Social Studies Unit 1: Canadas Regions

Student Professor Presentation NAME: ____________________

Assignment:
Prepare a short presentation to teach the class about your chosen term from Chapter 1-4. See
the rubric below for information about how you will be marked.
Follow these instructions while working on your assignment. Each part will be handed in when
you present in front of the class.
1. Find your definition in the textbook and copy it down.
2. Research your term online, or at the library. Make sure you write down the source.
3. Use the information you find to fill in the graphic organizer provided. Make a copy you
can show the class (Make a poster, or use the smartboard). You can edit it however you
want to make it most effective.
4. Practice explaining your topic at home and in the mirror, and in front of people.
5. Teach the class about your topic!
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Use appropriate social studies
vocabulary
Limited
effectiveness
Some
effectiveness
Considerable
effectiveness
High degree of
effectiveness
Use graphic organizer to
organize information

Communicate in a clear,
coherent manner to present
ideas

Completes all parts of
assignment


My term is ______________________________
Definition from the textbook:
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Parent Signature: ___________________________________________________
Key Terms
1. Cordillera (15)
2. Plateau (15)
3. Tundra (15)
4. Climate (16)
5. Sustainable (18)
6. Coniferous trees
(18)
7. Clear cutting (18)
8. Hydroelectric
power (19)
9. Scale (20)
10. Compass rose (20)
11. Legend (20)
12. Symbol (20)
13. Thematic map (21)
14. Plains (27)
15. Foothills (27)
16. Wetlands (27)
17. Chinooks (28)
18. Immigrants (29)
19. Primary industry
(30)
20. Potash (30)
21. Secondary industry
(31)
22. Tertiary industry
(31)
23. Quaternary
industry (31)
24. Permafrost (39)
25. Uplands (51)
26. Deciduous trees
(51)
27. Humid (52)
28. Smelting (54)
29. Elect (59)


Graphic Organizer
My information came from this source: __________________________________