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Lesson
| Title | It's Not a Ford...It's a Fjord! Learning Landforms and Bodies of Water through Word Association |
| Lesson Description | Very often elementary students lack knowledge of basic geography vocabulary terms associated with landforms and bodies of water. This lesson, which can be done throughout the school year, provides a method for students to become familiar with geographical terms as they appear in their geography studies. |
| Author | Barbara Martin |
| Grade Level | 6-8 |
| Duration | 2 class periods |
| Arizona Geography Concepts | Arizona Reading Strands | Arizona Writing Strands | National Geography Standards | National Language Arts Standards |
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Images of Landforms Courtesy of NASA and AzGA:
Basin, Death Valley, California
Cordillera, Western North America
Delta, Mississippi River Delta
Desert, Desert Pavement in Panamint Valley, California
Estuary, Rio de la Plata, South America
Iceberg, Calving of Antarctic icebergs into the Sea
Mountain, Teton Mountains, Wyoming
Plain, Kangaroo Island, Australia
Reef, Great Barrier Reef of Australia
River and Waterfall, Yellowstone River
Salt Flat (or Salt Playa), Death Valley, California
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