Getting to Know Your Textbook Class Notes. 1.The American Journey 2. Appleby, Brinkley, Broussard,...

Getting to Know Your TextbookClass Notes

1. The American Journey

2. Appleby, Brinkley, Broussard, McPherson, Ritchie.

3. 2012.

4. Table of Contentsa. 10 units.b.4 chapters.c. 3 sections.

5 Reference Atlas 4 &5.

6 A Physical Map shows land features; mountains, hills, rivers etc., a political map shows states, nations and/or provinces.

7 Geography Skills Handbook:a. 5 themes.b. Movement explains how and why people

and things move and are connected.c. 6 essential elements.d. A globe is a round model of the earth, a

map is a flat drawing.e. Absolute location is measured by using

longitude and latitude.f. A key explains the symbols, colors and

lines on the map. Also called a legend.

8. An appendix is the additional material included at the end of books.

9. Skills handbook, presidents of the US, Supreme Court cases, Documents of American History, English-Spanish glossary, index, acknowledgements.

10.Chapter 3:a. Page 56b. Colonial Americac. 4 sections.d. highlighted words are important

vocabulary words.

11. Sections of the book:a. Index.b.Glossaryc. Table of Contents.d.Atlas.e. Table of Contents.

12. Skills Builder:a. The key explains which

explorers sailed for a certain European nation.

b.The Mississippi River.c. Most framers were lawyers

(31%).d. Imports were lowest in 1815.