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?

BELLWORK List as many features of geography (rivers, mountains, lakes, etc.) as you can of the following countries: United StatesCanada

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

CLASSWORK  TOGETHER, read about Landforms and Water Systems on pages  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)

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)

CLASSWORK  As you read Natural Resources, make a web diagram of all the natural resources found in the U.S. and Canada Natural Resources

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

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT  Name all the landforms that Canada and the United States share. How do these shared landforms shape their shared identities?