Welcome to Ms. Szumski's Class!

I hope you all are excited for a new year and ready for 6th Grade Social Studies. We will cover the Geographic Region of the Eastern Hemisphere. We will study the Eastern Hemisphere through the 5 Themes: Location, Place, Environment-Interaction, Region and Movement.

Topics and Sequence

The units of study are summarized below:

Unit 1: Geography Terms and Map Skills

Chapter 1: Review Geography Skills

Chapter 2: Review of Geography Features and Concepts

Chapter 3: Cultural Aspects

Unit 2: Europe: British Isles, Northern, Eastern, Southern and Central

Chapter 4: Intro to Europe

Chapter 5: British Isles

Chapter 6: Northern Europe

Chapter 7: Central Europe

Chapter 8: Southern Europe

Chapter 9: Eastern Europe

Unit 4: Africa: Northern, Eastern, Western, Central and Southern

Chapter 12: Intro to Africa

Chapter 13: Geography, Climate and Economy of Africa

Chapter 14: Northern Africa

Chapter 15: Eastern Africa

Chapter 16: Western Africa

Chapter 17: Central Africa

Chapter 18: Southern Africa

Unit 5: Asia and Russia