Geography Curriculum Activities: Ready-To-Use Lessons and Skillsheets for Grades 5-12,9780130425911

Geography Curriculum Activities: Ready-To-Use Lessons and Skillsheets for Grades 5-12

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ISBN13: 9780130425911
ISBN10: 0130425915
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Pub. Date: 2001-10-01
Publisher(s): Prentice Hall Direct
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Table of Contents

About this Resource vi
Section 1 Basic Map Reading Skills 1(20)
Creating a Map from Symbols Obtained from a Key (Instructor)
2(1)
Drawing a Map
3(1)
Developing Some Important Geographic Terms (Instructor)
4(1)
A Map with Natural and Human-made Features
5(1)
Reading and Interpreting Cross-Section and Aerial Diagrams (Instructor)
6(1)
Identifying Land, Water, and Sky Features
7(1)
Recognizing Boundaries and Routes of Travel (Instructor)
8(1)
Map Symbols for Things That Cannot Be Seen
9(1)
Help in Teaching Directions (Instructor)
10(1)
Using Directions to Locate Cities
11(1)
Completing a Direction Maze
12(1)
Finding Your Way Around a Town
13(1)
Determining Distances with a Scale of Miles (Instrutor)
14(1)
Using a Scale of Miles to Find Distances on Maps
15(1)
Reading Road Maps (Instructor)
16(1)
Finding Your Way on a Road Map
17(1)
Direction and Distance Around Wildwood Lake
18(1)
Using an Index to Locate Places
19(2)
Section 2 Developing a Sense of Place 21(14)
Place Name Geography (Instructor)
22(1)
United States Map
23(1)
Crossword Puzzle of the United States I
24(1)
Crossword Puzzle of the United States II
25(1)
All About Rivers (Instructor)
26(1)
The Mississippi Valley
27(1)
Wordsearch on East-of-the-Mississippi River Capitals
28(1)
The Eastern States and Their Capitals
29(1)
Wordsearch on West-of-the-Mississippi River Capitals
30(1)
The Western States and Their Capitals
31(1)
The World's Major Land and Water Divisoins (Instructor)
32(1)
The World's Continents and Oceans
33(2)
Section 3 World Water Passages 35(12)
The Panama Canal: Some Basic Information (Instructor)
36(1)
Sail Through the Panama Canal
37(1)
The Suez Canal: Some Basic Information (Instructor)
38(1)
Sail Through the Suez Canal
39(1)
The Dardanelles, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus: Some Basic Information (Instructor)
40(1)
Sail From the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea
41(1)
The Strait of Gibraltar: Some Basic Information (Instructor)
42(1)
Sail Through the Strait of Gibraltar
43(1)
The Strait of Magellan: Some Basic Information (Instructor)
44(1)
Sail Through the Strait of Magellan
45(1)
Sail Through the Bering Strait
46(1)
Section 4 Maps That Show a Pattern 47(10)
Pattern Maps (Instructor)
48(1)
Traveling by Road and Railroad
49(1)
Using Two Maps to Find Answers to Questions
50(1)
A Pattern Map of the World's Deserts
51(1)
An Altitude Pattern Map of 19 Western States
52(1)
A Pattern Map of Foreign Visitors to the United States
53(1)
The Leading Barley-Producing States
54(1)
Coastlines of the United Sttes
55(2)
Section 5 The Earth's Grid 57(12)
Latitude As a Measurement Device (Instructor)
58(1)
Constructing a Latitude Diagram
59(1)
Finding Distances Between Places on Lines of Latitude
60(1)
Determining Latitude and Distance on a World Map
61(1)
Special Lines of Latitude That Define Earth's Zones (Instructor)
62(1)
Understanding the World's Climate Zones
63(1)
Longitude as a Measurement Device (Instructor)
64(1)
Locating Places and Measuring Distance on Lines of Longitude
65(1)
Using Latitude and Longitude to Find Locations and Distances
66(1)
Longitude Helps Us to Tell Time
67(2)
Section 6 Understanding Altitude 69(8)
Altitude: Its Measurement and Significance (Instructor)
70(1)
Understanding Altitude
71(1)
The Use of Color To Show Elevation (Instructor)
72(1)
Completing and Understanding a Color-Elevation Map
73(1)
Understanding Contour Maps (Instructor)
74(1)
Climbing Bell Mountain
75(1)
Reading a United States Topographical Map
76(1)
Section 7 Global Maps and Polar Maps 77(10)
Map Projections: Some Pro and Con (Instructor)
78(1)
Globe Maps and Lines of Latitude
79(1)
Working With Longitude I
80(1)
Working With Longitude II
81(1)
Latitude and Longitude on a Globe Map
82(1)
Polar Maps (Instructor)
83(1)
Working with Polar Maps I
84(1)
Working with Polar Maps II
85(2)
Section 8 Graphs 87(16)
Reading Picture Graphs (Instructor)
88(1)
A Picture Graph Shows a Farmer's Apple Harvest
89(1)
A Picture Graph of a Family's Jam-Making Activities
90(1)
A Picture Graph Showing Cotton Production in the United States
91(1)
Reading Bar Graphs (Instructor)
92(1)
The United States' Greatest Oil-Producing States
93(1)
Comparing the Highest Points of Continents
94(1)
Making and Reading Circle Graphs (Instructor)
95(1)
Comparing Quantities and Sizes on Circle Graphs
96(1)
Making and Reading Square Graphs and Single-Bar Graphs (Instructor)
97(1)
A Square Graph Compares South America's Countries
98(1)
Two Single-Bar Graphs: The Great Lakes and Fishing
99(1)
Making and Reading Line Graphs (Instructor)
100(1)
Understanding Tornadoes
101(1)
Completing a Line Graph of Population Growth
102(1)
Section 9 Soil Erosion and Prevention of Erosion 103(16)
All About Soil (Instructor)
104(1)
What Happened to Riverside? I
105(1)
What Happened to Riverside? II
106(1)
Soil Erosion: Construction, Roadsides, and Strip-Mining I
107(1)
Soil Erosion: Construction, Roadsides, and Strip-Mining II
108(1)
Causes of Soil Erosion: Overgrazing, Bare Fields I
109(1)
Causes of Soil Erosion: Overgrazing, Bare Fields II
110(1)
The Importance of Sedimentation (Instructor)
111(1)
Splash Erosion: Activity (Instructor)
112(1)
Ways of Protecting Soil I
113(1)
Ways of Protecting Soil II
114(1)
Lesson Planning: Developing Content, Skills, and Values (Instructor)
115(1)
Lesson Planning: Causes and Remedies for Soil Erosion (Instructor)
116(1)
Lesson Planning: Instructions To Students and Outcomes (Instructor)
117(1)
Lesson Planning: Example Farm Design (Instructor)
118(1)
Section 10 Water: Its Sources and Its Pollution 119(18)
All About Water (Instructor)
120(1)
``Water'' Is an Important Word (Instructor)
121(1)
Water: Too Precious to Waste (Instructor)
122(1)
Understanding Watersheds
123(1)
More About Watersheds I (Instructor)
124(1)
More About Watersheds II
125(1)
The Water Cycle: An Explanation (Instructor)
126(1)
Understanding the Water Cycle
127(1)
Water from Underground Sources I (Instructor)
128(1)
Water from Underground Sources II
129(1)
Sources of Fresh Water: Surface I
130(1)
Sources of Fresh Water: Surface II
131(1)
Water Pollution: Spilled Oil I (Instructor)
132(1)
Water Pollution: Spilled Oil II
133(1)
Oil Spill in the Shetlands: An Environmental Disaster I
134(1)
Oil Spill in the Shetlands: An Environmental Disaster II
135(1)
Thermal Pollution: What Is It? How Can It Be Controlled?
136(1)
Section 11 Air: What Is It: How Is It Polluted? 137(14)
All About Air I (Instructor)
138(1)
All About Air II
139(1)
Demonstration: Proving That Air Has Weight (Instructor)
140(1)
Understanding the Atmosphere
141(1)
What Is Air Pollution? I (Instructor)
142(1)
What Is Air Pollution? II
143(1)
The Effect of Acid Rain on Green Plants (Instructor)
144(1)
Acid Lakes: What Can Be One Done About Them?
145(1)
Air Pollution: Industry and Power Plants I
146(1)
Air Pollution: Industry and Power Plants II
147(1)
Polluted Air Is Expensive I
148(1)
Polluted Air Is Expensive II
149(1)
A Polluted Air Disaster
150(1)
Section 12 Wildlife in Geography and the Environment 151(12)
Wildlife in the News: Eagles I (Instructor)
152(1)
Wildlife in the News: Eagles II
153(1)
Trees: What We Get From Them I
154(1)
Trees: What We Get From Them II
155(1)
Redwood Trees Make a Comeback I (Instructor)
156(1)
Redwood Trees Make a Comeback II
157(1)
``Space'' and How It Affects Animal Populations I (Instructor)
158(1)
``Space'' and How It Affects Animal Populations II
159(1)
All About Whales I (Instructor)
160(1)
All About Whales II
161(1)
Wildlife Word Search
162(1)
Section 13 Earth's Natural Wonders 163(12)
All About Earthquakes I (Instructor)
164(1)
All About Earthquakes II
165(1)
Volcanoes: Earth's Chimneys (Instructor)
166(1)
The Making of a Volcano
167(1)
All About Glaciers I (Instructor)
168(1)
All About Glaciers II
169(1)
Understanding Icebergs and Ice Sheets
170(1)
Understanding Hurricanes
171(1)
Geysers: Natural Water Fountains
172(1)
Caves: How They Are Made and How They Were Useful in Early Times
173(2)
Section 14 Learning from Pictures 175(10)
Developing Picture-Reading Skills (Instructor)
176(1)
Working Together in Switzerland
177(1)
In the Netherlands Dikes Hold Back the Ocean
178(1)
A Mexican Village
179(1)
Animal Friends and Enemies in Australia
180(1)
Life in a Desert
181(1)
Fishing in the United States
182(1)
Life on the Plains in Early Times
183(1)
Nature and Humans Change the Face of Earth
184(1)
Section 15 Earth, Sun, and Moon Relationships 185(8)
Day and Night: What Causes Them?
186(1)
The Moon: Some Factual Information (Instructor)
187(1)
Remembering Moon Facts
188(1)
The Sun and It's Relationship to Earth (Instructor)
189(1)
Seasons North and South of the Equator
190(1)
All About Compasses and Magnetic North (Instructor)
191(1)
Understanding the Compass: Direction and Time
192(1)
Section 16 Activities 193(16)
Geography Jigsaw Puzzle (Instructor)
194(1)
Crossword Countries of the World
195(1)
Geography Dioramas (Instructor)
196(1)
Research: Questions and Answers I (Instructor)
197(1)
Research: Questions and Answers II (Instructor)
198(1)
Geography Bingo I (Instructor)
199(1)
Geography Bingo II (Instructor)
200(1)
Geography Bingo III (Instructor)
201(1)
Geography Bingo IV (Instructor)
202(1)
Latitude and Longitude Treasure Hunt
203(1)
``TV Filmstrip'' in a Box (Instructor)
204(1)
Unscramble the Names of Countries and Capitals
205(1)
Geography Wordsearch
206(1)
Environmental Riddles
207(1)
Environmental Poetry
208(1)
Section 17 Outline Maps 209(24)
North America (labeled)
210(1)
North America (unlabeled)
211(1)
USA (labeled)
212(1)
USA (unlabeled)
213(1)
Middle America (labeled)
214(1)
Middle America (unlabeled)
215(1)
South America (labeled)
216(1)
South America (unlabeled)
217(1)
South Asia (labeled)
218(1)
South Asia (unlabeled)
219(1)
Nations of the Former USSR (labeled)
220(1)
Nations of the Former USSR (unlabeled)
221(1)
Australia and New Zealand (labeled)
222(1)
Australia and New Zealand (unlabeled)
223(1)
Africa (labeled)
224(1)
Africa (unlabeled)
225(1)
Europe (labeled)
226(1)
Europe (unlabeled)
227(1)
North Pole (labeled)
228(1)
North Pole (unlabeled)
229(1)
South Pole (labeled)
230(1)
South Pole (unlabeled)
231(2)
Section 18 Answer Key 233

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