Friday, November 30, 2018

Europe Map Quiz - Wednesday, Dec. 12


Europe Map Quiz 

You may be asked to identify any or all of these countries:
England                     Russia (Russian Federation)
France                       Poland
Germany                   Sweden
Spain                         Turkey
Italy                           Greece
Ukraine                     Czech Republic                   

You may be asked to identify any or all of these capital cities:
London, Berlin, Moscow, Rome, Athens, Madrid, Bern, Paris, Prague, Warsaw

You may be asked to identify any or all of these seas plus the Atlantic Ocean:
Aegean, Baltic, Black, Caspian, Mediterranean, North, Norwegian

You may be asked to identify any or all of these physical features:
Alps and/or Ural Mountains
Danube, Rhine, Seine, and/or Volga Rivers
The English Channel and/or the Strait of Gibraltar

Monday, November 26, 2018

Europe Overview Homework - due Wed., 11/28

Read pages 396-403 in the Social Studies textbook.  For each section we made on page 45 in the ISN, create a SUMMARY of that section that is either a single word, a SHORT phrase or a picture.  You do not have to do the same thing for each section.  DO NOT write entire sentences.

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Rainforest Conference Reflection Questions - Due Thursday, 11/15


1. How did you FEEL during the conference? Why?  How did you feel at the END of the conference? Why?
2. Why is there so much conflict in and about the Brazilian Rain Forest?
3.  How would you propose to solve the problems in the Brazilian Rain Forest?
4. Thinking about your banner and other preparations for the conference, what would you do differently and the same?

Friday, November 9, 2018

Latin America Test - Friday, 11/16

We will get the first review sheet Monday, 11/12 and go over it Thursday, 11/15.  On Thursday, we will also do a practice map, practice political cartoon and practice demographics to prepare for the test on Friday.  Then, a nice, long week break with no homework or assignments or tests to study for! 🦃😊

What can you study?  The review sheet and the stuff below:


Maps: The exact same things I told you might be on the MAP QUIZ, may be on the test.  See blog post below.

Indigenous People and Colonization: study pages 27-28, and 30-33 in your ISN.  Textbook pages listed on the blog below.

Panama Canal: study pages 36-37 in your ISN.

Cuba: study page 39 in your ISN.

Demographics: Be familiar with the terms on page 41 in your ISN and ready to look for trends and infer information from demographic information you will be given on the test.