World Geography Unit 6

Big Idea:

• People, events, and issues (problems and ideas) from the past influence the present and future.
• Relationships among people, places and environments affect geographic patterns (where people live) on the Earth’s surface.
• People develop, learn, and adapt cultures to create identities (who we are) and shape societies (communities).

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

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.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,

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

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.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.14(B) [Supporting] compare how democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, republic, theocracy, and totalitarian systems operate in specific countries,

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

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,

Focus TEKS

WG.1(A) [Readiness] analyze the effects of physical and human geographic patterns and processes on the past and describe their impact on the present, including significant physical features and environmental conditions that influenced migration patterns and shaped the distribution of culture groups today

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

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.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(A) [Supporting] identify and give examples of different points of view that influence the development of public policies and decision-making processes on local, state, national, and international levels,

WG.17(C) [Supporting] compare economic, political, or social opportunities in different cultures for women, ethnic and religious minorities, and other underrepresented populations

Ongoing TEKS

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

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 describe the location and topography affecting climate, vegetation, and resources.
• I will compare and contrast how resources, cultural conflict, and economic challenges shape history as well as affect modern society (including governments).
• I will write about religious and political conflicts that have shaped the culture of the region today.
• I will identify the role of OPEC in oil industry

Essential Questions:

• What happens when cultures collide, and if there is conflict, is it inevitable?
• What is the significance of environmental and cultural issues affecting the region today?
• What are the significant resources found in the region?
• What particular challenges does water pose for this region?
• How has the land bridge encouraged and blocked movement through the region?
• Does everyone benefit from the regions oil supply and production?

Extra Information:

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

District Grading Policy

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