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;e study of geography continues in Cycle 2 with the examination of historical ages as well as physical regions. Some countries no longer exist and others have di;erent political boundaries. If the locations listed for some weeks seem haphazard or incomplete, they aren’t!

Continents and Oceans Week 19

Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan
North America
South America
Europe
Asia

Southeastern Asia Week 24

;ink of it as excavating treasure, with clues in each week’s list and corresponding history sentence. To inspire you to dig a little deeper, we have included Geo Gems for some research ideas.

Africa
Australia
Antarctica
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Paci;c Ocean
North Korea
South Korea
Taiwan
Philippines
Guam

Southern Africa Week 20

South Africa Lesotho Bots wana Mozambique Namibia

South Central Asia GETTING STARTED

POINT to locations. Use colored beads or candies as map markers.

Continents and Oceans

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Mid-Atlantic World

Laos
;ailand
Cambodia
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Cape of Good Hope
Strait of Magellan
Canary Islands
Treaty of Tordesillas

Week 21

TRACE the locations. Trace the outline of the continents or countries and bodies of water.

Central America Week 9

Caribbean

Cuba
Guatemala
Belize
El Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
DRAW the locations. Draw
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Jamaica
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Age of Exploration

Week 22

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Central/South America

Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
Costa Rica
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Week 10

Peru (home of the Incas)

Southwest Asia Week 23

Afghanistan Pakistan India Calcutta

Western Asia

Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Turkmenistan

Game idea: Play games with ;ags. Place sticky ;ags on maps, remove or mix up the ;ags, and then have the student replace the ;ags in the correct places.

Geo tip: Occasionally incorporate your favorite atlas and a globe into your family geography time.

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Lithuania
Carpathians
Caucasus
North Sea

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Baltic Sea
Adriatic Sea
EnglishChannel
Poland
EastPrussia(former)
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Ural

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Cyprus
Balkan Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula

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Apennine Peninsula
Ireland
Iraq
England

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Portugal Kuwait Persia(Iran) Week16

EasternEurope

Constantinople/Istanbul Spain

Balkans Week4

Moscow
France
Greece
Kiev
Albania
Russia(USSR)

EuropeanRivers

Siberia(in Asia)

Seine River

Week12

Rhine River

EasternEuropeanSeas

Elbe River
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia(former)
Romania
White Sea
Po River

Week17

Danube River Volga River

Week5

EuropeanCities

London Paris

Week13

CentralEurope Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Germany Switzerland Week18

Barents Sea Black Sea Caspian Sea Aral Sea Rome

NorthernEuropeanCountries

Norway
Barcelona
Orleans
Sweden
Finland

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Denmark

EuropeanMountains

Pyrenees

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Alps

BalticEurope

Estonia Hungary Czechoslovakia(former)

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