4_ES_Geography

Geography Information Page

Geography Drills: There are three geography drills. All three are to be taken online -- an unlimited number of times within the calendar due dates -- on Blackboard. The due dates of the drills are noted in the Semester Calendar. Geography Drill 1 will open up in the Geography Drill folder when you have passed the Start Quiz. Geography Drill 2 will open up when you have scored a minimum of 94 on Geography Drill 1. Geography Drill 3 will open up when you have completed Geography Drill 2 with a minimum of 94. There is no make-up for a missed Geography Drill.

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Endterm Exam: At the end of the semester, you must answer geography questions on the second part of the Endterm (Final) Exam on Blackboard. You are responsible for the geographical locations listed in the Geography Spelling Worksheet.

Spelling: Since all the Geography Drills are on Blackboard, to EARN points all geography names must be spelled as programmed in the Blackboard quiz software program.

Password: To remind students that there is a password on the Endterm (Final) Exam, there is also a password on Geography Drill 3. The password is: Darwin_3 (case sensitive and you MUST include the underscore _ sign between the name and the number). Drill 3 must also be taken using Respondus Lockdown Browser. There is no password for the first two drills, and the Lockdown Browser is not required.

Click on "This is not an English class" button below for scope and grading criteria for the geography test .

During previous semesters some students have complained that points are deducted for misspelled geography names. Is this an English class? Well, you tell me, but it certainly is not a Spanish class, a German class, or 3rd grade in elementary school. (Make sure you watch, "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" below.) You may want a strong cup of coffee when you read the page, and also the page called "The Nature of Geography Quizzes". (It is an old posting -- not everything pertain to present semester classes, but may still be useful reading for students who don't understand that spelling is important -- at least if you want to call yourself an educated person.)

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You should probably also read the two pages linked to below. Note the worksheet -- not intended to be submitted for a grade, but for your perusal to practice spelling the names you are responsible for.

What geography names and locations should you know? Well, as an educated person you should know much more than you will be tested for in this class, but for this class you are responsible for the names listed in the worksheet.

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Maps with names:

Students may use these maps to learn the names on the four maps with numbers listed below, or use the maps in the textbook appendix. (Depending on your computer resolution the world map text may be hard to read.)

World map -- w. names

Europe map -- w. names

Middle East map -- w. names

Southern North America -- w. names

Maps with numbered blanks:

These are the four maps used for the Geography Test. Note: To make sure that students learn the LOCATION and not just blindly memorize numbers, the numbers on these maps will not be the same on the test.

World map -- Blanks

Europe map -- Blanks

Middle East map -- Blanks

Southern North America -- Blanks

Legend -- for maps with numbered blanks (above)

Large black numbers -- CONTINENTS

Small black numbers -- COUNTRIES

Letters -- OCEANS, BODIES OF WATER

Large outlined numbers -- U.S. STATES
(only on the Southern North America map)

Other maps and helpful material:

Some more helpful maps you may select to help you study.

Simple world map with continent names

My son's kindergarten map. Did you learn geography in kindergarten?

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Even more helpful material you may select to help you study.

Scroll down for a clean view
of the background picture
from west Texas.

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