Environment

Learning Targets and Language Objectives

Learning Targets:

• I can define and distinguish types of regions.
• I can describe the forces that have shaped the Earth’s landforms, water, climate zones, and plant life.
• I can identify important physical features of the Earth and their location.
• I can use maps to understand, interpret and represent geographic information.
• Using maps, I can locate Canada/US, Latin America/Caribbean, South America, Europe, Russia/CIS, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southwest Asia/Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australia/New Zealand/Oceania as significant world cultural regions.

Language Objectives:

• I will identify and locate major world cultural regions by interpreting maps.
• I will describe and compare physical geographic patterns in major a world region by completing a graphic organizer of an assigned region and sharing the work orally with classmates and in a presentation at the end of the unit.

Academic Vocabulary
formal regionfunctional region
perceptual region
physical geography
environment
adapt to (one's environment)
modify (one's environment)

​Engage

Regions
1.  Brainstorm a list of world regions with your shoulder partner.
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2D map - http://www.stratalogica.com/NystromDigital/maps.html or open it in the course tree.

2.  Turn and Talk

• What defines a region?
• Can you give an example of how a place can be part of more than one region?

Supporting Video

Forces That Shaped Our Earth

NEW LEARNING

Open WGS_Student Outline: Environment_Unit 11.

Guided Practice

Regional Group Presentation
You will be placed into a regional group.  Groups will gather information about the assigned region and prepare a final presentation for the class. Use the wgs_regional_presentation_rubric.docxWGS_Regional Presentation Rubric_Unit 11 as a guide for your presentation.
Available resources:

• regional_and_presentation_websites.docx WGS_Regional and Presentation Websites_Unit 11 
•  Open Stratalogica Atlas or use the online link http://www.nystromdeskatlas.com/

Independent Practice

1. Access regional physical and special purpose maps to interpret and determine important physical features and environmental patterns (climate, land use, natural resources) in your assigned region.




2. Summarize facts regarding the physical environment of the assigned region and record that information (with at least one or more images) on:
   - the graphic organizer WGS_Regional ESPN Characteristics_Unit 11.docx
   - directly in the app chosen for your regional presentation; or 
   - create concept maps using the digital tool Bubbl.us. to organize your thinking about the region


http://www.wikihow.com/Read-a-Map
Sentence Starters:

1. Much of this region has _____ [type of climate zone] because of the climate rule of _______.
2. The most outstanding physical features of the region (mountains, major rivers, etc.) are _____________.      
3. This region has many natural resources which include ______. 
4. Most of the land in this region is used for ________. Major industries include ___________.

Close/Assess

1. Post at least five (5) facts about the physical geography your assigned region. Each group should write the name of the region and then add the physical and environmental characteristics of that region on the Discussion Board.
2. Revisit Learning Targets and complete the post-assessment.

Teacher's Guide

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