World Geography
Welcome to World Geography Class!
WEEK 1
Wednesday 08/01/18 - First Day of School
Thursday 08/02/18 - "Map Must Haves" Notes and Map Investigation Activity
Friday 08/03/18 - "Five Themes of Geography"
PowerPoint 5 Themes of Geography
Please read the notes at home this weekend. Remember, we have our first quiz next Friday. The quiz will be over Unit 0 (what we are covering now and the next week).
WEEK 2
Monday 08/06/18 Physical Features
Tuesday 08/07/18 Climate
Wednesday 08/08/18 Climate (continued)
"Guess the climate" - work in groups to make a set of clues for one climate and show the clues to the classmates (they have to guess).
Thursday 08/09/18 Review before the quiz
Climate Review PowerPoint -------> Practice!
Please finish the activities you received in class: the crossword, "Make Your Country" and review worksheet with questions. Please remember the definitions we wrote today in the notebooks.
If you are still confused about the difference between the definition of region, place and location, please read through the "5 Themes of Geography" PowerPoint.
Friday 08/10/18 Unit 0 Quiz
Week 3
Monday 08/13 Unit 1 begins
Physical Features and Climate of Canada & USA
https://sway.com/JEbVB7X4HEAEiZ6I?ref=Link
HW:
1) Finish the Flap Book: glue in all regions, color them (see the Powerpoint below to color) and write three things you know about each region and three things you would like to know.
PowerPoint _Flap Book Directions
2) Read the electronic textbook Chapter (Canada&USA_Assigned Reading, see above).
3) In the Passport sheet fill in the observations of Rockie Mountains and write a list of things you need to take with you if you decide to travel there.
Tuesday 08/14
Physical features and Climate of Latin America
https://sway.com/zssg5VumnOkGeObg?loc=swsp
Relocation Activity
Wednesday 08/15
Physical features of Europe
https://sway.com/zyNwUxkI1YERaom9?ref=Link
Travel Agency Activity
Thursday 08/16
Physical features of Southwest Asia
Mapping Activity
https://sway.office.com/dQxaDsKGxVvSyWEx?ref=Link
Friday 08/17
Physical features of South, Central and Southeast Asia
https://sway.com/6Zb1EiGiIEYpyr7I?ref=Link
HW for Monday:
- Answer each question on a separate piece of paper from this Weekly Recap HW page
- WeeklyRecap_HW
- The Passport should have observations and "things to pack" list up to Southeast Asia
- Finish the flapbook (color the regions and write three things you know about this region and three things you want to know). I will collect them for a grade at the end of the next week.
- Read through the notes of this week and know the main physicals features and climate zones of each regions
Get prepared for the Test Unit 1, which will be on Friday, August 24th.
WEEK 4
IMPORTANT DATES THIS WEEK:
TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, OPEN HOUSE (6:00 PM)
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, PICTURE DAY (3RD BLOCK)
Monday 08/20 Physical Features and Climate of Africa
Presentation: https://sway.com/3Ov8cP0oHjoMfmIV?ref=Link
Tuesday 08/21 Physical Features and Climate of Australia and Oceania
Presentation: https://sway.com/3jc6UOXLFaj5y455?ref=Link
Australia and Oceania Notes_Blank
Wednesday 08/22 Almost There Assessment (ATA), Resourses
Please check all your notes for this unit, and make sure everything is completed.
Thursday 08/23 Review day
Please go through the PowerPoint and answer all the questions. Tomorrow we will finish our game and you will get more chances to gain extra points!
Make sure that your folder is well orginized and ready to be turned in.
Use the Study Guide (Standards in front, questions to answer (your work)), ATA and all your notes.
Good luck on the Test!
Friday 08/24 Test Unit 1
Week 5
Monday 08/27 Unit 2 Cultural Geography
Tuesday 08/28
Wednesday 08/29 Early Release Day -Test Corrections
Thursday 08/30 Languages
Friday 08/31 Uniting and Dividing Languages
LABOR DAY WEEKEND
Week 6
Monday 09/04 Religions of the World
Friday 09/07
Unit 2 Quiz
HW for Monday: finish HW about Uniting and Dividing Languages,
Finish Flap Book and Religion Project
Week 7
Monday 09/10
Apartheid_reading and notes_blank
Tuesday 09/11
Caste System
Wednesday 09/12 (The end of first 6 week period, progress reports to be issued)
Gender Roles
Malala Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIqOhxQ0-H8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6Pz9V6LzcU
Thursday 09/13
Cultural Diffusion
Friday 09/14
Diffusion Barriers
Diffusion Barriers_Notes_Blank
Case Study_Task_Due Monday_09_17
Links for the Case study (choose one topic):
https://tinyurl.com/pizzadiffusion
https://tinyurl.com/Rubikdiffusion
https://tinyurl.com/icecreamdiffusion
https://tinyurl.com/conversediffusion
Study Guide - complete by Monday
Week 8
Monday 09/17
Transnational Corporations Research
Tuesday 09/18 ATA
Wednesday 09/19 Review before Test Unit 2
The vocab is made as a foldable: fold it along the middle line and ask your family members to check you (you see the terms, they see the definitions)
Thursday 09/20 Test Unit 2
Friday 09/21 My Culture Project/Party
FALL BREAK
Week 9 Welcome back to school!
Monday 10/01 [Pajama Day]
Introduction to Unit 3, Political Geography
Students completed the notes based on the PPT material. Students also wrote all definitions on index cards so that they can use the cards to learn the definitions.
Tuesday 10/02 Shapes of States
Wednesday 10/03 Advantages and Disadvantages of different Shapes of States
Thursday 10/04 Battle of Countries: size, shape, and relative locationFriday 10/05
Friday 10/05 Continue working on the Battle of Countries WS.
Week 10
Monday 10/08 Partition of India/Colonization of Africa and types of conflicts
Tuesday 10/09 Modern Independence Movements
Wednesday 10/10 PACT/PSAT Day Testing - 3rd and 4th block only
Thursday 10/11 ERALY RELEASE DAY
Modern Independence Movement (Continued) and Written Responses Worksheet
Friday 10/12 Unrecognized States, Review before the Quiz, Quiz Unit 3
Week 11
Monday 10/15 Supranational Unions - Gallery Walk/Note taking
Tuesday 10/16 ATA
Wednesday 10/17 Review before the test
Thursday 10/18 Review before the test
Friday 10/19 Test Unit 3 Political Geography
Week 12
Monday 10/22 Unit 4 Population Geography begins
Unit Vocabulary PPT
Tuesday 10/23 Population Pyramids (notes)
Wednesday 10/24 Population Pyramids (more practice)
Thursday 10/25 Population Density
Friday 10/26 Demographics Transition Model
Test Corrections
Week 13
Monday 10/29 Pro-Natal and Anti-Natal Policies
Tuesday 10/30 Document Based Questions (DBQs)
Wednesday 10/31 Document Based Questions (DBQs)
2nd 6 weeks grading period ends/progress report cards
Thursday 11/01 Document Based Questions (DBQs)
Friday 11/02 Review before the Quiz, and Quiz.
Week 14
Monday 11/05 Push and Pull Factors
Tuesday 11/06 No School/ Teachers Work Day
Wednesday 11/07 Movie "God Grew Tired of Us"/Taking Notes
Thursday 11/08 Finish "God Grew Tired of Us"/ Current Event Mini-Project
Friday 11/09 Reading an article on one of the Lost Boys/Responses of Local Communities and Government to events/ Work through the scenarios/ Amnesty and Quota
Homework: revew all notes for this unit and vocabulary; finish the WS from Friday (quota coordinator)
Week 15
Monday 11/12 Review before ATA/ ATA
Tuesday 11/13 Review before the test
Wednesday 11/14 Review before the test
Thursday 11/15 Test Unit 4
Friday 11/16 Extra Credit Work
Week 16: THANKSGIVING BREAK
Week 17
Monday 11/26 Unit 5 Environental Geography begin
Tuesday 11/27 Agriculture
Wednesday 11/28 Water Availability
Thursday 11/29 Water availability (Part 2)
Friday 11/30 Industrialization
HW, due Monday: 1) Finish the notes from today (see the Industrialization PPT)
2) Complete the Study Guide - #1-13
3) Know all the vocab for this unit! Test Unit 5 is on Thursday, December 6th.
4) If you missed any lessons, you please take notes from the given PPTs
Week 18
Monday 12/3 Sustainability
Tuesday 12/4 Natural Disasters and local/international reaction to them, ATA
Wednesday 12/5 Review before the test
Thursday 12/6 Review before the Test, Test Unit 5
Friday 12/7 Unit 6 begins, Economic Geography
Vocabulary
Week 19
Monday 12/10 Finish Vocab Notes, More Developed Countries (MDC)/Less Developed Countries(LDC)
Tuesday 12/11 Finish Notes on MDC and LDC
Wednesday 12/12 Economic Sectors
Thursday 12/13 Legal vs Illegal PPT and notes/Gentrification
Friday 12/14 Black Market: Video and Notes
Begin working on A-Z Project
HW: Continue working on A-Z Project. Please use the Power Points' Notes from Unit 1 to help you choose the words for Unit1. There was no list of vocabulary given to you for that unit, but you can find all terminology in the PPTs (example: PPT "5 Geography Thems" and PPT " Geographic Features").
Start reviewing for the final test using your folders' materials.
Week 20
Monday 12/17 Finish A-Z Project, Start Reviewing for the Final Test
Tuesday 12/18 Review of Units 1-3
Wednesday 12/19 Review of Units 4-6
day 12/20 Final Test; Early Release Day, leave school at 11:30
Friday 12/21 Early Release Day; Final Day of this Semester