Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 23 and Jan 24

THIS IS DUE FRIDAY, January 25th, 2013

Okay, everyone, here is the scoop. I will post the videos first. You can find the notes on Edmodo for each.

If you need it - USERNAME - bmarkwald  PASSWORD usm  (for the videos)

Region #4 - The Great Plains and Midwest (LINKED and ready to go!)
An Introduction to the Midwestern States
Major Geographical Features
Major Lakes and Rivers of the Midwest

Region #5 - The Southeastern States
The Coastal Plains of the Southeast Region
The Piedmont of the Southeast Region
Mountains of the Southeast Region

MAP WORK

Here are some resources for you to use for these two regions:


A Political Map of the United States!
A Physical Map of the United States
Second Physical Map of the United States
Map of Major US Rivers (scroll down)
Another Major US Rivers Map
The Badlands (scroll down - primarily in this state)

Map of Key West, Florida (scroll down to the right)
Map of the Straits of Florida (look to the north of Cuba)



Region #4 - The Great Plains and Mid-west
Political Geography - Please label all the states and capital cities for the Great Plains and the Midwest region. There are twelve that will be covered in this section:
  • Wisconsin,
  • Minnesota,
  • North Dakota,
  • South Dakota,
  • Nebraska,
  • Kansas,
  • Illinois,
  • Iowa,
  • Missouri,
  • Ohio,
  • Indiana,
  • and Michigan.
Please COLOR region #4 a LIGHT BLUE

Physical Geography for Region #4

Color blue - Missouri River, Ohio River, Arkansas River, the Mississippi, and also the Great Lakes

Color Brown - Ozark Mountains, Black Hills (make little triangles)

Label - The Great Plains  (you may need to stretch this out for it is most of this region)

Label where the Badlands and the Central Lowlands are located, too.


REGION #5 - THE SOUTHEAST!

Political Geography

Please label all the states and capital cities for the South and the Southeast. There are eleven that we will cover. They are Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida

Please color this region light orange—not too dark.

Physical Geography
Please label these physical features:
  • Color blue - Lake Okeechobee, Gulf of Mexico, Straits of Florida, and The Atlantic Ocean
  • Color Brown (make the little triangles too) - Appalachian Mts.
  • Label where Key West, the Everglades, and the Coastal Plains (Gulf and Atlantic) are located

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