Land Formations of North America Teacher Resources

Students investigate the geography of North America by viewing and identifying places on a map.  In this U.S. Geography lesson, students view a PowerPoint slide show discussing the immigration to the U.S.A.  Students define several...

Fifth graders are introduced to their year-long study of North America. Students will investigate regions of North America, American Indian cultural regions and the influence of European colonization. During their study, 5th graders...

Students examine early European maps and explore geographic errors. They also view maps of the geography of North America. Students discuss the obstacles faced by early explorers in mapping unexplored territory. They consider what the...

For this North American worksheet, students explore the locations of the major lakes on the continent. The map may be used for a variety of geography lessons.

It's home to a volcano, and its location helps set up hurricanes that affect North America. Meet Cape Verde, a former Portuguese colony that has developed its own racial and linguistic identity. A video profile shows the characteristics...

In this map of North America learning exercise, students study the map of North America and then write the names of the 11 countries on the provided lines.

Sixth graders explore world geography by participating in a word scramble activity. In this natural resources instructional activity, 6th graders identify the different civilizations that once inhabited the Americas and the types of...

In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 19 identification questions about the countries located in North America.

Students investigate, debate, and generate different hypotheses about how North America's First Peoples originally travelled there.

Young scholars comprehend the history of European exploration of North America. They are introduced to basic reasearch techniques. Students focus on four explorers who visited New York State: Verrazano, Cartier, Champlian, and Hudson. ...

Here is a very well-organized handout on the five themes of geography (location, place, region, movement, and human-environment interaction), which includes definitions and questions to consider for each theme.

Your youngsters will be experts on the geography of Australia after working with these activities and worksheets, which review the continent's weather, major landforms, dimensions, history, and climate.

"We've got the whole world in our hands," is what your students will be singing after completing this fun geography activity. Using the included templates for the seven continents and a balloon, they create their very own globes.

What brought settlers from Europe to North America? By exploring primary sources, such as posters seeking recruits for the new lands, class members take a deeper look at these motivations. To finish, they present their findings to...

In this North American physical map worksheet, students make note of the major landforms and bodies of water located on the continent.

In this blank North America outline map worksheet, students study the political boundaries of the continent. This outline map may be used for a variety of geographic activities.

Learners identify the differences between maps and globes. In this map skills instructional activity, students are shown a globe and a map and recognize the differences. Learners use post-it notes to locate several locations on the world...

In this geography words and maps worksheet, students examine maps of North and South America. Students respond to 12 multiple choice questions regarding the maps.

In this geography worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle in reference to North America. They identify capitals of some countries, the specific landforms of different areas, and languages spoken. There are 21 clues to solving the...

In this geography worksheet, learners name the capitals of various countries found in North America. They also identify the various weather patterns across the continent and specific bodies of water. There are 21 descriptions and 21...

Students investigate the culture of the Inuit indians and make comparisons to the native tribes of America. They conduct research in small groups and concentrate on the geographical location of the tribe in order to speculate about the...

Students research and map the North and South American continents. In this geography instructional activity on the Americas, students can locate North, Central and South American countries and states. Students choose a location to...

There are an average of three human fatalities by bears in North America every year, which is low when you compare it to the 26 killed by dogs and the 90 killed by lightning annually. The lesson encourages researching human-bear...

Fifth graders investigate the effect of North American colonization on human history. In this colonization lesson, 5th graders explore the global impact of colonization of North America. Students investigate the impact of geography on...