Exploring the landscape of Los Angeles

Where is Los Angeles located?

working in pairs, students closely study location of Los Angles on map. Locate city, school,neighborhood.

create presentation describing where you live.

What Physical Features are unique to Los Angeles?

Create (explain) a picassa web album of what makes La unique.

How have people changed the physical features of LA?

Create (describe) newsletter of a location today and 50 years ago.

Interview long term resident.

What are the geographical features of a place?

Land

Water

Climate

PLants

Create (describe) poster describing each of these physical features of Southern California.

Human-made features of Los Angeles

Create (describe) a mind map of a popular human-made feature of LA.