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TCAP Take Off Day 2. Do Now. Complete the first 4 questions in your packet for today (Piece of Cake and A Little More Thought) When you are done, go to Quia . Find “Entry Questions 3/29). Enter answers from your packet. When you are done, close your laptop so I know. Fun Geo Fact.
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Do Now Complete the first 4 questions in your packet for today (Piece of Cake and A Little More Thought) When you are done, go to Quia. Find “Entry Questions 3/29). Enter answers from your packet. When you are done, close your laptop so I know.
Fun Geo Fact Michael Jordan majored in geography in college. See, geography takes you places!
What next? If you got ALL Entry questions correct, complete all KEEPER questions. Then enter those on Quia under Keepers 3.29 If you get all of THOSE right, you may begin the project. Go to my Edline and download Step 1 under Environmental Justice. Download the worksheet that goes with it. Follow all written instructions. If you got a or more question wrong, no worries! Just go to my Edline. Under TCAP review, download TCAP day 2. Use your headphones!
Tips and Tricks: WRITE DOWN Tip Trick TCAP includes lots of random information that we may not have covered. If you’ve never heard of it, it’s probably not the answer. Go with the information I’ve taught you.
Key Points: WRITE DOWN • 6 physical regions of TN • Gulf Coastal Plain • Highland Rim • Central Basin • Cumberland Plateau • Valley and Ridge • Unaka Mountains • East TN: coal, copper, tobacco, minerals • Middle TN: Livestock, automobiles, tobacco • West TN: Corn, cotton • Rivers: Mississippi, Tennessee, Cumberland
Part 1: Physical Regions of TNDraw this on a blank piece of paper
Great, got it? Click this link. Play the game! No notes! http://www.quia.com/rd/270821.html
Major Resources of TN Under your map, create a map key. Draw symbols for each resource and label your map! The symbols can be whatever you’d like. Just something to help you remember.
West TN Resources -Cotton -Soybeans -Corn Remember: soil is fertile because of the Mississippi River!
Middle TN -Cars -Hay -Livestock
East TN -Copper Coal Other minerals Remember, soil is rocky and bad for farming
Great, got it? Write a short rap/poem/song about the resources of Tennessee. Put this under your map on your paper!
Down by the river… There are many rivers in TN. The main ones are: Mississippi (Western border) Cumberland (Looks like a C) Tennessee (Splits and passes through TN twice)
Great! Now you’re ready to conquer the Keepers Log onto my Quia Locate the Keeper Questions 3/29 Take this quiz until you get a perfect score.