Geography Unit Table of Contents Geography Unit I

Geography Unit Table of Contents • Geography Unit “I Can” Targets • Geography Unit Vocabulary • Geography Unit Study Guide (to be completed as we learn the material) • USI 1 g-Map Skills Lesson (includes curriculum notes, activities, additional papers, and graded 10% activities) Map Skills Quiz • USI 2 a-Continents and Oceans Lesson (includes curriculum notes, activities, additional papers, and graded 10% activities) Continents and Oceans Quiz • USI 2 d-Key Geographic Land Water Features Lesson (includes curriculum notes, activities, additional papers, and graded 10% activities) Key Geographic Land Water Features Quiz • USI 2 c-Important North American Waterways Lesson (includes curriculum notes, activities, additional papers, and graded 10% activities) Important North American Waterways Quiz • USI 2 b-North America’s Eight Geographic Regions Lesson (includes curriculum notes, activities, additional papers, and graded 10% activities) North America’s Eight Geographic Regions Quiz

Social Studies-Geography “I Can” Targets Obj. USI 1 g USI 2 a Learning Target Map Skills I can not I can find and describe these features on a map: I can locate places on a map using Latitude and Longitude coordinates. I can find and label the seven continents on a world map. I can find and label the five oceans on a world map. I can find and label the following eight geographic regions of North America on a map: I can describe each of the eight geographic regions of North America. I can find and label the following 11 major bodies of water on a map: I can explain how each of the 11 bodies of water were important to US history. q. Title q. Key q. Scale q. Symbols q. Hemispheres q. Lines of Latitude q. Lines of Longitude q. Equator q. Prime Meridian Continents and Oceans Geographic Regions Assessment Grade USI 2 b q. Coastal Range q. Basin & Range q. Rocky Mountains q. Great Plains q. Interior Lowlands q. Appalachian Mountains q. Coastal Plain q. Canadian Shield Major US Bodies of Water USI 2 c q. Atlantic Ocean q. Colorado River q. Columbia River q Great Lakes q. Gulf of Mexico q. Mississippi River q. Missouri River q. Ohio River q. Pacific Ocean q. Rio Grande River q. St. Lawrence River

Social Studies-Geography “I Can” Targets Obj. USI 2 d Learning Target Landform and Water Features I can not I can find and label the following five water related geographic features on a map: I can find and label the following six land related geographic features on a map: I can identify the four ways in which these geographic features are important in United States history: q. Bay q. Gulf q. Lake q. River q. Tributary q. Hill q. Island q. Mountain q. Peninsula q. Plain q. Plateau qpatterns of trade qthe locations of cities and towns qthe westward (frontier) movement qagricultural and fishing industries Assessment Grade