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Description: The Geography Basics Institute lesson plans cover a variety of topics. This document contains the following lesson plans:
Part Two:
Exploring the Gulf Coast in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina - Page 1
Tsunami: Catching the Ultimate Wave - Page 17
What Are the Colors of Your State? - Page 29
Great Circles, Small Circles, and Distance - Page 37
What is Earth Science? What is Geography? - Page 47
Moisture: Using a Psychrometer - Page 57
Albedo - Page 63
Pressure & Wind - Page 69
As Far As the Eye Can See: Exercises in Remote Sensing - Page 77
5 Themes of Geography - Page 93
Geographical Journey of Lewis and Clark - Page 101
Where In the World Am I? - Page 107
Population Thematic Maps - Page 110
Push-Pull Factors - Page 115
Latitude and Longitude Shape Africa - Page 125
South America Map It - Page 132
Mental Mapping Africa and Europe - Page 138
A Quarter’s Back Lesson - Page 144
In Between Geography - Page 147
Windows - Page 162
Windmills Around the World - Page 165
Interpreting the United States at Night - Page 171
Stand Up and Be Counted - Page 175
Mental Mapping - Page 181
Place and Poetry - Page 185
Tear the Continents - Page 189
3D Geobooks - Page 192
Let’s Go Caribbean - Page 197
Jamestown Virginia - Page 201
Geography of Normandy - Page 209
Alphabetize Germany - Page 216
Country in a Box - Page 222
Cultural Symbols: Our Scenic World - Page 227
Worldwide Conflict and War - Page 231
Using Photographs to Teach Geography - Page 233
The World is a Colorful Place - Page 239
Grade level(s): Middle School
Standards: PASS, GFL
Produced By: Marco Micozzi and Glenda Sullivan.
