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TITLE:  MUSIC FROM AROUND THE WORLD

AUTHOR:  Janice Steib, West Jefferson High;
         Morrero, Louisiana

GRADE LEVEL/SUBJECT:  9-12   World Geography

OVERVIEW:  With the use of music, students will identify the
geographic theme of location and its major characteristic.

OBJECTIVE(s):
Students will enhance listening skills by identifying
     locations on the audio tape.
Students will also develop additional knowledge of location
     by selecting and marking exact sites on a globe.

MATERIALS/RESOURCES:  Tapeplayer, tape of "We Didn't Light
the Fire" by Billy Joel, globes, atlases, world maps, sticky
dots

ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES:
Students get into groups of two.
Listen to the tape and list all the locations mentioned.  Be
     sure to include the names of countries, states, cities,
     rivers, etc.
Mark all the locations on a map of the world or place sticky
     dots on a globe.

TYING IT ALL TOGETHER:
Students should be able to locate:
     Afghanistan, Alabama, Arabia, Belgium, Britain,
     Brooklyn, Budapest, California, China, Congo, Dien Bien
     Phu, Disneyland, England, Iran, Kwai, Lebanon, Little
     Rock, North Korea, Old Miss, Panmunjon, Palestine,
     Russia, South Korea, South Pacific, Suez, Woodstock,
     Bay of Pigs.

If they are having a hard time, you might want to supply
them with a list that has only the first and last letter of
the locations (A---------n).

A further challenge would be to identify the capitals of the
countries and states mentioned in the song.

Evaluation can be based on the number of locations
identified.