Geography Study

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Southwest Region Spider Map


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Activity Overview

Students can learn more about how different Native American cultures and traditions developed over thousands of years by studying the geography in which they lived. In this activity, students will choose one Native American Cultural Region to study and create a spider map that describes the location, climate, physical features, vegetation, and wildlife.


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Objective: Create a spider map that uses words and pictures to describe the location, climate, physical features, vegetation and wildlife of the region.

Student Instructions

  1. Choose a Native American Cultural Region to describe.
  2. Click "Start Assignment".
  3. Use words and pictures to describe the location, climate, physical features, vegetation, and wildlife of the region you chose.

Requirements: Each cell contains a title, picture, and short description. Minimum one cell each for: location, climate, physical features, vegetation and wildlife found in the region.


5 Cell Spider Map Template

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