Mr. Van Kampen's Class: World Geography

2/21/14
Physical Features of the World

Rainforests
Mountains
Deserts
Bodies of Water
Islands of the world
Volcanoes of the World
Plains (Grasslands)

2/18/14

World Geography Video
Volcanoes

2/13/14
Square Mileage of Countries
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area

Current Event Link

http://buzz.agilix.com/#!/welcome

1/21/14

Station 4: Latitude and Longitude Games
Treasure Hunt
Grid Map
Drag and Drop Game
Rags To Riches Game

Station 1: Video and Vocab
Latitude Longitude Video
Latitude Longitude Video 2
Interactive Flash Presentation

12/18/13

Science on A Sphere: Japanese Tsunami
Science on a Sphere

11/22/13
If the World Were a Village

10/28
Map Maker
National Geographic: Map Maker

10/15
5 Themes of Geography Resources

5 Themes Prezi
5 Themes Rap
5 Themes Definitions
5 Themes Explaination
5 Themes Video

7/23/13

Organizations

Coca Cola
BP
Red Cross
WTO

6/25/13
European Folktales and Cultural Diffusion

European Folktales Website

6/18/13

Great Internet Search Engines

The Internet is filled with an almost endless amount of information). I have created a list of super search engines and web sites to help you do the research for your travel brochure.

The Internet Public Library - http://www.ipl.org (go to the kidspace for some great information)

Ask Jeeves for Kids - http://www.ajkids.com/

Awesome Library - http://www.awesomelibrary.org/

LycosZone – http://www.lycoszone.com/

Super-Kids - http://www.super-kids.com (excellent search site)

Yahooligans - http://www.yahooligans.com

Kid’s Search Tools - http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm (has many of the above search sites all put together)

Alabama Virtual Library - http://www.avl.lib.al.us

** If you find pictures that you wish to use in your brochure, you should right click on the picture (click on save picture as) and save it to your disk.

6/17/13

Baroque Architecture

6/10/13

Position Paper Example

6/5/13

Pros and Cons of Communist Russia

Each group will create a presentation about one aspect of Communist Russia. Each presentation is expected to include a 1 page written summary of your topic, an illustration, and an organizational visual aid (web, flow, chart) Make sure that no one person is working on the same aspect of the project at the same time. It will be very difficult to get this project completed if you don't divide the work among the group members.

Communism: is a form of unlimited government in which the state owns the farms and factories and decides what will be grown and produced

Example: After World War 1 Russia experienced a severe food shortage and fuel shortage. As a result, people turned to a new powerful leader to solve the countries problems and get people back to work.

Group 1: Information
Students will explain what a Communist government is and look at the role of the former Soviet Union as a leader in world Communism. They will examine what life was like in pre-communist times in Russia and compare it to life in post-communist Russia. Be aware that you should simply be sticking to the facts, and try not to include your opinions and bias.
Communism Description
Wikipedia: Communism
Student Definition
Information about Communism

Group 2: Advantages of Communism
This group will talk about the advantages of living in a Communist society. In order to do this, the group should be divided into "Mini-groups" to present the information. Students, you are not limited to the former Soviet Union, and are encouraged to include some other communist countries. Suggested sub topics to consider are:
-Equality for all
-Health Care
-No unemployment
Understanding Communism
Why Russia Turned to Communism
The Soviet Union and no unemployment

Group 3: Disadvantages Group
This group will talk about the problems and disadvantages of living in a Communist society. The group should follow the same procedures as the Advantages group above. Suggested sub-topics are
-Leaders abuse of power
-Restrictions
-Censorship
Disadvantages
Censorship in the Soviet Union
Abuse of Power in the Soviet Union

5/14/13

Physical Maps of Europe

Europe Physical Map 1
Europe Physical Map 2
Europe Physical Map 3

Land Use Maps
UN Cartography Map
Satelite Map

Climate Map
Europe Climate Map
North America Climate Map

5/6/13

Peninsulas of Europe

What is a peninsula?

Scandinavian Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula Information Page 1
Scandinavian Peninsula Information Page 2
Scandinavian Peninsula Information Page 3

Iberian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula Information Page 1
Iberian Peninsula Information Page 2
Iberian Peninsula Travel Page
YouTube: Iberian Peninsula Geography

Jutland Peninsula
Jutland Peninsula Information Page1
Jutland Peninsula Information Page 2
Jutland Peninsula Information Page 3
Jutland Peninsula Map

Italian Peninsula
Italian Peninsula Information Page
Italian Peninsula Information Page 2
Italian Peninsula Information Page 3
YouTube: Geography of Italian Peninsula

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula Information Page 1
Balkan Peninsula Information Page 2
Balkan Peninsula Information Page 3
YouTube: Balkan Peninsula

4/28/13

Physical Features: Europe and Russia

YouTube: Geography of Europe
YouTube: Physical Characteristics of Europe

Physical Characterstics Travel Brochure Links
National Geographic: Europe's Physical Characteristics
European Physical Features Examples 1
European Physical Features Examples 2
Physical Map: Europe

4/10/13

Amazon Mapping Activity
Amazon Interactive Link

3/21/13
Interdependent Nations

Your Coffee Dollar Activity:
Where does my money go?

From Farm to Table:
YouTube: What is Fair Trade?

Foldables: Import/Export Activity
Export Definition
YouTube: Import Definition
YouTube: What is trade balance?
Fair Trade Coffee

Balance of Trade: South America
Trade Balance Definition

3/15/13
CIA World Factbook: South America

3/5/13

Machu Picchu Resources:

Explaining the Telegraph
National Geographic: Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu Maps

National Geographic Megastructures: Machu Picchu Video

Pages

World Geography