Materials

• Pictures or slides of sites and features

Instructional Activities

1. Review content from the previous session.
   
   
2. Display pictures of the following structures in the United States, and ask students to identify them:
   •    U.S. Capitol building
   •    Golden Gate Bridge
   •    Independence Hall
   •    St. Louis Gateway Arch
   
   Divide the class into groups of three or four, and instruct each group to locate information on one of these structures and prepare a chart or poster that includes its size, age, cost, etc, to present to the class.
   
   
3. Display pictures or slides of the following features of the cultural landscape of the United States and Canada, and ask students to explain their significance:
   •    Wheat fields
   •    Skyscrapers
   •    Shopping malls
   •    Bilingual signs
   •    Influence of the automobile, to include
         - gas stations
         - motels
         - interstates highways
         - drive-up services
   •    Duplicated landscape of chain stores
   •    Urban sprawl
   
   
4. Assign a teacher-selected reading, worksheet, or other reinforcement activity, using available teacher resources.