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The United States and CanadaMonday, August 31Do NowTake out your World Geography materials

Take out your homework over the weekend (Class map and Population Density Activity) and place them in the Turn In BoxReview QuizzesClimateTemperaturePrecipitation VegetationTemperaturePrecipitationElevation Latitude Any questionsReview ConceptsGo GeographyTopic: Intro to US and Canada

What do you know?! List all the geographical/cultural facts you can about the United States and Canada

Rally Robin Rapid Fire Intro MapUse your Atlases and smart devices (website: World Factbook) to fill in each of the elements for your individual map of the United StatesImpact of Landscape and ResourcesHow does the landscape and natural resources impact each countrys economy?How does the landscape and natural resources impact settlement patterns? Standard of Living ParagraphWhat is standard of living?Standard of living the degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community

Use information from the textbook (Chapter 2) or world fact book to write a paragraph explaining the factors that contribute to the standard of living in the United States and Canada.

ClosureWhat did we learn today?September 1, 2015Do NowAfter quietly taking your seat, take out your World Geography materials along with your homework from the last few daysDO NOT PUT IT IN THE TURN IN BOX Homework Turn-InPut each of the following activities in neat piles on your tables:

Population Density ActivityClassroom MapThe United States and Canada MapLandscape and Resources Impact ChartGo Geography!Topic: The Mighty Mississippi

In which state does the Mississippi River begin?Roughly how many states look like their economy could be affected by the Mississippi?In what ways do you believe Baton Rouge and New Orleans specifically might be affected by the Mississippi?

Regions of the United States and CanadaUse your atlas and smart devices to determine these landform regions (outline and shade):

Pacific Mountains(Intermountain) Basins and PlateausRocky Mountains(Interior) Great PlainsCentral Plain/LowlandsCanadian ShieldArctic Coastal PlainsGulf Atlantic Coastal PlainAppalachian Mountains/HighlandsConnecting Regions to Natural ResourcesSeptember 2, 2015Do NowTake out your World Geography Materials

Pass back the Material in the Pick Up boxGo Geography! Topic: Standard of Living in the US and Canada

According to the video, what are some relevant factors that contribute to a person/countrys standard of living?How would your describe the standard of living in the United States? Explain. Standard of LivingWhat is a standard of living?What are the factors that contribute to standard of living?

Text Chain Factors that contribute to standard of living

Group SummaryStandard of living is the degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community

Standard of Living Text Chain Definition and Factors that contribute to standard of living.

Each person will write down their definition of standard of living and what contributes to it (1)Next pass the papers to the right, write your definition on the paper you receive (2)For (3) and (4) see if you can your definition from beforeRegions determined by standards of living factorsSome regions are determined by the material items produced, as well as other non-material items that affect standard of living

United States: Bread Basket, Rust Belt, Tornado Alley, Great Plains, Silicon Valley, Cotton Belt, San Andres Fault, Sunbelt, and New SouthCanada: Atlantic, Central, Prairie, West Coast, and the North

Work in groups to determine: 1) Where is it? (by putting it on the Map, you have answered this question) 2) What sets this region apart from the rest of the country? How does the region influence standard of living? Challenges between regionsHow do the human characteristics of a region affect the communication and interaction between regions?How do the physical characteristics of a region affect the communication and interaction between regions?

Mix Share Switch Factors that bring regions togetherWhat are the unifying physical and human characteristics of the region? What brings people together?

Summary ParagraphBig picture followed by examples ClosureSeptember 3, 2015Do NowAfter entering the class QUIETLY, take your seat and get out your World Geography materials.

If you have Homework to turn in, place it in the Turn In BoxGo Geography!Topic: Climate Zones

Review: What two factors determine climate?How might a climate zone affect the standard of living, land use, settlement patterns, and economic activities of a specific place?Examining the Physical and Human Characteristics of the US and Canada Find an example of the following maps for North America in Your Atlas: Political, Physical, Vegetation, Population, Land use,ResourceMake note of the Atlas and page in which you find the map

Climate Regions Describing RegionsEach group gets a regionWithin your climate regions, use the maps at your disposal to determine the following information1) States and/or Provinces2) Most common elevation 3) Types of vegetation found4) Sentences explaining the population trends5) How the land is used, including common resources

Present the Information to the ClassComparing Canada and USLiterature to Read

Describe the physical and human characteristics of the United States and CanadaWhat are the differences, what characteristics do they share

Venn DiagramClosureSeptember 4, 2015Do NowAfter quietly taking your seat, please take out your Homework from last night (put in the turn in box) and World Geography materials

There was a mouse running around the front of the room earlier, so watch where you step

There is some candy in the back corner of the room by the paper towels, first come first serveGo GeographyTopic: Push and Pull Factors

How would you describe a push factor and a pull factor?The circumstances at the beginning of class, which was a push factor and which was a pull factor?Can you recall a push/pull factor involving the United States in the past? What were they?So What Exactly are Push/Pull FactorsPush-Pull Factors. When people migrate, they don't just leave one place and magically arrive somewhere else. Usually something pushes them away from their native country andpullsthem toward a new place. This idea is called thepush-pull factor

Push/Pull Factors ActivityExamining Immigration Trends into AmericaStudents will research their heritage or a country of interest using your smart device. As you conduct your research summaries, important information notes should be taken from each source and recorded into a Graphic Organizer. Research should focus on determining possible reasons for your ancestors migration to the United States and should be classified as push or pull factors.

At the End, you will write a Summary Paragraph explaining the information you found. Common Push/Pull factorsWhat are some of the major Push or Pull Factors you discovered?The Effects of War/ConflictsHow do wars or conflicts affect immigration trends?Common examples of wars or conflicts involving America?Connecting Conflicts to GeographyWhat part does geography play in major conflicts?How do conflict effect the geography of a place?

Closing Go Geography!Reflect on the questions above, discuss with your shoulder partner Respond in your Go GeographyClosureNo Homework over the weekendWill most likely have a test a week from today so keep that in mindSeptember 8, 2015Do NowAfter quietly taking your seat, take out your World Geography materials and turn to the Go Geography! Section of your binderGo Geography!Topic: Quebec vs. Canada

For the past few decades, citizens of Quebec have been in a struggle with the government over much of their French heritage should influence daily lifeDo you believe a state or province should be able to separate from its own country over cultural disagreements? Why or why not?Do you think separation from the mother country might affect relations with other countries around the world? How so?Do you believe there is an acceptable situation in which separation would be deemed appropriate? Explain.

Quebec vs. CanadaIn a 1995 vote, a large number of Canadian citizens living in Quebec voted to separate from the rest of Canada.

Anticipation Guide, followed by an article on Quebec separatismAfter reading article, complete the rest of the Anticipation Guide, checking whether or not your predictions were accurate. Short Constructed ResponseWrite a short constructed response stating whether or not a province of Canada or a state within the United States should have the right to separate or secede from their countries.

Consider Quebecs situation as well as Texas from the United States, a state who has threatened on several occasions to secede from the United States. Natural Processes: Lesson ImpressionThe following impression words will be used in the next activity flooding, hurricane, shortages, evacuations, and coastal erosion.

You will be writing a short narrative titled Children of the StormYour narrative should use all of the given words, leading into what you believe the activity will be aboutChildren of the StormWhile reading, consider the following:

How do you think physical environment, natural processes, and disasters can impact human activities?

Read Children of the Storm article, then respond to above questionsNatural Disasters: Canada and USThere are numerous natural processes that take place in the United States and Canada. Natural processes in Canada include:earthquakes (Great Banks Earthquake of 1929)floods (Red River flood of 1997) hurricanes (the 1927 Nova Scotia hurricane and Hurricane Ophelia in 2005)fires (Okanagan Mountain park fire of 2003) Natural processes in the United States include:earthquakes (San Andres Fault)floods (Great Flood of the Mississippi River in 1993)hurricanes (hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005)fires (annual wildfires in California and the West)How would you fix them?!Imagine you and your group have been assigned to the new disaster solving squad for FEMA!

Brainstorm a list of ways you would solve local or regional problems (e.g., government disaster aid, evacuation plans) associated with natural processes. ClosureReflection on Lesson ImpressionSeptember 9, 2015Do NowAfter quietly taking your seat, get out your World Geography binder and turn to the Go Geography! Section

Pass back papers from the Pick Up BoxGo Geography!Topic: US and Canada Conservation

According to the previously viewed video, and your prior knowledge, what are some of the purposes of enacting conservation policies?What are some actions that can be taken to promote conservation policies?Do you think conservation policies in the United States might be similar or different from the ones enacted in Canada? Why or why not?Conservation Policies: US vs. CanadaWhat type of conservation policies have been enacted in North America?Person A and C US Conservation PoliciesPerson B and D Canada Conservation Policies

Complete your own individual research on the policies implementation and effectiveness for the assigned country. Next, come together with partner to compare/contrast information about the countriesLastly, both groups at each table compare, see if anything can be added to your comparisonConservation Policies DebateThe need for government conservation policies. The effectiveness of the United States conservation policies high or low?The effectiveness of the Canadas conservation policies high or low?Conservation policies that would be beneficial to the United States and Canada.Letter to the GovernmentRAFT Writing (Role, Audience, Format, Topic)

Role: Concerned citizen from LouisianaAudience: US Senator Format: LetterTopic: Your opinion about the role of government in protecting the environment and the job that is currently being done

Quiz grade based on how well you followed the directions, quality of writing, and use of evidence

Protecting Free TradeItems from around the world

Protecting Free TradeProtecting system of interdependenceNAFTA (North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement)an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United StatesSupports American jobs, as well as trade between the countries

Impact of NAFTA on the United States Good or bad for the US?

Ideas as GoodsGoods are not the only thing that can be movedWays that ideas can be transferred or traded?

Timeline of technological innovationstelegraph, telephone, cell phone, Internet, social media sites, Any more?Hierarchy of Technological Innovations Rate the technological innovations on the order of which has impacted the spread of information around the world from least to greatest.

Explanation for why each item holds its spot on your Technological Innovation Hierarchy; 2-3 sentences for the item at the top!ClosureHomeworkFinish Classwork. Start looking over material from the US and Canada for study materials