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Procedure

1. Introduce the lesson with questions: Where did the earliest civilizations develop? What were some

geographic barriers to expansion? What type of landforms and water bodies do we have in the US?

What geographic barriers were encountered as the US expanded westward? We use these

landforms and water bodies to label regions in our country i.e. Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountain

States, Midwest, etc. Just as we have a variety of landforms and water bodies, so does China.

Discuss the vocabulary terms. Take students to the computer lab to research the nine geographic

regions of China, using the second web resource listed. Students will label the regions on the map

handout and complete the Regional Matrix (the first website).

2. Divide students into 10 groups, one group for each region. Have each group research more about

that region. Have them complete the Game Card template, making 4 cards for their region: photo of

a physical feature, photo of a human/cultural feature, a description of its climate and

vegetation/crops, and a geographic description of its landforms, water bodies and natural resources.

Read and approve each card to be sure what it says will distinguish that region from another region.

3. Cut the cards apart and use them to play a quiz game with the “big” geographical regions map of

China. (Teacher may make it or students may make it using the regional map, an overhead, shower

curtain and permanent markers.) Lay the shower curtain map on the floor. Gather around the

perimeter in teams of 3-5. Give each team a set of colored craft sticks (i.e. blue team, red team, etc)

with which to show their answer on the big map. Show a card, let team one guess the region. If

correct they place their colored craft stick on that region. If they are incorrect, play passes to the next

team. At the end of the game, have each team count up the number of craft sticks they correctly

placed on the big map. Groups will abstain from their own researched region.

Assessment / Evaluation

Number the geographic regions on a map. Individually, using a 10-sided dice or other method, have the

student role twice so he/she has two different numbers. Have the student compare the two regions in a

Venn Diagram, giving a minimum of 8 facts on the Venn.

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