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Article 5: Political Features Word Count: 106 Vocabulary: political features: features organized by where people live, such as cities, states, and countries
High Impact Teaching Strategy: Questioning Lesson Plan: 1. Read the article. Discuss as a class:
a. What are political features? (Answers will vary.) 2. Invite students to examine the political map of the world. Discuss: a. What can we see on the map? (Answers will vary.) b. What is the purpose of the map? (Answers will vary.)
c. What are the political features illustrated on the map? (Answers will vary.) d. What political features are not shown on the map? (Answers will vary.) e. What physical features are not shown on the map? (Answers will vary.) 3. Ask students to open their publication all the way and flip it over so they see pages one and four at the same time. Examine the physical map of the world. Discuss: c. What are the physical features illustrated on the map? (Answers will vary.) d. What political features are not shown on the map? (Answers will vary.) 4. Have a class discussion. Give students the following instructions: a. Look at the image of the Colorado River. b. Now, look at the map of where the Colorado River is located. c. Highlight the Colorado River on the small map. 5. Ask students: a. What can we see on the map? (Answers will vary.) b. What is the purpose of the map? (Answers will vary.) a. How do natural features create political borders? (Answers will vary.) b. How does the Colorado River create a political border? (Answers will vary.)
Article Assessment Questions: 1. What type of map shows the borders of cities, states, and countries?
a. climate b. cultural c. physical d. political 2. Which features are organized by where people live?
a. human b. natural c. physical d. political
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