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THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA Physical Geography
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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA Essential Questions: How has the geography of the United States and Canada shaped these countries? Learning Target: IWBAT analyze how the physical geography has affected the development of the United States and Canada. Formative Assessment(s): Name all the landforms that Canada and the United States share. How do these shared landforms shape their shared identities?
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BELLWORK List as many features of geography (rivers, mountains, lakes, etc.) as you can of the following countries: United StatesCanada
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BELLWORK United StatesCanada Great Lakes Mississippi River Rio Grande Ohio River Rocky Mountains Appalachian Mountains Great Lakes Rocky Mountains Mackenzie Mountains Hudson Bay St. Lawrence River
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CLASSWORK HTTP://TRENTACADEMY.COM/TRENTSCHOOLS/7/1/NORTHAMERICA.JPG TOGETHER, read about Landforms and Water Systems on pages 131-133 Using page 120, label the map of the United States with the following items: Mount Denali (Mount McKinley) Rocky Mountains Great Plains Mississippi River Appalachian Mountains Piedmont Great Lakes (Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michigan, Superior)
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CLASSWORK Using page 120, label the map of Canada with the following labels: Rocky Mountains Coast Mountains Canadian Shield Hudson Bay St. Lawrence River Great Lakes (Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michigan, Superior)
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CLASSWORK As you read Natural Resources, make a web diagram of all the natural resources found in the U.S. and Canada Natural Resources
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CLASSWORK As you read Natural Resources, make a web diagram of all the natural resources found in the U.S. and Canada Natural Resources Fresh water Petroleum/ natural gas Gold, silver, copper Iron and nickel Potash (used for fertilizers) Timber Fish and shellfish
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FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT Name all the landforms that Canada and the United States share. How do these shared landforms shape their shared identities?
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