This document contains the agenda and notes from a geography class on Mexico. It includes prompts for journaling and a homework assignment to read a textbook section and write down 10 facts. The class will review key geography themes, strengths/weaknesses, and participate in a fact-finding mission and map activity labeling Mexican geographical features. The homework is to read a textbook section and write down 10 facts.
1. Journal
What comes to your mind when you first think
of Mexico? Write at least 5-6 complete
sentences.
Write this on a sheet of paper to turn in.
HW Tonight: Read
Section 2 of Chapter
3 and write down 10
facts from the
reading.
3. Today’s Agenda
Journaling
Review & Announcements
Fact-Finding Mission!!
Map Activity
Video: Mexican Drug Cartels
Homework tonight: Read Section 2 of Chapter 3
and write down 10 facts from the reading.
4. Review & Announcements
Turn in purple history books to Mr. H.
Find out exam grades from Mr. H.
Help Session after school tomorrow from 4-5.
If reading the textbook is hard for you, this might be
a great idea.
What did we do last class?
5. Key Themes of Geography
Location
Place
Humans & the Environment
Region
Movement
**Know these for your test!
9. Mapping Mexico
Using p. 199 and 204, label the following items on
your map of Mexico:
Gulf of Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Baja California
Mexican Peninsula
Pacific Ocean
Mexico City
Guadalajara
Tijuana