 The Physical Location and Physical Characteristics from the Essential Knowledge are listed in bullets on the side of each region's page in.

 The Physical Location and Physical Characteristics from the Essential Knowledge are listed in bullets on the side of each region's page in the text.  Key Words provides a place to add other words to help differentiate and remember each region. For example, in the Coastal Range column, a student may write: ocean, mountains, rain, or fruit.  The Personal Connection column allows you to write something about the region that spurs a memory, inspires a desire to visit (I want go to the Pacific Ocean (Coastal Range), excites them with an image (Basin and Range looks great)

1. Use a crayon or colored pencil to shade in each region of North America with a different color. Press lightly when coloring the regions so you can still see the printed lines beneath your colors. 2. Color the first box in the key to match the color you chose for the Coastal Range to the far west. Then, on the line beside the box, write the words, “Coastal Range.” 3. Complete the key to your map by repeating the procedure for the rest of the regions. It will help you learn and remember their locations if you list the regions from west to east across the continent. 5. Draw a compass rose near the key. 6. Create a sentence/phrase below using the first letter of the regions from west to east across North America. Make the sentence or phrase something that is personal to you. Include a family member or friend as one of the words to help you remember it later. For example: Can Bill Remember Girls In Carolina Are Cute? C Coastal Range B Basin and Range R Rocky Mountain G Great Plains I Interior Lowlands C Canadian Shield A Appalachian Highlands C Coastal Plains From now on, when you are asked to label a map of North America, use your sentence to remember the sequence of the regions from west to east.

 Take out your agenda—  YOU HAVE A PROJECT DUE ON OCTOBER 12 AND YOU HAVE A QUIZ ON MONDAY!!!!!!!

 An area that makes it different than areas around it... For example: Do we live here? Where is this?

Coastal Plain  Located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico  Broad lowland providing many excellent harbors US1.2b

Coastal Plain Located along the Atlantic ocean and gulf of mexico. Broad lowland providing many excellent harbors.

Appalachian Highlands  Located west of Coastal Plain extending from eastern Canada to western Alabama; includes the Piedmont  Old, eroded mountains (oldest mountain range in North America) US1.2b

Appalachian Highlands Located west of the Coastal Plain Old, eroded mountains

Canadian Shield  Wrapped around Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape  Hills worn by erosion and hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers  Holds some of the oldest rock formations in North America US1.2b

Canadian Shield Wraps around hudson bay in a horseshoe shape Hills worn by erosion and hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers Holds some of the oldest rock formations in north america.

Interior Lowlands  Located west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Great Plains  Rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills US1.2b

Interior Lowland Located west of the appalachian mountains and east of the great plains Rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills.

Great Plains  Located west of Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains  Flat land that gradually increases in elevation westward; grasslands US1.2b

Great Plains Located west of interior lowlands and east of the rocky mountains. Flat land that gradually increase in elevation westward; grasslands.

Rocky Mountains  Located west of the Great Plains and east of the Basin and Range  Rugged mountains stretching from Alaska almost to Mexico; high elevations  Contains the Continental Divide, which determines the directional flow of rivers US1.2b

Rocky mountains Located west of the great plains and east of the Basin and range. Rugged mountains stretching from alaska to mexico; high elevations. Contains the continental divide, which determines the directional flow of rivers.

Basin and Range  Located west of Rocky Mountains and east of the Sierra Nevadas and the Cascades  Area of varying elevations containing isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley, the lowest point in North America US1.2b

Basin and Range Located west of rocky mountains and east of the sierra nevadas and the cascades. Area of varying elevations containing isolated mountain ranges and death valley, the lowest point in north america.

Coastal Range  Rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast that stretch from California to Canada  Contains fertile valleys US1.2b

Coastal Range Rugged mountains along the pacific coast that stretch from california to canada. Contains fertile valleys.

 Can you match the correct region with a picture and definition?

 Write it from the perspective that you are there!!!  Describe what you are doing  Describe the geography of the area  Describe what the people around you are doing  The picture must be colorful and correct!!!!

 WE will understand all 8 regions of the United States and locate them on a map!!  TRAVEL BOOKLET!!!!!!!!!!

 WE will learn about the major waterways of North America and why waterways are so important in the way people transport materials, act, and trade with each other. From the Mississippi to the Colorado river, waterways have been our link to the United States.