Pacific Island Studies: Geography and Economics
The second semester of our seventh grade social studies class is pacific island studies. During the third quarter you will be assigned one pacific island nation that you will research for the rest of the year. During the third quarter you will be learning all about the geography (Human and Physical Characteristics) and the Economy of your island nation. Below you will find some resources for each of the island nations and a copy of each of the assignments.
Map of Oceania
Resources for Island Nations
| cook_islands_profile.pdf |
| fiji_island_profile.pdf |
| french_polynesia_profile.pdf |
| guam_profile.pdf |
| kiribati_profile.pdf |
| marshall_islands_profile.pdf |
| nauru_profile.pdf |
| niue_profle.pdf |
| northern_marianas_profile.pdf |
| palau_profile.pdf |
| papua_new_guinea_profile.pdf |
| samoa_profile.pdf |
| tokelau_profile.pdf |
| tonga_profile.pdf |
| vanuatu_country_profile.pdf |
Websites for further research
WorldAtlas.com
Geography: About.com
Students of the World.com
CIA World FactBook
Copy and Paste Link Below
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xx.html
Google Maps
http://maps.google.com/
Directions
1) type in name of country
2) use the tools located on the top right hand corner of the map to explore terrain(physical), roads (human), cities (human), videos, pictures, and other media.
3) Zoom in and out using the tool located on the left hand side of the map.
Summative Assessments
Pacific Island Discovery: Geography
| geography_of_oceania_summative.doc |
| geography_exceeds_assessment.doc |
Pacific Island Economics
Summative Assessment
| businessventure_project_for_speech.doc |
Formative Assessments
Economics Formative Assessment Packet
| pacific_island_economies_gos_ch_1-10.doc |
Formative Assessment Packet Reading Resource
| pi_economics_unit_uh.pdf |
Island Map Templates
| cook.doc |
| fiji.doc |
| french_polynesia.doc |
| marshall.doc |
| nauru.doc |
| niue.doc |
| northern_marianas.doc |
| palau.doc |
| papua_new_guinea.doc |
| samoa_western.doc |
| tokelau.doc |
| tonga.doc |
| vanuatu.doc |
| guam.doc |
| kiribati.doc |
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