Natural Disasters in the United States

In Section 2, the students are learning about the many different climate regions of the United States and also severe weather in all the different regions of the United States. Go to the website below to play the game Disaster Master to learn more about these disasters and what you should do if you are ever in one.

Master Disaster

United States Landforms

Use the website below to answer the questions on the handout.

United States Landforms interactive map

When you get finished with the handout, you may click on one of the websites below to learn more about the physical features of the United States and the states and capitals.

USA geography games Sheppard

U S Landform quiz

Landforms Test

After you have finished all the landforms games and quizzes, you may go to these websites to learn the states and capitals.

Cool Geography Games

States and Capitals Quiz

 We have been practicing map skills every morning with our bellringer. Here is a website to help with Time Zones.
Time Zone Website

United States Landforms and Bodies of Water

Types of Land in the United States

United States Regions Websites

Pearson Region Website
50 States Games
States and Capitals Games

We are having a test on Chapter 3 on Friday so here is a website that has some activities to help you study. Also I have posted the link for quizlet to help with all the vocabulary words for this chapter.

Glencoe Website For Chapter 3

We are learning about Global Cultures and how these cultures influence people's perceptions about places and regions. The students will research different cultures in different countries on the Internet using the links below and answer questions about each country. After they have researched, they will write about what their life would be like it they lived in that particular country and how it is different from their life in America.

Cultures for Kids
Countries of the World 
Fact Monster
Food by Country

This week students are learning about World Population and Population Movement. You will be doing an activity on the computer about population growth and how the world's population is growing as I am writing this. Go to the website below and complete the questions on the Population Growth Worksheet.

Population Clock

Next, immigrants came to America through way of Ellis Island. Go to the website below and take a tour of Ellis Island and answer the questions on the worksheet provided

Ellis Island Tour