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Release Date: November 1 2-18
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Geography ABCs
NOV. 13-19
IS GEOGRAPH'I
AWARENESS
WEEK
Our Earth's surface h'as many
_ shapes. We call these surface
shapes landforms.
, Here are a few:
• Archipelago {ar-kuh-PEL-uh~ go}: a group of islands.
• Bay: a body of water partly
surrounded by land, with a big
opening to the ocean.
• Cape: a piece of land that
sticks out into the sea or ocean,
usually curving to form a bay. ~:
• Delta: land deposited by a
,.,
river as it flows into a larger body
of water.
• Dune: sand that has been piled
up on a hill or ridge by the wind.
• Foothill: the hill at the bottom
of a mountain.
• Hill: gently sloping land that
is not as high as a mountain.
• Inlet: a small body of water
that cuts into land.
• Island: land surrounded by
water.
• Isthmus: {iss-mus}: a narrow
stretch of land connecting two
larger areas of land.
• Lake: water surrounded by
land.
• Mountain: high rocky land
with steep sides. A mountain
range is a series of mountains.
• Ocean: a large body of salt
water. Four oceans cover and
connect great areas of the Earth's
surface.
• Peninsula: a stretch of land
almost surrounded by water.
• Plains: areas of mostly flat
land.
• Plateau: {pIa-toe} an area of
mostly flat land that is higher
than the land around it.
• River: flowing water that
empties into a large body of water
or another river.
• Shore: land at the edge of a
body of water.
• Sound: a narrow body of
water that separates an island
from a mainland.
• Summit: highest peak of a hill
or mountain.
• Tributary: a smaller river that
flows into a larger river.
• Valley: the land between hills
or mountains. A canyon is a
narrow valley.
• Waterfall: a large or small
stream of water that falls off a
high edge of land.
Release Date: November 12-18
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The Inside Story
Fun with reading
Inner-views with the body parts
by B. Literate
For parents and kids to enjoy together.
Literate people are good readers who
use what they learn by reading to lead
a happier, more successful life.
This is the seventh
in a series about
your body.
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The words in the first two rows
begin with the letter J. What sound do
you hear?
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optic nerve
Eyes look flat but they
are really round like balls.
January
jelly beans
jockey
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jack-o/-Iantern
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Here's how to make the big and little
• Blinking keeps us clean. You
blink about 20 times each minute.
• We are protected by your
eyelids and eyelashes. They keep
things like bugs and dust out of
your eyes.
jump
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Practice here.
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Buzz through your newspaper and The Mini
Page for pictures and words beginning with
the letter J.
The Mini Page thanks Children's Hospital National
Medical Center for help with this series.
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Ulysses
s. Grant (1822-1885)
State born: Ohio
Occupation: soldier
Served: 1869-1877
Party: Republican E
Ulysses S. Grant was the son of a
farmer who ran a tannery. * He went to
West Point but resigned from the Army
nine years later. He went back into
service when the Civil War started. He became a famous
military hero and commander of the Union armies.
Grant was not as good a president as he was a soldier.
There were many scandals during his two terms. Grant
was a very honest man, and was never involved in the
scandals. However, many consider him a very weak
president.
* A tannery is a business that turns hides into leather.
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GEOGRAPHY, PLACES, BAY, BEACH, MOUNTAINS,
FALLS, FOREST, RAPIDS, VALLEY, CLIMATE, PEOPLE,
LOCATION, LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, RIVERS, MAP,
GLOBE, CITY, WHERE, COMPASS.
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The Mini Page Map of the U.S.A. is a colorful 23-by-35-inch map that
includes state capitals, state birds and state flowers. For your copy, send
$3.00 plus 75 cents (postage and handling) to: Mini Page Map, Universal
Press Syndicate, P.O. Box 419150, Kansas City, Mo. 64141.
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The week of Nov. 14-20 is Children's Book Week.
This is a special week set aside to encourange kids to
read books. The theme for this year is:
Wish Upon a Book.
Can you unscramble these famous
book characters? Write their names on a
separate sheet of paper and tell us what
kind of animal each is.
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This beautiful full-color map measures 34 inches by
22 inches. The map's border, also in full color, features
96 flags from nations all over the world.
Each flag is labeled and each nation's capital is
indicated for easy identification. This fun, educational
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Q: What three keys can you not put in
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Mighty Funny: Monkeys, donkeys and
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The Seven Continents
The big
ideas in
geography
1. Location
Location tells us
where a point is on the
Earth's surface and why
it is there. It also tells
us how far a point is
from other points.
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The United
States
How many states can you identify?
2. Place
3. How people
Place tells us special
features an area might
have, such as climate,
people and landforms.
react and sometimes change
their environment.
The sunny
islands of
Hawaii have
beaches,
tourists and
military bases.
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Geography Week
Geography is the study of the world, the
people who live in it, what they do and why.
Tests have shown that many Americans don't know
as much about geography as they should.
Learning about our world is important - and fun .
The week of Nov. 13-19 has been named Geography
Awareness Week.
Mini Spy .
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Mini Spy and her friends are studying geography.
See if you can find the following:
• strawberry
• bird
• peapod
• word MINI
• letter I
• frypan
• candle
• carrot
• letter H
• bowl
• hammer
• bowler hat
• funnel
• canoe
from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam .. 1988 Universal Press Syndicate
WE SOMETIMES
DAM RIVERS
TO MAKE
ELECTRICIT'f .
5. Regions
4. Movement
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THE TOWN IS
5 MILES FROM
THE OIL WELL.
We travel and
communicate with one
another. We depend on
each other for products
and ideas.
M'f SNEAKERS
WERE MADE
IN KOREA.
mountain
regions
sheep-raising
regions
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Breakfast Split
You'll need:
• 1 banana, sliced the long
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lh cup cottage cheese
1 tablespoon wheat germ
1 tablespoon raisins
1 tablespoon nuts, chopped
What to do:
1. Put the banana slices in a bowl.
2. Put scoops of cottage cheese on top.
3. Sprinkle wheat germ, raisins and nuts on top.
Serves 1.
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from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam
Teacher's
Guide
For use by teachers and parents at home and at
school.
For use with issue: Geography ABCs
Main idea: This issue is about geography. The following is a list of activities to be used
with this issue. They are listed in order of difficulty, with the easier pre-reader
assignments listed first. Ask the children to do the following :
1. Find the following pictures: an Alpha Mouse flying a kite, a globe, an Alpha Mouse in
a canoe, sheep, a pirate, a dam, a tepee, mountains, a farmer.
2. When is Geography Week? Circle it on a calendar. For each day of Geography Week,
study about a country you would like to visit.
3. Design a Geography Week poster.
4. Why is geography so fun and interesting to learn? How can knowing about
geography help you in school and when you are grown? If you could visit any place in the
world, where would it be?
5. Circle all the names of landforms (mountain, beach, etc.) you have seen. What types
are in your area? Which are in your state?
6. Look on a map or globe. What types of landforms do you see? How are they
represented? How many of the landforms lis ted in the issue can you find?
7. Find the following words: awareness, borders, surface, series, climate, sloping,
environment, ridge, depend. Define and make up a new sentence for each one.
8. Look in your newspaper or on a world map to find the answers to the follOwing
questions:
a. Which countries border Poland?
b. What is the weather forecast for New York City?
c. Which ocean borders the United States on the east?
9. Circle all the city names on the front page of your local paper. Find each one on a map.
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~Gl1S Goodsport'S:Report
Supersport: Steve DeBerg
Height: 6-3
Weight: 216
Birthdate: 1-19-54
College: San Jose State
Steve DeBerg starts a new job this
year. He is the Kansas City Chiefs' new
quarterback.
Steve has been a pro player since
1978. He has played with the San
Francisco 4gers and the Denver Broncos. He was with
the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1984-1988. Last year
he was the team MVP.
In his career, Steve has passed for nearly 20,000
yards. He has completed 56.7 percent of his passes.
He has had 116 touchdowns.
Steve enjoys sailing, fishing and golf. He has a wife
and a son and daughter.
ote to Editor: Above is the Teacher's Guide for Issue 47.)
(Note to Editor: Above is copy block for Page 3, Issue 47, to
be used in place of ad if desired.)