Vocabulary Bloom's Taxonomy

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Before You Teach

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Bloom’s Taxonomy

Our resource is an effective tool for any GEOGRAPHY PROGRAM. Bloom’s Taxonomy* for LEVEL 6 Creating Reading Comprehension LEVEL 5

Evaluating

The activities in this resource engage and build the full range of thinking skills that are essential for students’ reading comprehension. Based on the six levels of thinking in Bloom’s Taxonomy, assignments are given that challenge students to not only recall what they have read, but move beyond this to understand the text through higher-order thinking. By using higher-order skills of applying, analysing, evaluating and creating, students become active readers, drawing more meaning from the text, and applying and extending their learning in more sophisticated ways. Our resource, therefore, is an effective tool for any Geography program. Whether it is used in whole or in part, or adapted to meet individual student needs, this resource provides teachers with the important questions to ask, interesting content, which promote creative and meaningful learning.

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BLOOM’S TAXONOMY: 6 LEVELS OF THINKING

*Bloom’s Taxonomy is a widely used tool by educators for classifying learning objectives, and is based on the work of Benjamin Bloom.

Vocabulary

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Population Maps 1. Match the word on the left to its definition on the right by drawing a line. 1 2

population density

A comparison of two or more than two things

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The manner in which things are arranged or spread out

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population density

Something that humans either do or cause to happen

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choropleths

A map that uses color to explain statistical data

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dot density maps

A distinct part of the Earth, characterized by unique physical and human characteristics

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A map which uses dots to show how human population is situated

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The number of people living in a given area

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distribution

The quantity of something in a given space or area

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The concentration of people in a given area

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2. Answer the question with a complete sentence. What do you think the difference between a dot density map and a choropleth map is? _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ©

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Comprehension Quiz

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Part A Circle the word TRUE if the statement is TRUE or circle the word FALSE if it is FALSE. 1.

A map with a scale of 1:20 shows more detail than a map with a scale of 1:200. TRUE FALSE

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Weather maps usually show climate, precipitation or temperature. TRUE FALSE

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Population geography is the study of the concentration of people in an area, which is calculated by dividing the number of people present, by the area. TRUE FALSE

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Topographic maps use contour lines to show differences in elevation. TRUE FALSE

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Dot density maps use colors to show statistical data. TRUE FALSE

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The North American continent can be divided into four distinct regions. TRUE FALSE

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Maps are more accurate than globes at portraying the Earth. TRUE FALSE

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The distinct regions that make up the North American continent include the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, the Canadian Shield, and the Eastern Region. TRUE FALSE

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What is a dot density map? ___________________________________________________

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How can choropleth maps and dot density maps be used together?

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What is a political map? ___________________________________________________________

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What is a topographic map? _______________________________________________________

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What is a choropleth map? ________________________________________________________

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