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Week 1

Week of
Aug. 18

DG 1

Week 2

Week of
Aug. 25


DG 2

Week 3

Week of
Sept. 2


DG 3

Week 4

Week of
Sept. 8

DG 4

Week 5

Week of
Sept. 15

DG 5

Week 6

Week of
Sept. 22

DG 6

Week 7

Week of
Sept. 29

DG 7

Week 8

Week of
Oct. 6

DG 8

Week 9

Week of
Oct. 13

DG 9

Churchville Due 9/02
The 50 Geography Competencies 9/30

Extra Credit

Classroom Management Plan and Expectations

 

What are D.G's?

 

 

 

 

Social Studies EXTRA CREDIT
WKS
Almanac Crossword Puzzle
Due when you want the points.
WKS
Extra Credit Scribble Map 
Due when you want the points.
Online
Online Extra Credit
1) Read through the website.
2) Take the online quiz.
3) Print the quiz. 4) Turn it in.
Due when you want the points.

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Week
1
Date
Assignment Name
Due
Date
Alaska
Standards
Mon. 8/18
Teacher Work Day
   
.
Tue. 8/19 Churchville Map 
9/02
Geography
.
Wed. 8/20
DG 1& 2
Test Friday
  Churchville Map 
9/02
Geography
.
Thur. 8/21
DG 3 & 4
Test Friday
The 50 Geography Competencies WKS 9/30 Geography
.
Fri. 8/22
DG Test Week 1
Test
  Churchville Map 
9/02
Geography

 

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DG # 1 The Week of August 19

Wednesday
1. What are the names of the seven continents of the Earth?
            1.
            2.
            3.
            4.
            5.
            6.
            7.   

2. Name the oceans of the Earth.

            1.
            2.
            3.
            4.

Although not officially recognized the Southern Ocean is sometimes called the
fifth ocean located south of the 60 degree line of latitude and surrounding Antarctica.

Thursday
3. List the continents from largest to smallest.
            1.
            2.
            3.
            4.
            5.
            6.
            7
4. List the oceans from largest to smallest.
            1.
            2.
            3.
            4.
Although not officially recognized the Southern Ocean is sometimes called the
fifth ocean located south of the 60 degree line of latitude and surrounding Antarctica.

     Two Daily Geography (DG's) questions will be assigned when the students enter the room. It is the responsibility of the students to copy down the questions and find the answers by Thursday. The students will have time during class to show me their answers. I will then confirm their correct answers by putting my initials next to each question. Students should diligently collect these signatures so that he/she may study the correct answers for the test.
     There will be a 4 question test on the last day of the week. Three questions on the test are word for word from the chalkboard. The fourth question is the thought provoking question or as the students like to call it the "trick question."
     It is an expectation for the students to copy these questions down from the chalkboard at the beginning of class each day. I have published these questions early in case your student is absent.

     If a student misses a DG Test due to an excused absence it is their responsibility by the end of the quarter to make-up the test before school or after school. (It only takes 2 minutes if the student has studied).

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Week
2
Date
Assignment Name
Due
Date
Alaska
Standards
Mon. 8/25
DG 1 & 2
Test Friday
  CW~The 50 Geography Competencies
CW Library Literacy
  HW~Churchville Map 
9/02
Geography
.
Tue. 8/26
DG 3 & 4
Test Friday
Open
House
5:30-7
CW~Almanac Practice #1 Unlocking the Facts
CW Library Literacy
HW~Churchville Map 
9/02
Geography
HW~The 50 Geography Competencies
9/30 Library Literacy
.
Wed. 8/27
DG 5 & 6
Test Friday
  CW~Almanac Practice #1 Unlocking the Facts CW Library Literacy
  HW~Churchville Map 
9/02
Geography
  HW~The 50 Geography Competencies
9/30 Library Literacy
.
Thur. 8/28
DG 7 & 8
Test Friday
  CW Library Literacy
  HW~Churchville Map 
9/02
Geography
  HW~The 50 Geography Competencies
9/30 Library Literacy
.
Fri. 8/29
DG Test Week 2
Test
.. CW~Almanac Practice #2 Sorting out the Facts CW Library Literacy
  HW~Churchville Map 
9/02
Geography
  HW~The 50 Geography Competencies
9/30 Library Literacy

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DG # 2 The Week of August 25

Monday
1. Through which continents does
     the Arctic Circle pass?
2.
Is Central America considered part of
     North America or South America?


Tuesday
3. What continent is separated from
    
    Asia by the Ural Mountains?
4.
Name the three continents that
        border the Mediterranean Sea?


Wednesday
5. Name the mountain chain that runs
        down the west coast of South America.
6.
Texas is known as the Lone Star State.
        What is Utah known as?


Thursday
7
. An example of a Geographic Superlative is Venezuela's highest waterfall.
        Name the waterfall.
An example of a Geographic Superlative is Zimbabwe's largest singular waterfall.
        Name the waterfall
.

8
. Name 2 examples of a Geographic Superlative from the United States.

      Define superlative

     Two Daily Geography (DG's) questions will be assigned when the students enter the room. It is the responsibility of the students to copy down the questions and find the answers by Thursday. The students will have time during class to show me their answers. I will then confirm their correct answers by putting my initials next to each question. Students should diligently collect these signatures so that he/she may study the correct answers for the test.
     There will be a 4 question test on the last day of the week. Three questions on the test are word for word from the chalkboard. The fourth question is the thought provoking question or as the students like to call it the "trick question."
     It is an expectation for the students to copy these questions down from the chalkboard at the beginning of class each day. I have published these questions early in case your student is absent.
           
     If a student misses a DG Test due to an excused absence it is their responsibility by the end of the quarter to make-up the test before school or after school. (It only takes 2 minutes if the student has studied).

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Week
3
Date
Assignment Name
Due
Date
Alaska
Standards
The 50 Geography Competencies WKS 9/30 Geography
Mon. 9/01
Labor Day No School
.
Tue. 9/02
DG 1 & 2
Test Friday
Almanac
Test
Thursday
Almanac Practice #1 Unlocking the Facts
CW Library Literacy
Almanac Practice #2 Sorting out the Facts
Churchville Map Due 
DUE
Geography
.
Wed. 9/03
DG 3 & 4
Test Friday
Extra Credit - Almanac Crossword Puzzle
Due when you want the points.
.
Thur. 9/04
DG 5 & 6
Test Friday
   
Practice DG Trick Questions for the DG Test on Friday
  Geography
   
CW~Almanac Test Part 1
You do not need to study at home for this test. Trust Me!
CW Library Literacy
.
Fri. 9/05
DG Test Week 3
Test
. . Almanac Test Part 2
You do not need to study at home for this test. Trust Me!
CW Geography

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DG # 3 The Week of September 1

Tuesday
1. What do stars and a dots
     represent on a map?
        Star=            Dot =


2. A Zebra is an indigenous animal of Africa. Strawberries are an indigenous fruit of N. America.

Name an indigenous people from each continent:
            Africa =
            Australia =
            North America =
            South America =
            Europe =
and         Asia. =

Wednesday
3. Which continent(s) do not have any land in the Southern Hemisphere?

4. In clockwise order label the eight cardinal and intermediate direction on a compass.
                (Spell them out).
Thursday
5. Where is the International Date Line (I.D.L.)?

6. Which is not a body of water: cove, lagoon, isthmus or gulf?
     Two Daily Geography (DG's) questions will be assigned when the students enter the room. It is the responsibility of the students to copy down the questions and find the answers by Thursday. The students will have time during class to show me their answers. I will then confirm their correct answers by putting my initials next to each question. Students should diligently collect these signatures so that he/she may study the correct answers for the test.
     There will be a 4 question test on the last day of the week. Three questions on the test are word for word from the chalkboard. The fourth question is the thought provoking question or as the students like to call it the "trick question."
     It is an expectation for the students to copy these questions down from the chalkboard at the beginning of class each day. I have published these questions early in case your student is absent.  
         

     If a student misses a DG Test due to an excused absence it is their responsibility by the end of the quarter to make-up the test before school or after school. (It only takes 2 minutes).

 

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Week
4
Date
Assignment Name
Due
Date
Alaska
Standards
HW~The 50 Geography Competencies WKS 9/30 Geography
Mon. 9/08
DG 1 & 2
Test Friday
CW~Grade Churchvilles
Extra Credit Scribble Map 
Anytime
Geography
.
Tues. 9/09
DG 3 & 4
Test Friday
PowerPoint
Geography
CW/HW~Color the World
9/11
Geography
.
Wed. 9/10
DG 5 & 6
Test Friday

CW/HW~Page 1 Fill in the Blank
CW/HW~Page 2 Even Map
9/12
Geography
.
Thur. 9/11
DG 7 & 8
Test Friday

CW/HW~Page 1 Fill in the Blank
CW/HW~Page 2 Even Map
9/12
Geography
.
Fri. 9/12
DG Test Week 4
Test

CW/HW~Page 1 -- Regions of the World
CWHW ~  Page 2 -- Odd Map
9/15
Geography
Extra Credit Scribble Map 
Anytime
Geography

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DG # 4 The Week of September 08
     If a student misses a DG Test due to an excused absence it is their responsibility by the end of the quarter to make-up the test before school or after school. (It only takes 2 minutes).
Monday
1. What is a canal? Give 3 examples.
            1.
            2.
            3
.


2.
Because of the Erie Canal, boats can get from Lake Erie
            to New York City by way of which
major river?


Tuesday
3. What is the Ring of Fire?
4. When you cross the International Date Line (IDL),
            from the US to Japan do lose or gain a day?

Wednesday
5. What river did George Washington cross to
win
            the Battle of Trenton on December 26, 1776?
6. Name the city at
50° N, 30° E

Thursday
No DG's today.

When you cross the IDL from east to west ... like going from the US to Japan ... you move your watch and calendar to read a day later. You skip over 24 hours, and you 'lose' them. When you cross it going from west to east ... like toward the US and Canada from Asia ... you move your watch and calendar to read a day earlier. You get to live the same 24 hours all over again, so you 'gai
n' a day.

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Week
5
Date
Assignment Name
Due
Date
Alaska
Standards
The 50 Geography Competencies WKS 9/30 Geography
Mon. 9/15
DG 1 & 2
Test Friday

CW/HW~Page 1 -- Regions of the World
CWHW ~  Page 2 -- Odd Map
9/15
DUE
Geography
CW/HW~Practice Coordinates 9/17 Geography
A2, A4, A6
.
Tues. 9/16
DG 3 & 4
Test Friday
.    CW        Hemisphere Quiz
Geography
.
DG 5 & 6
Test Friday
CW/HW~Find it 9/19 Geography
CW/HW~Practice Coordinates 9/17
DUE
.
Thur. 9/18
DG 7 & 8
Test Friday
CW~Satellite Online View WKS
                             Satellite View of the Earth Website
CW Geography
.
Fri. 9/19
DG Test Week 5
Test
  CW/HW~Where in the World 9/22 Geography
A2, A4, A6
CW/HW~Find it 9/19
DUE

 

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DG #5 The Week of September 15


Monday
1. What region of the world is Singapore located in?
Use the regions on the
Regions of the World Worksheet.


2. What region of the world is
Kiev, Ukraine located in?

Use the regions on the
Regions of the World Worksheet.

Tuesday
3. Is 75% of the earth's fresh water located in the Great Lakes, oceans, Amazon River, glaciers, or Nile River?


4. Name the country located at 25 N, 77 W.

Wednesday
5. Name the longest river in the world
            located at 22° N, 31° E.

6. Name the river that carries the most water.
            located at 2°S, 55° W.

Thursday

7. If people in China are wearing winter clothes, what season is it in the United States? Why?

8.
What region of the world is Rio de Janeiro, Brazil located in?      
        Use the Regions on the World Worksheet.

If a student misses a DG Test due to an excused absence it is their responsibility
by the end of the quarter to make-up the test after the 7:30 bell before school or after school.
(It only takes 2 minutes).

 

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Unit Test Coming Soon
Study the Hemispheres, Coordinates, Continents, Oceans

Week
6
Date
Assignment Name
Due
Date
Alaska
Standards
Geo Comps The 50 Geography Competencies WKS 9/30 Geography
Mon. 9/22
DG 1 & 2
Test Friday
  CW/HW~Where in the World
Due Geography
A2, A4, A6
  CW/HW~  Side 1    Globe Plots
CW
/HW~  
Side 2    Matching
Due
Wed.
Geography
.
Tues. 9/23
DG 3 & 4
Test Friday
Pep
Assembly
Work Day
   
.
Wed. 9/24
DG 5 & 6
Test Friday
CW~ Lost @ Sea ~ Movie
Focus on why time is the secret to knowing longitude?

Part 1        Part 2      Part 3
CW Geography
  CW/HW~  Side 1    Globe Plots
CW
/HW~  
Side 2    Matching
Due
Geography
Thur. 9/25
DG 7 & 8
Test Friday
CW~ Lost @ Sea ~ Movie
Focus on why time is the secret to knowing longitude?
Part 4      Part 5      Part 6
CW Geography

The 50 Geo Competencies        Pre-Testing        9/30 Geography
Fri. 9/26
DG Test Week 6
Test
Geo Comps
The 50 Geo Competencies        Pre-Testing     9/30 Geography
Side 1 Geo Chart
Side 2 Pink and Yellow Map
9/30 Geography

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DG # 6 The Week of September 22

Monday
1. How many degrees are there between the South Pole and the North Pole?
1. How many degrees are there between the South Pole and the Equator?
2. Name the river, sea, lake or ocean at 22 N, 31 E.

        22 degrees 25 minutes and 0 seconds north and the longitude 31 degrees 45 minutes and 0 seconds east.

Step 1
Use the large world map in an atlas to find the continent or ocean.
    Now because of our “fat little fingers” go onto Step 2.
Step 2
Find the specific continent map in your atlas and locate the coordinates again.

Tuesday
3.
What do you call the meridian that passes through Greenwich, United Kingdom?

4. Name the 6 continents in the Eastern Hemisphere
              Don't forget the 1 continent that barely stretches over the I.D.L
.
                                   1.
                                   2.
                                   3.
                                   4.
                                   5.
                                   6.
    Name the 6 continents in the Western Hemisphere and
              Don't forget the 1 continent that barely stretches over the I.D.L
.
                                   1.
                                   2.
                                   3.
                                   4.
                                   5.
                                   6.

Wednesday
5. Name the mountains that form the border between Nepal and the former independent Kingdom of Tibet. (28N, 84E)


6. Name 3 countries in Western Europe.

   Use the Regions on the World Worksheet. Click for a copy.
            1.
            2.
            3.

Thursday

7. Name 3 countries in Southeastern Asia.
   Use the Regions on the World Worksheet. Click for a copy.
            1.
            2.
            3.

8. Name 3 countries in Eastern Europe.
   Use the Regions on the World Worksheet. Click for a copy.
            1.
            2.
            3.

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Unit Test Coming Next Week
Study the Hemispheres, Coordinates, Continents, Oceans

Week
7
Date
Assignment Name
Due
Date
Alaska
Standards
The 50 Geography Competencies WKS Due Geography
Mon. 09/29
DG 1 & 2
Test Friday

The 50 Geo Competencies        
Now
Geography
  Side 1 Geo Chart
Side 2 Pink and Yellow Map
10/01
Geography
.
Tues. 09/30
DG 3 & 4
Test Friday

The 50 Geo Competencies        
Now
Geography
.
Wed. 10/01
DG 5 & 6
Test Friday

The 50 Geo Competencies        
Now
Geography
  Side 1 Geo Chart
Side 2 Pink and Yellow Map
10/01
Geography
.
Thur. 10/02
DG 7 & 8
Test Friday

The 50 Geo Competencies        
Now
Geography
.
Fri. 10/03
DG Test Week 7
Test
SOM/COM
Bingo
8th hour
The 50 Geo Competencies        
Now
Geography

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DG #7 The Week of September 29

Monday
1.
Which ocean has the most islands?


2.
Use the United States section in your atlas.
Name the states in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

Tuesday
3.
Name 3 countries in Latin America.
   Use the Regions on the World Worksheet. Click for a copy.
            1.
            2.
            3.

4.
Name 3 countries that are considered to be in Western Europe but are actually east of the Prime Meridian.
   Use the Regions on the World Worksheet.
Click for a copy.

            1.
            2.
            3.

Use the Regions on the World Worksheet.
Click for a copy.

Wednesday      
5. What is a region?

6. Name the states in the Southwest region of the United States.

Thursday
Use some of these key words to help with your answers: darkness -- light
   direct sunlight -- Tropic of Capricorn -- Tropic of Cancer -- Equator

7. What is an equinox?

8.
Why is the Arctic Circle an important line of latitude?

     Earth's Tilt part 1 part 2

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PowerPoint
Geography
Unit Test October 14th
Study the Hemispheres, Coordinates, Continents, Oceans
Week
8
Date
Assignment Name
Due
Date
Alaska
Standards
The 50 Geography Competencies WKS
Testing BEFORE School @ 7:30 until the end of the quarter.
Due Geography
Mon. 10/06 No DG
.Test Friday

The 50 Geo Competencies        
Now
Geography
.
Tues. 10/07 DG
.Test Friday

The 50 Geo Competencies        
Now
Geography
.
Wed. 10/08 DG
.Test Friday
PowerPoint
Seasons

CW ~ Why Do We Have Seasons      
DUE
Mon.
Geography
HW ~ A Year in the Life of Earth Side 2
.
Thurs. 10/09 DG
.Test Friday

The 50 Geo Competencies        
Now
Geography
.
Fri. 10/10 DG Test
.Test Friday
PowerPoint
Geography

Unit Test October 14th
Study the Hemispheres, Coordinates, Continents, Oceans
Study Game for the TEST on Friday
.

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DG #8 The Week of October 6

Monday
No DG's Today

Tuesday
1. What unit of measurement on a calendar is approximately the Earth’s period of rotation and revolution?
            (day, week, month, year)

            Earth’s Rotation     = ___________
            Earth’s Revolution = ___________

2. Why is it hotter in the summer and colder in the winter?

Wednseday
3. How long does it take for the Earth to go once around it's axis?

4. Why does the air temperature rise in the summer?
            a. We are closer to the sun.
            b. The sun's rays are more direct and days are longer.
            c. Its sunnier in the summer. During the summer, the Sun is up for a longer period and it is more directly overhead, so it heats up the ground more. During the winter, the Sun is up for fewer hours, and is lower in the sky, so it does not heat up the ground as much.
Thursday
5. Why does the Earth have seasons? Because the Earth’s axis is tilted. If the Earth’s axis werenot tilted, the Earth would not have seasons.
6. What are the names of the days in which the day and night are of equal duration?
th
e vernal equinox and the autumnal equinox

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Week
9
Date
Assignment Name
Due
Date
Alaska
Standards
The 50 Geography Competencies WKS
Testing BEFORE School @ 7:30 until the end of the quarter.
9/30
Fri
Geography
Mon. 10/13 DG
.Test Friday
    Study Game for the TEST   
Geography
.
Tues. 10/14 DG
.Test Friday
PowerPoint
Geography

Unit Test October 14th
Study the Hemispheres, Coordinates, Continents, Oceans
.
Wed. 10/15 DG .Test Friday

HW ~ Season Globes DUE
Mon.
Geography
Thur. 10/16 DG Test Week 9
.Test Friday
Movie HW ~ All About Seasons Side 2 DUE
Mon.
Geography
.
Fri. 10/17
No School
Test



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DG #9 The Week of October 13

Only one question this week.

Memorize and label the countries that the equator passes through.

Mnemonics are intended to assist your memory.

      
            
                                               Every     Penguin    Can         Bounce
South America   =
Ecuador -- Peru    -- Colombia  --Brazil             
   
Africa =
Green    Crunchy   Cucumbers   Usually   Kinda   Stink
G=reen Cr=runchyC=ucumbersU=sually K=inda S=tink
   
Asia =
Iccccckkkk!
I=cccckkkk!

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Week
10
Date
Assignment Name
Due
Date
Alaska
Standards
What are Power Notes?                     Click for the website.
Wed. 10/15 DG .Test Friday

CW ~ Power Note Training #1 ~ Focus
    "Mark and Pete's Story"

CW History
A8,B2,B4,C3
.
Thur. 10/16 DG Test Week 9
.Test Friday
Power Note
Bookmark
CW ~ Power Note Training #2 ~ Note Card Examples
CW
History
.
Fri. 10/17
No School
Test

 

Week
9
Date
Assignment Name
Due
Date
Alaska
Standards
The 50 Geography Competencies WKS
Testing BEFORE School @ 7:20 until the end of the quarter.
9/30
Fri
Geography
Mon. 10/14
DG 1 & 2
Test Thursday
What are Power Notes?                     Click for the website.
Power Notes are due on the day of the OPEN NOTE TEST and spot checks throughout the unit.
Power Note
Bookmark
CW ~ Power Note Training #3
Section #1 Power Note CW/HW       pages 182-184
Focus on how the geographical features and regions of China isolated them from the rest of the world.
Day of the Test & Spot Checks.
Geography
A5, E1, E2 E3
C3, B1, a, b, B2
.
Tue. 10/15
DG 3 & 4
Test Thursday
Power Note
Bookmark
Section #1 Power Note CW/HW       pages 182-184
Day of the Test & Spot Checks.
Geography
.
Wed. 10/16 DG 5 & 6
.Test Thursday
    Power Note Check ~ Pages 182-184 History
    Section #2 Power Notes CW           pages 184-185
Focus on how each region developed farming.

Day of the Test & Spot Checks.
History
B1, B2, C3, C4, D4
.
Thur. 10/17 DG Test #9
..Test
    Section #3 Power Note CW/HW    pages 185
Focus on the legend of the Xia.
See above
History
.
Fri. 10/19
No School

 

    Section #2 Power Notes CW           pages 184-185
Focus on how each region developed farming.

Day of the Test & Spot Checks.
History
B1, B2, C3, C4, D4
.
Tue. 10/16
DG 3 & 4
Test Thursday
    Section #3 Power Note CW/HW    pages 185
Focus on the legend of the Xia.
See above
History
.
Wed. 10/17 DG 5 & 6
.Test Thursday
  Section #4 CW                                 pages 185-187
Focus on the religious beliefs of the Shang.

Day of the Test & Spot Checks.
History
.
Thur. 10/18 DG Test #9
..Test

  Section #5 Power Notes CW    page 189
Focus on how the Zhou beliefs helped them conquer the Shang.

Day of the Test & Spot Checks.
History
.
Fri. 10/19
No School

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Map and Rubric

Map of Asia
          Click for the Map

          Click for the requirements.

Asia Map Online Game #1

Asia Map Online Game #2

Due
10/11
Geography
.
Tues. 10/08 DG
.Test Friday

The 50 Geo Competencies        
Now
Geography

Map of Asia       
10/14
Geography
Wed. 10/09 DG .Test Friday

The 50 Geo Competencies        
Now
Geography

Map of Asia       
10/14
Geography
Thur. 10/10 DG
.Test Friday

The 50 Geo Competencies        
Now
Geography

Map of Asia       
10/14
Geography
Fri. 10/11
DG Test Week 8
Test
   

Map of Asia Due Monday

Due
Geography

 

Click to see the Daily Geography Questions.
DG #8 The Week of October 7

Only one DG this week.

Memorize the locations of the
major Asian countries and capitals.

Use the Map Rubric as a guide.

Online Asia Map Game #1
Online Asia Map Game #2

 

What is the difference between a political map and a physical map?
              A political map is ------------------, whereas, a physical map is------------. Which is not a wind: sirocco, savanna, mistral or Santa Ana?Of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World which one can still be seen today?