1. Warm ups
August 2013

2. Monday 8/12/2013
Why is it important to learn geography? Write and answer the question.

3. Tuesday 8/13
Which countries borders Germany?

4. WEDNESDAY 8/13
Which country is bordered by Russia, Belarus, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Moldova?

5. Thursday 8/15/2013
Which country is furthest North? Which one is furthest South?

6. Friday 8/16/2013
In which European country would you like to live? Why? Answer with at least 4 sentences.

7. Monday 8/19/2013-page 7 in your notebook
Why is it important to take care of our environment. Write the question and answer with complete sentences on page 7in your notebook!

8. Tuesday 8/20 Page 7 in your notebook
What was the environmental concern in the Ukraine? When did it happen?
Write and answer the question.

9. WEDNESDAY 8/21 What is Germany’s environmental concern?
What caused it?

10. Thursday 8/22 What are the main causes of acid rain?
A. Farms and factories
B. Water power and electricity
C. Coal burning factories and automobile emissions
D. Solar power and wind turbines blowing the poison gases

11. Today’s agenda Warm-up Share results for chart SS6G9a
Review for quiz SS6G9a
Discuss up coming mini project
Summary of today’s learning!

12. Friday 8/23
What is the main cause of air pollution in the United Kingdom?
A. factory smoke
B. London smog
C. use of coal
D. automobile exhaust emissions

13. Monday 8/26 Page 11 in your notebook
How does nature play a role in Germany’s acid rain problem?
A. The poisonous emissions from cars cause acid rain.
B. Air currents carry toxic smoke from other countries’ factories to Germany.
C. The rivers of southwestern Germany are used to make electricity for other countries.
D. Germany has many buildings that are being destroyed by the chemicals in the acid rain.

14. Tuesday 8/27 page 11 in your notebook
Which situation is an effect of acid rain?
A. cleaner rivers
B. Diseased forests
C. Buildings and statues that look new
D. Increased automobile manufacturing

15. Essential question(s)
How does the location, climate, and natural resources of the Germany and Italy affect where people live and how they trade?
How does the location, climate, and natural resources of the United Kingdom and Russia affect where people live and how they trade?
ENDURING UNDERSTANDING:
Location, Movement& Migration

16. Wednesday 8/28 Page 11 in your notebook
Which was an effect of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl?
A. People and animals did not get sick
B. Drinking water was unsafe for months
C. Forests got healthier than they had been
D. All of the nuclear power plants in the world were closed.

17. Thursday 8/29 page 11 in your notebook
Which solution began to reduce air pollution in the United Kingdom?
A. The ban on coal fires
B. Acid rain in Western Europe
C. The development of cleaner coal
D. The link between asthma and vehicle exhaust

18. Friday 8/30 page 11 in your notebook
Why were other countries concerned about the nuclear disaster in the Ukraine?
A. Chernobyl was immediately closed
B. The cost of nuclear power increased
C. Radioactive material fell on other countries
D. They did not have room for the sick people in their hospitals.