Geography 7/8 (Period 3) Assignments
- Instructor
- Mrs. Erica Samp
- Term
- Unused
- Department
- Social Studies
- Description
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Required 1 credit
Grade 7 & 8
Follows Schedule A
This class is in two parts. Part one deals with the earth as a whole including map skills, discovering the layers below the earth’s cruse, the atmosphere water cycle, weather, climate, food production and energy sources. The second part divides the earth into several regions and studies the specific political and physical geography, the people, culture, industry, religion, government and history. Current events and geographic skills are highlighted.
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Past Assignments
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Read Ch. 9 Sec. 2
Ch. 9 Sec. 2 Notes
Goal: Students will be able to describe the land forms and climates of Peru and Ecuador and compare and contrast how the people of Peru and Ecuador earn a living, and explain what the people of Peru and Ecuador are like.
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No School - Staff Development Day - End of 2nd Quarter - End of 1st Semester
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Ch. 9 Sec. 1 Questions #1-8 (pg. 257) and worksheet
Ch. 9 Sec. 1 Quiz
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Read Ch. 9 Sec. 1
Ch. 9 Sec. 1 Notes
Goal: Students will be able to describe the land forms and economy of Colombia and explain the challenges, history, and people of Colombia.
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Political and Physical Maps and Questions of the Andean Countries.
Goal: Students will be able to identify countries, capitals, and physical features of the Andean Countries on a map.
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Ch. 8 Binder Check
Ch. 9 Vocabulary
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Ch. 8 Test
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Hoops for Heart
Ch. 8 Test on Monday
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Ch. 8 Packet
Ch. 8 Review
Goal: Explain Brazil-emerging giant and Argentina to Venezuela
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Ch. 8 Sec. 2 Questions #1-8 (pg. 245) and Worksheet
Ch. 8 Sec. 2 Quiz
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Read Ch. 8 Sec. 2
Ch. 8 Sec. 2 Notes
Goal: Students will be able to compare the landscapes and climates of Venezuela and Argentina, describe the economies of Brazil's northern and southern neighbors, and explain the histories of Brazil's neighboring countries.
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Ch. 8 Sec. 1 Questions #1-8 (pg. 237) and Worksheet
Ch. 8 Sec. 1 Quiz
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Ch. 8 Sec. 1 Notes
Goals: Students will be able describe Brazil's landforms and climates, identify the natural resources Brazil's economy depends on, and explain the people and culture of Brazil.
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Political and Physical Map and Questions of Brazil and Its Neighbors
Ch. 8 Vocabulary
Goal: Students will be able to identify countries, capitals, and landforms in Brazil and Its Neighbors.
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Holiday Movie
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Ch. 7 Binder Check
Costa Rica Trip
Food Sample
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Ch. 7 Review
Ch. 7 Test
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Ch. 7 Packet
Goal: Students will be able to describe the landforms and climate, explain the economy, peoples, and history of Central America and the Caribbean Islands.
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Ch. 7 Sec. 2 Questions #1-8 (pg. 223)
Ch. 7 Sec. 2 Quiz
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Read Ch. 7 Sec. 2
Ch. 7 Sec. 2 Notes
Goal: Students will be able to describe the landforms and climates, explain the economic activities, and compare the cultures and history of the Caribbean Islands.
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Panama Canal worksheet
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Ch. 7 Sec. 1 Questions #1-8 (pg. 217)
Ch. 7 Sec. 1 Quiz
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Read Ch. 7 Sec. 1
Ch. 7 Sec. 1 Notes
Farming in Central America and Diagram
Goal: Students will be able to describe the landforms and climate, explain the economy, and the people's and history of Central American countries.
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Video - Maya Worksheet
Ch. 7 Vocabulary
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Political and Physical Map and Questions of Central America
Educational Video - Maya
Goal: Students will be able to identify capitals, major cities, and landforms in Central America.
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Trip to Mexico
Food Samples
Ch. 6 Binder Check
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Ch. 6 Review
Ch. 6 Test
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Ch. 6 Sec. 3 Quiz
Ch. 6 Packet
Goal: Students will be able to explain Mexico's land and economy, Mexico's history, and Mexico today.
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Ch. 6 Sec. 3 Question #1-8 (pg. 206)
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Ch. 6 Sec. 2 Quiz
Ch. 6 Sec.3 Notes
Goal: Students will be able to describe life in the cities and villages of Mexico, identify elements of Mexican culture, and explain Mexico's government and what challenges face Mexico.
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Ch. 6 Sec. 2 Questions #1-8 (pg. 200)
Critical Thinking Worksheet
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Ch. 6 Sec. 1 Quiz
Ch. 6 Sec. 2 Notes
Goal: Students will be able to describe the groups that influenced Mexico's history, explain how the Spaniards changed life in Mexico, and explain the changes that took place in Mexico in the 1800s and 1900s.
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Ch. 6 Sec. 1 Questions #1-8 (pg. 195)
Chapter Skills Worksheet
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No School - Black Friday
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No School - Happy Thanksgiving
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Ch. 6 Sec. 1 Notes
Goal: Students will be able to explain the landforms found in Mexico, describe how Mexico's climates vary with altitude, and compare the three economic zones of Mexico.
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Political and Physical Maps and Questions of Mexico
Goal: Students will be able to identify capitals, major cities, and physical landforms in Mexico.
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Read Pages 176-187
Regional Atlas Activities A - F
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Ch. 5 Binder Check
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Canada Trip
Food Sample
Organize Binder
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Ch. 5 Test
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Ch. 5 Packet
Goal: Students will be able to explain how Canada is a resource-rich country and explain who are the Canadians.
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Veteran's Day Essay
Veteran's Day Essay Requirements
2 Topics for selection
• Tribute to nations veterans, which may include:
o Why I am grateful for our nation’s veterans…
o I enjoy many freedoms because of our veterans…
o Ordinary citizens can honor a veteran by…
• A tribute to a special veteran
o If you have a relative of friend who you would like to write about, we
welcome stories and pictures if you have them.
2 Topics for selection
• Tribute to nations veterans, which may include:
o Why I am grateful for our nation’s veterans…
o I enjoy many freedoms because of our veterans…
o Ordinary citizens can honor a veteran by…
• A tribute to a special veteran
o If you have a relative of friend who you would like to write about, we
welcome stories and pictures if you have them.
Criteria
• Essay Format
o Intro
o Body
o Conclusion
• 1 page minimum
• Correct spelling, grammar, punctuation
• Essay Format
o Intro
o Body
o Conclusion
• 1 page minimum
• Correct spelling, grammar, punctuation
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Ch. 5 Sec. 2 Questions #1-8 (pg. 169)
Enrichment Worksheet
Ch. 5 Sec. 2 Quiz
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Read Ch. 5 Sec. 2
Ch. 5 Sec. 2 Notes
Goal: Students will be able to identify who first settled in Canada, describe Canada's form of government, and explain what groups make up the Canadian people.
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Ch. 5 Sec. 1 Questions #1-8 (pg. 163)
Canada Reteaching Worksheet
Ch. 5 Sec. 1 Quiz
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No School - Staff Development Day
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Read Ch. 5 Sec.1- A Resource Rich Country
Ch. 5 Sec. 1 Notes
$5.00 for food samples
Goal: Students will be able to explain how Canada's land-forms and climates affect where Canadians live, compare Canada's economy to that of the U.S., and compare the different economies of Canada's provinces.
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Canada Flag
Ch. 5 Vocabulary
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Political and Physical Maps and Questions of Canada
Goal: Students will be able to identify provinces, capitals, and cities and physical features in Canada.
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Ch. 4 Binder Check
Passports
Food Letter
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Ch. 4 Review
Ch. 4 Test
Organize Binder
Goal: Students will be able to identify landforms and contrast climates of the U.S., explain why the U.S. is an economic leader, explain that the U.S. is a land of many cultures.
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Ch. 4 Packet
Goal: Students will be able to identify landforms and contrast climates of the U.S., explain why the U.S. is an economic leader, explain that the U.S. is a land of many cultures.
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Read Ch. 4 Sec. 3
Ch. 4 Sec. 3 Notes
Ch. 4 Sec. 3 Questions #1-8 (pg. 151)
Ch. 4 Sec. 3 Quiz
Goal: Students will be able to explain what form of government the U.S. has, identify what groups make up the American people, and explain what has influenced American culture.
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Read Ch. 4 Sec. 2
Ch. 4 Sec. 2 Notes
Ch. 4 Sec. 2 Questions #1-8 (pg. 136)
Ch. 4 Sec. 2 Quiz
Goal: Students will be able to explain why the U.S. has the world's leading economy, identify how people earn their living, and describe the challenges facing the U.S.
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No School - Staff Development
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No School - Ed MN Conferences
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No School - Ed Mn Conferences
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Read Ch. 4 Sec. 1
Ch. 4 Sec. 1 Notes
Ch. 4 Sec. 1 Questions #1-8) pg. 130
Ch. 4 Sec. 1 Quiz
Goal: Students will be able to identify landforms and contrast the climates of different areas in the United States.
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Ch. 4 Vocabulary
Political and Physical Maps of the United States
Goal: Students will be able to identify physical features and capitals and major cities on the maps United States.
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Read pages 112 - 123
Regional Atlas A-G Packet
Goal: Students will be able to explain size, major physical features, climates, economy, and people of the United States and Canada.
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Ch. 3 Review
Ch. 3 Test
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Ch. 3 Packet
Goal: Students will be able to explain culture, population patterns, resources and world trade, and technology "shrinks" the world.
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Ch. 3 Sec. 4 Questions #1-8 (pg. 100)
Ch. 3 Sec. 4 Quiz
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Read Ch. 3 Sec. 4
Ch. 3 Sec. 4 Notes
Goal: Students will be able to explain how technology has changed the world and how interdependence has led to globalization.
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Ch. 3 Sec. 3 Questions #1-8 (pg. 96)
Ch. 3 Sec. 3 Quiz
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Read Ch. 3 Sec. 3
Ch. 3 Sec. 3 Notes
Goal: Students will be able to distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable resources, explain why people trade, and describe how the world's economies are changing.
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Ch. 3 Sec. 2 Questions #1- 8 (pg. 91)
Ch. 3 Sec. 2 Quiz
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Read Ch. 3 Sec. 2
Ch. 3 Sec. 2 Notes
Goal: Students will be able to explain why the world's population is growing rapidly and how and where people live are changing too.
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Ch. 3 Sec. 1 Questions #1-8 (pg. 85)
Ch. 3 Sec. 1 Quiz
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Read Ch. 3 Sec. 1
Ch. 3 Sec. 1 Notes
Goal: Students will be able to explain what elements make each culture unique and describe how and why cultures change.
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Happy Homecoming! Go Knights!
Make sure your assignments from Thursday, September 27 are done for Monday, October 1.
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Ch. 2 Binder Check
Ch. 3 Vocabulary
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Ch. 2 Review
Ch. 2 Test
Organize Binder
Goal: Students will be able to explain the water planet, climate, climate zones and vegetation, and environmental balance on Earth.
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Ch. 2 Packet
Organize Binder
Goal: Students will be able to explain the water planet, climate, climate zones and vegetation, and environmental balance on Earth.
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Read Ch. 2 Sec. 4
Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Questions #1=8 (pg.72)
Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Quiz
Goal: Students will be able to describe the four basic parts of the Earth's geography and explain how people's actions affect the environment.
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Read Ch. 2 Sec. 3
Ch. 2 Sec. 3 Questions #1-8 (pg. 68)
Ch. 2 Sec. 3 Quiz
Goal: Students will be able to explain how geographers divide the world into different climate zones, where the climate zones are located, and what kinds of vegetation grows in each climate zone.
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Read Ch. 2 Sec. 2
Ch. 2 Sec. 2 Questions #1-8 (pg. 59)
Ch. 2 Sec. 2 Quiz
Goal: Students will be able to explain why the world has different climates.
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Read Ch. 2 Sec. 1
Ch. 2 Sec. 1 Questions #1-8 (pg. 50)
Ch. 2 Sec. 1 Quiz
Goal: Students will be able to explain the water cycle.
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Ch. 1 Binder Check (See attachment below) - All papers must have the correct heading on them (pg. #, first and last name, date, hour, assignment). Then the papers should be in the students binder in the correct order.
Ch. 2 Vocabulary
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Ch. 1 Review
Goal: Students will be able to discuss how geographers look at the world and what tools they use, explain how the Earth moves in space and why the seasons change, describe the structure of the earth's interior, and identify landforms.
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Ch. 1 Test
Organize Binder (See attachment below) - All papers must have the correct heading on them (pg. #, first and last name, date, hour, assignment). Then the papers should be in the students binder in the correct order.
Goal: Students will be able to discuss how geographers look at the world and what tools they use, explain how the Earth moves in space and why the seasons change, describe the structure of the earth's interior, and identify landforms.
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Ch. 1 Packet
Goal: Students will be able to discuss how geographers look at the world and what tools they use, explain how the Earth moves in space and why the seasons change, describe the structure of the earth's interior, and identify landforms.
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Read Ch. 1 Sec. 4
Ch. 1 Sec. 4 Questions #1-8 (pg. 42)
Ch. 1 Sec. 4 Quiz
Goal: Students will be able to explain how landforms affect the way people live.
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Read Ch. 1 Sec. 3
Ch. 1 Sec. 3 Questions #1-8 (pg. 38)
Ch. 1 Sec. 3 Quiz
Goal: Students will be able to explain the forces inside the earth and on its surface that affect the shape of the land.
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Read Ch. 1 Sec. 2
Ch. 1 Sec. 2 Questions #1-8 (pg.32)
Ch.1 Sec. 2 Quiz
Goal: Students will be able to explain why the Earth has different seasons.
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All School Supplies for 7/8 Geography are purchased.
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Signed Syllabus
Extra Credit: 1 Box of Kleenex
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Ch. 1 Sec. 1 Questions #1-8 (pg. 27)
Goal: Students will be able to explain the various tools Geographers use to understand the world.
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Ch. 1 Sec. 1 Quiz
World Map Quiz
8 Map Essentials Quiz
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8 Map Essentials Packet
World Map
Ch. 1 Vocabulary
Goal: Students will be able to identify and label the 8 map essentials, 7 continents, 4 oceans, Equator, and Prime Meridian on a map.