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Period: Using Grolier Online Encyclopedia Address: ​
go.grolier.com Username: genoa Password: comets Step 1:​
If you need to, take a little time to finish the activity we worked on in class with Mrs. McDaniel. Step 2:​
When you are finished with that, you will be using Grolier to find out more about the spot you chose for your Five Themes of Geography project. Place You Chose: ________________________________ ● Go to the “Lands and Peoples” section from the homepage of Grolier. ● Click on the “Electronic Atlas.” ● Choose a map that will show the place in the world you did your project about. For example, if my project was about France, I’d need maps that showed Europe, like this one: ●
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Use the map to figure out a REGION your place is part of. For example, I’d say ​
“France is part of a region that has a Marine West Coast climate.” Repeat these steps, choosing a different map each time, and figure out five different regions your place is part of. 1) ________________________ is part of a region that _____________________________ _______________________________________________________________________. 2) ________________________ is part of a region that ___________________________ _______________________________________________________________________. 3) ________________________ is part of a region that _____________________________ _______________________________________________________________________. 4) ________________________ is part of a region that _____________________________ _______________________________________________________________________. 5) ________________________ is part of a region that _____________________________ _______________________________________________________________________. Step 3: ​
If there is time remaining, you may go to Ms. Lunn’s website, and click on the Unit 1 folder on the right­hand side of the page. From there, you may: ● Practice continents and oceans with the game links provided ● Review the Five Themes of Geography by viewing the PowerPoint slideshow ● Brush up on Latitude and Longitude by exploring the game links provided