Dear Julie, Vicci, Mike & David,

Thank you for being so prompt at our first meeting - a good beginning and I shall look forward to our Wednesday gatherings. The most important part our time together will be the blogs, so, check up on
your 'blogging skills' and become familiar with using the cyber-world to communicate! If there are any problems, then we can discuss  them when we meet .
For Monday's session, make sure that you have had at least one read through of the "country" chapter; if you can, use the maps that I provided to summarise your reading - especially some of the physical features loved by Geography! -the Great Plains, Appalachia, deserts and rivers, all of which have played a role in the history and development of the USA - eg why did the Great Plains hinder the process of settlement in the 19th century?
Plenty to discuss - good wishes,
John.