Colorado Regions of Colorado

Vocabulary Match Up! Take the page of definitions and the word bank and write next to each definition which word you think goes with it. You will use each word only once

Mesas Regions Piedmont Plateau High Plains Sea level State Boundary Climate Urban Corridor Altitude Continental Divide Flat-topped hills or plateaus with steep sides. A long stretch of land that includes many towns and cities The level of the surface of the ocean An area in which many places have in common How high an object is above sea level A stretch of flat land higher than the land around it The average weather conditions of a region or place A line on a map of a continent that separates river systems that flow into different oceans The region between the plains and the Rocky Mountains The lines marking the borders of a state The region of level and in eastern Colorado that has few trees

Before You Read Copy the four statements on page 13 in your notebook and write if you agree or disagree with each statement. When we finish the unit we will come back and see if we want to keep or change our answers When you are done writing, discuss in your groups why you agree or disagree Be ready to share with the whole group

Regions of Colorado Read pages 13 and 14 There are 3 vocabulary words waiting to be found!!!

Group Project Each group will become on expert on one region You need to fill out the poster with the following Complete sentences 4th Grade writing commandments Neat work and handwriting Working together At the end you will share out your work Each member must talk at least once

Presentations

After You Read Go back to your agree/disagree statements Correct any statements Discuss in your groups any corrections you made

Mesas Regions Piedmont Plateau High Plains Sea level State Boundary Climate Urban Corridor Altitude Continental Divide Flat-topped hills or plateaus with steep sides. Mesa A long stretch of land that includes many towns and cities. Urban Corridor The level of the surface of the ocean Sea Level An area in which many places have in common. Region How high an object is above sea level. Altitude A stretch of flat land higher than the land around it. Plateau The average weather conditions of a region or place. Climate A line on a map of a continent that separates river systems that flow into different oceans. Continental Divide The region between the plains and the Rocky Mountains Piedmont The lines marking the borders of a state. State Boundary The region of level and in eastern Colorado that has few trees. High Plains