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Integrated Literacy Assignment. GLCE: 4-G2.0.1 Describe ways in which the United States can be divided into different regions ( eg ., political regions, economic regions, landform regions, vegetation regions). Anna Servo. Economic Regions. Economic Regions. Economic Regions
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Integrated Literacy Assignment GLCE: 4-G2.0.1 Describe ways in which the United States can be divided into different regions (eg., political regions, economic regions, landform regions, vegetation regions). Anna Servo
Economic Regions • Economic Regions • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSdkeP7ZuQ4 • Automoblie Industry • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGehJ3cu4XU • Fact Monster • http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0875018.html
Economic Regions One of the South’s largest economic resources is Florida’s Orange Trees One of the largest parts of the Midwest’s Economy was automobiles.
Economic Regions Midwest West South North-East Use charts to describe similar and different things in the four Economic Regions
Political Regions Capital Building in Washington, DC Video Tour of the Capital Building in Lansing, Michigan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afZkvHXPDbY Interactive Map Game http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/USA_Geography/USA_G0_click_1024.html
Political Regions State Capitals: America’s 50 State Capitol Buildings by Susan Thrane The 50 Capitol Song http://www.mrsjonesroom.com/songs/50capitals.html
Landform Regions • Landform Regions of the United States interactive map and activities website. • http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g2_u2/ • “Home on the Range” • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_YK7ebcZ2o
Landform Regions When I Was Young In The Mountains By: Cynthia Rylant • USA Geography Tutorials • http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
Landform Regions Cloud’s Legacy: The Wild Stallion Returns By: Ginger Kathrens PBS created an Episode devoted to this book: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/clouds-legacy-the-wild-stallion-returns/video-full-episode/266/
Vegetation Regions • Vegetation Regions of the United States • http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g6_u2/ • National Geography • http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encyclopedia/vegetation-region/?ar_a=1
Vegetation Regions Semi-Desert Temperate Deciduous Forest Taiga Alpine Tundra
Kathrens, G. (Narrator). (2003). Cloud's Legacy: The Wild Stallion Return [Online video]. PBS. Retrieved October 15, 2013, from http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/clouds-legacy-the-wild-stallion-returns/video-full-episode/266/ Vegetation Zones of North America. (n.d.). In EduPlace. Retrieved October 13, 2013, from http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g6_u2/ Sheppard Software. (n.d.). In USA Geography. Retrieved October 13, 2013, from http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm Kathrens, G. (2003). Cloud's Legacy: The Wild Stallion Returns. N.p.: Bow Tie Press. Rylant, C. (1982). When I Was Young in the Mountains. New York City, NY: Dutton's Children Books. (2008). Home on the Range [Online video]. Retrieved October 5, 2013, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_YK7ebcZ2o Landform Regions of the United States (2008). In Edu Place. Retrieved October 7, 2013, from http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g2_u2/ (2011). This is Lansing-Michigan State Capitol [Online video]. Retrieved October 7, 2013, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afZkvHXPDbY (2012). US Economic Regions [Online video]. Retrieved October 7, 2013, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSdkeP7ZuQ4 (2012). Detroit Auto Industry [Online video]. Retrieved October 7, 2013, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGehJ3cu4XU The West (2012). In Fact Monster. Retrieved October 7, 2013, from http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0875018.html