French Guiana Country Study

Description

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Includes:

3 printable PDF activities

• French Guiana at-a-glance fill-in activity (1 page)
• French Guiana crossword (1 page)
• “What’s Your French Guiana IQ?”–trivia/research questions (1 page)
• answer keys for all activities (3 pages)
• not editable

Interactive Google™ Slides presentation

• 26 slides
• 11 comprehension questions–students type directly on the slides
• external links to more information
• nearly all slides contain photographs or colorful maps
• Except for headers, all text is editable
• answer key included (1 page)

Students will learn about:

• French Guiana location on a map, borders
• French Guiana flag
• capital city
• climate
• plants and animals
• economy–main exports, industries
• religion
• landforms–rainforest, savannahs, mangroves, Tumuc-Humac mountains
• things to do–Carnival, Guiana Space Centre, witness leatherback sea turtle nesting on Awala-Yalimapo Beach
• official language
• government
• French Guiana today–problems and challenges (civil unrest, general feeling that France doesn’t support them, illegal immigration, high unemployment)

Needed to use these activities:

• printer for the PDF activities
• teacher Google™ Classroom account
• student Google™ Classroom accounts
• internet connection
• students will need a computer or tablet
• optional: colored pencils (1 PDF activity has optional coloring areas)