Objective: SWBAT analyze and compare contemporary and historical regions of the United States on the basis of physical characteristics and human characteristics.
Essential Question: What are the most important geographic characteristics of the United States?
Do Now (5 min)
- Turn to p.6 in your ISR (Interactive Student Resource) book
- Under the subheading The Characteristics of Place, respond to the question "What is a region?" by summarizing the passage below:
Agenda:
Whole Class
- video: North American Climatic, Natural Vegetation, and Landform Regions
- Guided reading
- Think-Pair-Share
- How would you describe the region where you live?
- Activity Instructions
- (ISR - pg. 4) after reading each of the climate/landform region descriptions, write a brief summary of the region in the "Definition/Description" column of the graphic organizer
- Example:
- Independent / Pairs
- CLIMATE REGIONS
- CLIMATE REGIONS
- LANDFORM REGIONS
********* turn to the map on ISR pg. 3 and draw the regions included on the map below *********
- LANDFORM REGIONS - WESTERN UNITED STATES
********* complete the Map Symbol/Color column of your graphic organizer *********
EXIT TICKET
- LANDFORM REGIONS - WESTERN UNITED STATES
********* complete the Map Symbol/Color column of your graphic organizer *********
EXIT TICKET
How would you describe the region where you live?
