6th Grade World Geography

Focus: The United States today/Immigration--Chapter 4, Section 1.

Class Work: Students take notes from the PowerPoint presentation covering the "melting pot" or "patchwork quilt" of U.S. cultures.-- the influence of the English, Spanish, and French languages on our culture,

-- the first inhabitants came from Asia about 35,000 years ago--Anasazi, or ancient ones lived about 1,000 years ago---European colonists arrived in 15th century,--first Spanish, then English.

Vocabulary: immigrant, Anasazi, democracy, equal opportunity, political process.

Home work: Review topics covered in class.