November 2019 (Oct 31 class) Journeyman - North American/Central American Geography

Journeyman

Study/Learn


Do all of the following:


1 - Study a map of North America and Central America and work on memorizing the countries

2 - Print a blank map for your commonplace book and mark the following things:

• major bodies of water and rivers
• 10 major cities
• 5 crops and where they are grown
• major mountain ranges and other physical features (deserts, plains, peninsulas, etc)
• LDS temple(s)

3 - Practice where the countries are on this little online quiz


Know/Understand

Choose one of the following countries to do a 2-3 minute presentation on.

RECORD YOURSELF DOING YOUR PRESENTATION AND UPLOAD IT TO THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL.  (For instructions, click here.) WE WILL WATCH THEM IN CLASS.

• Go HERE to sign up for a country.

 For your presentation, please do ONE of the following -

• tell us a folk tale from that country
• teach us a dance from that country
• tell us about the flag and what they symbols mean
• tell us about a prominent figure in it's history
• give us 5 important dates for our time line from this country in the 20th or 21st century and tell us why they are important
• teach us how to count and write to 10 and say and write "hello" and "good bye" in the native language
• bring 10-12 items from that country to create a display and explain to us what you brought
• what kind of government does your country have and who is it's political leader(s)
• tourist destinations in your country.  What would I HAVE to see there if I visited?
• tell us (and show us with pictures) about the money in your country.  How does it compare to our American dollar?