Introduction to South America
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 regions 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 cordillera estuary gauchos Pampas Patagonia 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 Continent 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 Geography 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 Bolivia via this virtual tour! HERE Check this out IF you’d like; no ● Read about them HERE requirement, no graded activity!