Social Studies » Geography

Geography Terms

Ms. N — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:57:51 +0000

Review the following terms for the quiz next class.

A mountain is a natural elevation of the land. A mountain is larger than a hill.

A mountain range is a series of mountains or natural elevations of the land.

A hill is a small natural elevation of the land. A hill is smaller than a mountain.

A river is a large, natural stream of water that usually flows into a larger body of water.

A basin is a round, low area of land surrounded by a higher area of land. It is shaped like a shallow bowl. A basin can be on land or on the ocean floor.

A lake is a body of inland water completely surrounded by land on all sides.

An island is an area of land completely surrounded by water on all sides.

A valley is an area of low land between mountains or large hills.

A plain is a large area of flat land free from forests and mountains.

A canyon is a narrow valley or chasm with steep cliff walls.

A desert is a barren land area containing little or no vegetation.

A peak is the highest part of a mountain.

Grassland is an ecosystem whose dominant species are various types of grass.

Nation Profile Project

Ms. N — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:30:39 +0000

Great job with the Nation Profile project everyone! Since we have finished the project, presented in class, and reflected upon the assignment, many new questions about nations around the world are arising. We will be continuing our discussions throughout the year with our current events presentations. Every day we will hear from our classmates about what is happening in the world.

To see who’s day it is to present in class, click on the calendar tab at the top of this page, and then click on one of the links for any of the 6th grade classes. There are separate calendars for students who present an initial current event or students who present a response to another student’s current event. Don’t forget that the assignment sheet and rubrics are on the resource page.

If you want to see some superb examples of the Nation Profile Project, look at the blogs of Hide, Hannah, Jessie, Afrin, Josh, Thomas, Kelly, Rasmus, Ehsan, Reshma, Adrian, Chea-Lene, Laura, Mariana, Suh Young, Danielle, Esmee, Leo, Fredrik, and August. Great work everyone!

Nation Profile Project

Ms. N — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:49:25 +0000

We have been doing an excellent job on our Nation Profile Project! Now that we are finishing and sharing all of our knowledge about the countries we have been studying, let’s see the Google Earth placemarkers for everyone in 6th grade. If you have Google Earth on your computer, you can click on the link below to see the placemarkers for the different countries students researched. All you have to do is choose to open the file with Google Earth (it should be in your applications folder). After you finish with that, you can go to students’ individual blogs to learn more information about the country the student researched. Enjoy!

my-places.kmz

NOTE: If you don’t have Google Earth on your computer you can download it. I have a direct link under my geography section on this page.

Homework (September 18/19)

Ms. N — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:22:39 +0000

Study for the Vocabulary Quiz. You are responsible for understanding the meaning of each social and economic indicator.

Below is the list of the social and economic indicators that you must be able to define in YOUR OWN WORDS!

Nation

❒ Country
❒ Government
❒ Political leader

People

❒ Population
❒ Ethnic group(s)
❒ Religion(s)
❒ Language(s)
❒ Literacy
❒ Fertility
❒ Life expectancy
❒ Infant mortality

Economy

❒ GDP per capita
❒ Poverty