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.