1. Aztec Geography

2.  Review Questions:  Name a place in Mexico.  Name the Aztec capital city.  Tell me about someone you know who went to Mexico. Don’t forget to tell me where they went.

3. Mexico

4.  Discussion Questions:  On which continent can you find Canada?  On which continent can you find Mexico?  If you wanted to go to Mexico, which direction would you travel?  What mode of travel would you use?

5. Assignment  You are going to fill in a map.  It looks like this   Page 152.

6. Step 1  Label the map:  Mexico  Tenochtitlan  Ixtaccihuati  Popacatapeti  Sierra Madre Occidental  Sierra Madre del Sur  Pacific Ocean  Gulf of Mexico  Baja California

7.  Discussion Questions:  Is it going to be easy to fit all the names onto the map?  Is there an easier way?  Could someone draw an example on the board?

8. Map with Key  University of Malta University of Malta

9. Step 2  Add colour

10. Before you start…  What is your first step?  How are you going to label the map?  What is the second step?  Will the colour be dark or light?  What colour should the water be?

11. Valley of Mexico  Review Questions  Where is Mexico?  If a country has a coast, what does that mean?  What is a body of water?  Which bodies of water are on Mexico’s coast?  Geographically, what surrounded Tenochtitlan?  What do you call a flat place surrounded by mountains?

12. Lake Texcoco

13. Assignment  You are going to fill in a page of notes about the Valley of Mexico  You may use a combination of words, diagrams, and drawings.  Your notes need to make sense to you.  You need to be able to explain them to your teacher.

14.  Tenochtitlan  Chinampas  Salty water  Fresh water  Causeways  5 Lakes

15. Review  Where is Mexico?  From Canada, which direction is it?  Why would someone want to drive?  How is a causeway different from a bridge?  How did the mountains affect the weather in Tenochtitlan?  What is the difference between a chinampa and chalupa?  Why would someone call Venice the Tenochtitlan of Europe?