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

 
 
National Geography Standards National Language Arts Standards
4 10

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Photo of a Fjord

Images of Landforms (Courtesy of NASA, USGS, AzGA, William Bowen)

Volcanic Lake of Toba Volcano, Sumatra (Toba, not tuba)

Torres Strait, Taiwan Straight (strait, not straight)

Taklimakan Desert , Dasht-e-Kavir (desert, not dessert)

Sri Lanka, Taiwain, Singapore (island)

Western Himalayas, Zagros Mountains (mountain range)

Mt Everest, Mt Everest (single mountain)

Tibetan Plateau (plateau)

Tower Karst (limestone mountain)

Ganges Delta, Mekong Delta (delta)

Dead Sea, Dead Sea mud (Lake)

Mt Fuji (volcano)

Deep Sea Trench (Japan Trench)