World Geography Unit 4

Big Idea:

• Relationships among people, places, and environment affect geographic patterns (where people live) on the Earth’s surface.
• People create systems of government as well as structures of power and authority to provide order and stability. (People create rules and laws to provide order.)
• Science and technology affect the development of society (community).

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

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

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

Focus TEKS

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.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.3(C) [Supporting]examine the physical processes that affect the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere,

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

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

WG.11(B) [Supporting] identify the factors affecting the location of different types of economic activities, including subsistence and commercial agriculture, manufacturing, and service industries,

WG.11(C) [Readiness] assess how changes in climate, resources, and infrastructure (technology, transportation, and communication) affect the location and patterns of economic activities,

WG.12(B) [Supporting] evaluate the geographic and economic impact of policies related to the development, use, and scarcity of natural resources such as regulations of water.

WG.18(D) [Supporting] evaluate the spread of cultural traits to find examples of cultural convergence and divergence such as the spread of democratic ideas, U.S.-based fast-food franchises, the English language, technology, or global sports.

WG.19(C) [Readiness] examine the environmental, economic, and social impacts of advances in technology on agriculture and natural resources.

Ongoing TEKS

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

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.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.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.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 distinguish how location and topography affect climate, vegetation, and resources.
• I will show how natural resources, cultural conflict, and economic challenges shape history as well as affect modern society (including governments).
• I will write about my thoughts on how WWII and the Cold War affected the economic and political development of Europe

Essential Questions:

• How does government changed throughout the 21st century?
• How can different economic systems be effectively used in different parts of the world?
• How do the relationships between countries affect economies and cultures?
• How does location and topography affect climate, vegetation and resources?

Extra Information:

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

District Grading Policy

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