World Geography Unit 3

Big Idea:

• People events and issues from the past influence the present and future.
• Relationships among people, places and environments affect geographic patterns on the Earth’s surface.
• People create systems of government as well as structures of power and authority to provide order and stability.
• People develop, learn, and adapt cultures to create identities and shape societies.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

WG. 1 (B) [Readiness] trace the spatial of phenomena such as the Columbian Exchange or the diffusion of American popular culture and describe the effects on regions of contact

WG.2(A) [Readiness] describe the human and physical characteristics of the same regions at different periods of time to evaluate relationships between past events and current conditions,

WG.2(B) [Supporting] explain how changes in societies have led to diverse uses of physical features,,

WG.6(B) [Readiness] explain the processes that have caused changes in settlement patterns, including urbanization, transportation, access to and availability of resources, and economic activities,

WG.7(B) [Readiness] explain how political, economic, social, and environmental push and pull factors and physical geography affect the routes and flows of human migration,

WG.7(D) [Supporting] examine benefits and challenges of globalization, including connectivity, standard of living, pandemics, and loss of local culture.

Focus TEKS

WG.3(A) [Supporting] explain weather conditions and climate in relation to annual changes in Earth-Sun relationships,

WG.3(B) [Readiness] describe the physical processes that affect the environments of regions, including weather, tectonic forces, erosion, and soil-building processes,

WG.4(A) [Readiness] explain how elevation, latitude, wind systems, ocean currents, position on a continent, and mountain barriers influence temperature, precipitation, and distribution of climate regions,

WG.4(B) [Supporting] describe different landforms and the physical processes that cause their development

WG.4(C) [Supporting] explain the influence of climate on the distribution of biomes in different regions,

WG.5(A) [Readiness] analyze how the character of a place is related to its political, economic, social, and cultural elements,

WG.5(B) [Supporting] interpret political, economic, social, and demographic indicators (gross domestic product per capita, life expectancy, literacy, and infant mortality) to determine the level of development and standard of living in nations using the terms Human Development Index, less developed, newly industrialized, and more developed,

WG.6(A) [Supporting] locate and describe human and physical features that influence the size and distribution of settlements,

WG.7(C) [Readiness] describe trends in world population growth and distribution,

WG.8(A) [Readiness] compare ways that humans depend on, adapt to, and modify the physical environment, including the influences of culture and technology

WG.8(B) [Readiness] describe the interaction between humans and the physical environment and analyze the consequences of extreme weather and other natural disasters such as El Niño, floods, tsunamis, and volcanoes,

WG.8(C) [Supporting] evaluate the economic and political relationships between settlements and the environment, including sustainable development and renewable/non-renewable resources,

WG.13(A) [Readiness] interpret maps to explain the division of land, including man-made and natural borders, into separate political units such as cities, states, or countries,

WG.15(B) [Supporting] explain how citizenship practices, public policies, and decision making may be influenced by cultural beliefs, including nationalism and patriotism,

Ongoing TEKS

WG.7(A) [Supporting] construct and analyze population pyramids and use other data, graphics, and maps to describe the population characteristics of different societies and to predict future population trends,

WG.9(A) [Readiness] identify physical and/or human factors such as climate, vegetation, language, trade networks, political units, river systems, and religion that constitute a region,

WG.9(B) [Supporting]describe different types of regions, including formal, functional, and perceptual regions,

WG.16(B) [Readiness] describe elements of culture, including language, religion, beliefs and customs, and technologies

WG.16(D) [Supporting] compare life in a variety of urban and rural areas in the world to evaluate political, economic, social, and environmental changes ,institutions,

WG.17(A) [Readiness] describe and compare patterns of culture such as language, religion, land use, education, and customs that make specific regions of the world distinctive,

WG.18(A) [Readiness] analyze cultural changes in specific regions caused by migration, war, trade, innovations, and diffusion,

WG.21(A) analyze and evaluate the validity, and utility of multiple sources of geographic information such as primary and secondary sources, aerial photographs, and maps,

WG.22(A) design and draw appropriate graphics such as maps, diagrams, tables, and graphs to communicate geographic features, distributions, and relationships

WG.22(B) generate summaries, generalizations, and thesis statements supported by evidence,

WG.22(C) use geographic terminology correctly,

WG.22(D) use standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation

WG.22(E) create original work using proper citations and understanding and avoiding plagiarism.

Student Learning Targets:

• I will locate and identify the major landforms and bodies of water in Latin America.
• I will examine the climate zones of Latin America.
• I will observe how colonialism has affected the economy and the environment in Latin America.
• I will write about the rainforest issues of Latin America.
• I will discuss the current issues of concern facing Latin America such as emigration, drug trade and economic disparity.

Essential Questions:

• How does where you live affect how you live?
• What happens when cultures collide?
• How do governments operate differently in different regions?
• How are cultures influenced by economic, political and social systems and religious beliefs?
• How has colonialism impacted Latin American culture, economy, and government?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: World Geography Texas - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Holt McDougal

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