Southwestern Turkmenistan, Eastern Tajikistan and Eastern Kyrgyzstan / Grassland, few trees / Nomadic herding, commercial farming, subsistence farming
Mediterranean / Armenia / Scrub woodland and grassland / Commercial farming
Humid Subtropical / Southern Georgia / Mixed forest / Commercial farming, forestry
Humid Continental / Southern and Western Russia, Belarus, Ukraine / Mixed forest / Commercial farming, forestry, livestock raising, manufacturing
Subarctic / Northern and Eastern Russia / Northern evergreen forest / Nomadic herding, fishing
Highland / Caucasus Mountains, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan / Forest to tundra vegetation depending on elevation / Forestry, livestock raising
Tundra / Northern Russia / Mosses, lichen, sedges, dwarf trees / Fishing, forestry, livestock raising
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Unit 5, Activity 2, Religion Pie Graph
Former Soviet Union Religious Membership
RELIGION NAME / TOTAL MEMBERS / PERCENTAGERussian Orthodox / 137,076,706
Eastern Orthodox / 15,399,255
Armenian Orthodox / 3,324,839
Georgian Orthodox / 3,266,508
Armenian Apostolistic / 399,564
Protestant / 498,726
Muslim / 69,559,137
Jewish / 2,916,525
Other / 59,211,306
TOTAL POPULATION / 291,652,566
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Unit 5, Activity 2, Religion Pie Graph with Answers
Former Soviet Union Religious Membership with Answers
RELIGION NAME / TOTAL MEMBERS / PERCENTAGERussian Orthodox / 137,076,706 / 47%
Eastern Orthodox / 15,399,255 / 5.28%
Armenian Orthodox / 3,324,839 / 1.14%
Georgian Orthodox / 3,266,508 / 1.12%
Armenian Apostolistic / 399,564 / .137%
Protestant / 498,726 / .171%
Muslim / 69,559,137 / 23.85%
Jewish / 2,916,525 / 1%
Other / 59,211,306 / 20.3%
TOTAL POPULATION / 291,652,566 / -
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Unit 5, Activity 4, Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union Split-Page Notetaking
Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union Split-page Notetaking Guide
Topic: Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union / Time period: ______When was the Soviet Union created and by whom?
Why was the Soviet Union created?
What type of government did it have? Describe this type of government.
What type of economic policy did the government have?
What was life like for the average citizen?
What was the Soviet Union’s role in the Cold War? Give specific examples.
Describe the culture under Soviet rule.
Who were the major leaders of the Soviet Union and what were their influential policies?
Why did the Soviet Union fall?
When did the Soviet Union dissolve?
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Unit 6, Activity 1, Economy Poster
Economy Poster
Country:Type of economy:
Per capita income:
GDP:
Standard of living:
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