US and Canada

Table of ContentsDate Title Lesson #

9/25 Population Pyramids 17

9/28 Population 18

9/29 Essay Rules 19

**US AND CANADA UNIT**

10/1 US Cover Page 20

1. Go to the next fresh page.

2. Write the title “US Cover Page”

Directions1. Go to the next available fresh page in your

notebook.

2. Title it US COVER PAGE.

3. Turn it over.

4. Title that page MAP

5. Turn it over.

6. Title the next two pages US WARM-UPS

US Warm-ups

Date Question of the Day

Warm-up

10/2

US Unit

1. Economics – What makes the US rich?

2. Immigration – Why people move to the US

3. Migration – Why people move in the US

4. Urbanization – Why people live in cities

5. InfrastructureREAD

ONLY

US Cover Page

• Directions– Find the next fresh page in your notebook– Use it to create a cover page– Your cover page should include the following…

1. Title

2. Pictures - One picture that represents the essential question.

3. Essential Questions Chart (on the next slide)

Essential Questions Chart

EQ Prediction (Do now)

Answer (Do on 10/15)

1. How do regional differences impact migration?

2. What makes the US rich?

Directions:

- Title the page

- Copy the chart

- Complete the prediction column.

- Sketch a picture of your prediction for #1. Put it anywhere on the cover page.

Cut-Away Boxes

Table of ContentsDate Title Lesson #

9/28 Population 18

9/29 Essay Rules 19

**US AND CANADA UNIT**

10/1 US Cover Page 20

10/1 Cut-Away Boxes 21

1. Go to the next fresh page.

2. Write the title “Cut-Away Boxes”

What are they?

• Cut-Away Boxes: – Provide detailed explanations about physical

features on a map– Are worth the most points on a map

• Open a book to p. 121 and look at the examples for the Mississippi River.

READ ONLY

How to do them…

Procedures

1. Must be in a complete sentence.

2. Can’t cover a physical feature that is graded.

3. Must have an arrow pointing to the physical feature in the question.

Practice #1

• Question: What is the economic importance of the Canadian Shield?

The Canadian shield is important economically because it is a major source of minerals and other natural resources.

Your turn

• Question: Why is the Mississippi River so important economically?

• Task Answer this question as a cut-away box to your map