Homework for Wednesday and Thursday, 9/29 and 9/30

Hello Students...please study/review for your Australia/New Zealand test, which will take place on Friday, October 1. Refer to your study guide and be familar with the material we have covered...STUDY YOUR MAP OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND!!!

Bring a #2 pencil to the test!!!

Good Luck!!

Homework for Tuesday 9/28

Hello ladies and gentlemen...your homework for tonight is:

Write a paragraph of at least 7 sentences, detailing a trip you took to Australia's "Outback."

You may treat this as a journal entry, or diary entry if you like...and your story can be funny or serious----take your family or friends along for an "Outback" adventure...you may refer to your worksheet on Alice Springs if you would like, and anything you saw in today's video can be added to your paragraph...talk about your visit it Alice Springs, perhaps you visited and climbed Ayre's Rock, met some Aborigines, fed some crockodiles, saw a Kangaroo, and even ate some Kangaroo tail!!! Have fun and make your paragraph realistic and exciting!!!

Due tomorrow (Wednesday 9/29)

Have fun!!!

Homework for Monday 9/27

Tonight's homework:

Refer to the handout given in class today titled "Some Aussie Lingo." On the back of that sheet, please write a paragraphy using as much Aussie lingo as you can. You can write a story, describe an event, or be creative in some other way that permits you to use at least 7 Aussie words. Have fun and be creative!

Due tomorrow at the beginning of class...

Australia/New Zealand Test set for Friday 10/1

Hello ladies and gentlemen...the test for Australia/New Zealand is set for this Friday, October 1.

Please study the following

1. The map of Australia and New Zealand

2. Your 5 homework questions given last Tuesday (pertaining to the map of Australia and New Zealand)

3. Information about the Great Barrier Reef

4. Your economic chart of Australia

5. Questions you answered about Aborigines, Opals, Unique Aussies, and Alice Springs

6. Facts about Sydney

7. Issues facing Australia today

8. Information and facts about New Zealand

Please bring a #2 pencil to the test! Refer to your study guide and don't forget to ask me if you need clarification about the material or help...Good Luck!!

Homework for Thursday 9/23

Tonight's homework


Review for your map quiz of Australia and New Zealand tomorrow

Complete your current event assignment, which is due tomorrow

Homework for Wednesday 9/22

Tonight's homework: Refer to the Economy of Australia chart that you completed in class today. Then, choose one of the four categories and write a brief summary about that category.

The chart you created contains information about the economic geography of Australia---how do people in Australia make their money?

The categories:

1. Agriculture---major crops and exports, important information

2. Mineral resources---what is found in the ground?

3. Industries----what is produced?

4. Trade-----what is traded and with whom?

Homework for Tuesday 9/21

Tonight's homework----read the pink worksheet given in class today titled "Unique Aussies." Then answer the 11 questions on the back of the worksheet. Complete and bring to class on Wednesday 9/22.

Australia/New Zealand Current Event due on Friday 9/24

The first current event assignment is due on Friday, September 24.

Instructions: Find an article, story, or photography that relates to Australia or New Zealand. Newspapers, magazines, or the internet work well here. Once you have found your article, story, or photo, write a brief summary about your article, story, or photo. Bring both to class on Friday, 9/24, and be prepared to share your current event with the class.

Note: If you can find something current (past few weeks or month) that would be great. However, I will accept anything from the past, no matter how old.

Another note: If you have visited Australia or New Zealand, or know someone who has and you have a souvenir from either country, you may bring it in and share it with the class--this will act as a substitute for the current event.

Yet another note: If you would like to bring to class some type of food item that is native to Australia or New Zealand, you may do so---and again this will act as a substitute for the current event. Perhaps you could find a recipe online and bake something for us!

Due on Friday, September 24!

Map Quiz of Australia and New Zealand set for Friday 9/24

We will have a map quiz of Australia and New Zealand on Friday, 9/24. Review your map of Australia and New Zealand and be familiar with the cities, landforms, and bodies of water that you labeled.

Homework for Monday 9/20

Tonight's Homework:

Refer to your map of Australia and New Zealand, which you completed in class today.

Copy and answer the following questions:

1. Name the two bodies of water connected by Cook Strait

2. Name the two bodies of water connected by Bass Strait

3. In what state or territory would one find the most desert area?

4. Where is the mouth of the Murray River? How about the source of the Murray River?

5. Why do you suppose Australia is called the "land down under?" (think about this answer for a few minutes----refer to your map----guess if you have to----you will not be marked off for guessing or simply stating that you don't know---I just want you to think for a few minutes and put some of your knowledge of geography thus far to work in a practical sense.

have fun and see you in class!!!

Australia/New Zealand Unit

Students and parents---we have started our new unit on Australia and New Zealand...today in class the students worked on/completed a map of Australia and New Zealand, labeling important states, territories, islands, cities, capitals, bodies of water, deserts, and mountain ranges. This unit will last approximately two weeks!

Tuesday, September 14, 2004

Today we completed and reviewed the in-class assignment pertaining to water terms. Students used the maps in ther textbook to find real examples of several different water terms such as strait, bay, gulf, and river source and mouth.

Tonight's homework----begin reviewing for the test on Friday

refer to the studyguide given in class today!

Ask me if you have any questions!

room 16 before school, brunch, lunch, or after school!

Good Luck!

World Geography Exam #1 set for Friday 9/17

It has arrived, ladies and gentlemen!!! Your first geography test!!! The test will take place on Friday, September 17.

What to bring: a number 2 pencil

What will the test cover? Basically, everything we have covered in class over the last few weeks...this includes:

1. The 5 themes of geography
2. Map types
3. Map projections
4. Latitude and longitude
5. Time zones
6. Geography terms: water worksheet
7. Climate types
8. Life expectancy/literacy rate/per capita GDP
9. Dense vs. sparse populations

Refer to the study guide given in class on Tuesday (half-sheet)

Homework for Monday 9/13

Hello to everyone! The homework for Monday, September 13, is to write a paragraph using as many words from your geographical terms: water worksheet as possible. (minimum of 5). You may make your paragraph funny, interesting, or tell a story----it's up to you! Please underline each word that you use and explain its definition...your paragraph does not have to be long...do your best and have fun!!! see below for an example...



My best friend and I love to go fishing. One Saturday morning, we left home and drove to San Francisco. We then rented a boat and began our journey on San Francisco BAY. A BAY is a body of water that provides a wide opening to the sea or ocean. In this case, the ocean is the PACIFIC. We fished on the bay and in the ocean. Eventually, we sailed through a STRAIT, which is a narrow body of water which connects two larger bodies of water. My friend Steve prefers fishing in a LAKE, which is a body of water that is usually inland and completely surrounded by land....

Quiz Announcement for Friday, Sep. 10

There will be a quiz this Friday, September 10. You must know the difference between parallels and meridians, lines of latitude and longitude...also, you will be quizzed on your ability to locate cities using latitude and longitude, and writing coordinates of latitude and longitude when given a city. Also, you will be quizzed on time zones--- finding the correct time between time zones, including flights between cities.

Time Zone Homework Question for 9/7/04

Tonights's homework question has to do with time zones...

Question: The world is divided into 24 time zones. What problems might occur, or might we experience, if there were no system of organized time zones?

Think about this question for a few minutes before you answer. Think in terms of how important schedules are, especially to transportation, and how important it is to maintaining order in our society.

Write a few sentences as your answer.