October Term MESA   We will be visiting Grand Mesa, Colorado

In our Geography Terms Tour – our goals are –

• Able to give a description – explain by Verbal, Sketch and Mold,
• Name an outstanding example,
• Find the example on the map and learn how the geographical shape is formed.

This month we will be talking about Mesa formations – and heading to the Grand Mesa, Colorado, North America

We will

• Look for ways the Mesa’s have been known to form historically.
• Compare Mesa with Plateau
• Create a 3D project  of Mesa and Plateau
• Write out descriptions to add to lapbook
• Check out library books on the Grand Mesa, Colorado area
• Create Lapbook Page

We will

• look to see how large the Grand Mesa is – try to compare it to a known object – Wikipedia Information on Grand Mesa Link
• look through photographs on line of the Grand Mesa ad Plateau Valley area – Link to Colorado Graphics
• discuss the regions of the United States (Page 163 Ultimate Geography)
• map out the regions on blank USA maps – fill in major rivers and mountain ranges, (page 163, 160, 231, 235 Ultimate Geography) (Enchanted Learning Maps)
• play “10 Days in the USA” a few times this month.

Before studying these out – I could not explain the difference between a Mesa and a Plateau.  The other geographic term used often is Butte. Moving from Central Oregon, we have see many Buttes – but we will discuss this in the comparisons as well.   One fact I read is that  Plateaus make up 1/3 of the earth’s land – and they occur on every continent. 

What great Mesa or Plateau are formed in the country/continent you are studying this month?

Thanks for coming back to comment and post links to your geography studies for the month of October. They really inspire me!