Thursday, October 8, 2009

Table of Contents Update - 10-08

Here is an update for your Table of Contents. Recently added worksheets are in bold. Please be sure to have the worksheets IN THE THREE RINGS and in order. Any questions, please ask.

20. 50 States Pretest
21. In Class Population Project
22. Population Data Sheet
23. SW Asia Political Map
24. Chapter 18 Vocabulary
25. Chapter 18 Learning Map
26. SW Asia Physical Map
27.Religions of the World Venn Diagram
28. Religion and Govt. Info Sheet (BLUE sheet)
29. SW Asia Project Directions Sheet
30. Guided Reading 1 and 2 (SW Asia)
31. Guided Reading 3 and 4 (SW Asia)

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Quiz Reminders!!!



Please remember to prepare for the quizzes!

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

October Extra Credit

Each month you will have an opportunity to earn extra credit. It will not be announced in class but if you read about it here, you should probably let your friends and classmates know about it.

In order to earn points, answers must be turned in on a 3x5 notecard. Each answer is worth two (2) additional points towards your point total so far. The questions are listed below.

1. Leveche - a hot, dry wind that blows over Spain - originates in which desert?

2. Most of the people in Naxcivan, an exclave of Azerbaijan, are followers of what religion?

3. Name the special administrative region of China, once a Portuguese colony, that lies in the Pearl River Delta.

4. Which country, crossed by the Tropic of Cancer, borders Guinea and Algeria?

5. Cobh, formerly called Queenstown, is a port on Cork Harbor in which country?

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Class News for the Week of October 5th

Hey gang. Time for another week to begin. This week we will continue to work on Southwest Asia. Plan on finishing the Political and Physical Maps by Tuesday and probably beginning a group project by Thursday. We will focus on our three main concepts for this chapter - religion, oil, and cultural differences. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Friday, October 2, 2009

Table of Contents Update - October 2nd




1. Countries of the World Pretest
2. Mental Mapping - World Map
3. Course Policies
4. Behavior and Expectations

5. What is Geography
6. Five Themes Learning Map
7. Five Themes Outline

8. Region Coloring Activity
9. Ten Items
10. Google Earth Five Themes
11. ABC Guide and Rubric
12. Everyone Is
13. 3-2-1 (five themes)
14. Map Scale

15. Culture Squares / Culture Wheel
16. Chapter 3 Vocabulary
17. Chapter 3, Guided Reading 1

18. Five Themes Test
19. Wall of Culture
20. 50 States Pretest
21. In Class Population Project
22. Population Data Sheet
23. SW Asia Political Map
24. Chapter 18 Vocabulary
25. Chapter 18 Learning Map
26. SW Asia Physical Map
27.Religions of the World Venn Diagram