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Description: The Geography Basics Institute lesson plans cover a variety of topics. This document contains the following lesson plans:
Tear the Continents - Page 1
Cacao or Cocoa Both Spell Chocolate - Page 4
Using Photographs to Teach Geography - Page 13
As Far As the Eye Can See: Exercises in Remote Sensing - Page 41
Mental Mapping - Page 56
Geography of Normandy - Page 61
Country on a Powerpoint - Page 68
Country in a Box - Page 74
Latitude and Longitude Shape Africa - Page 80
South America, Map It - Page 88
Jamestown Virginia - Page 95
Tsunami: Catching the Ultimate Wave - Page 104
Pressure and Wind - Page 113
Windmills All Around the World - Page 140
What is Earth Science? What is Geography? - Page 163
Look! You’re Wearing Geography - Page 173
Wichita Field Experience - Page 186
Land and Water Contrasts - Page 194
Albedo - Page 206
From Ptolemy’s World to Apollo 17 - Page 212
Contour Lines and Elevation - Page 218
Windows - Page 231
Push-Pull Factors - Page 235
Interpreting North America at Night - Page 259
Design an Island - Page 264
Stand Up and Be Counted - Page 269
Choropleth Mapping: The Changing Oklahoma Population - Page 289
The Geographical Journey of Lewis and Clark - Page 293
Great Circles, Small Circles, and Distance - Page 302
Place and Poetry - Page 310
Grade level(s): Middle School, High School
Standards: PASS, GFL
Produced By: Glenda Sullivan and Marco Micozzi.