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Introduction to

Western Hemisphere

Week of April 6 - 10

Learning Targets

This week we will… use geographic tools and resources to research and make geographic inferences and predictions about the Western Hemisphere (South America).

I can…

● use geographic tools to identify, locate and describe places and in South America. ● collect, analyze, and synthesize data from geographic tools to compare regions in South America.

Vocabulary:​ You are not required to do anything with these terms. If you’d like a little more information, or you need to answer a question, click on each term below to open a link with more information about what it means, where it is, etc.

canopy estuary gauchos sovereign nation ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn About It! ● Estuary video clip ​ (29 seconds) You can explore some, or all of ● The Pampas video clip ​ (2 minutes, 2 seconds) these resources. If you want to ● Gauchos video clip ​ (59 seconds) see a resource again, go for it! ● Introducing South America ​ (2 minutes, 30 seconds)

● The of South America video ​ (7 min, 20 seconds) Questions? ● Access the online textbook by visiting: w​ ww.hmhco.com/ed​ and using You may post questions in our the following login info: Select State: Evaluator District: S​ ocial Studies ‘parking lot’ at this link: Q & A 19-91002640 User Name: EvalStudent515_91002641 Password: E!1d23kt50fq Go to Module 11on South America and read it. Y​ ou can also have it

read to you ​ by clicking, “Play Audio” in the top right of your page. Practice It! ● Work on this webquest to apply Complete and submit in​ Google Classroom​ the South America what you learned. Physical Webquest. ​ (20 points)

Evidence of ● Complete and submit in Google​ Classroom​ the A Physical Map: Learning South America Daily Geography assignment. (5​ points) Complete the activity to show ● Work on your South America Unit of projects (50 points due May 1 what you learned. - this packet has been added to Google Classroom). Bonus Activity ● Visit the Uyuni Salt Flat in via this virtual tour! ​HERE Check this out IF you’d like; no ● Read about them ​HERE requirement, no graded activity!