American History The geography of the Americans Homework What would you see if you traveled the length and width of the United States? Imagine and describle some of entries in a diary. This assignment is due Thursday December 14, 2000 Activity-Due Thursday December 21, 2000 Create a diagram to show important physical features of the place where you live. Then decrible how these features have shaped your community. Project-Due Jan.4, 2001 Draw a special purpose map that shows one of the places in your community that many people visit. Quiz-Jan.16, 2001 1.Identify Central America, Rocky Mountains, Andes Mountain, Mississippi River, Amazon River, Death Valley, Sierra Madre. 2.Define isthmus, topography, elevation, relief, foothills, measa, tributary. 3.What draws people to settle in foothills rather than in mountains? 4.How do geographers identify physical regions? 5.What are the eight major physical regions in the United States? In which of these regions do you live?
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