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World Geography

Course Outline

Dates

Topic/Notes

Lesson/Assignments

Unit 1:  Introduction to Geography

Aug. 26, 27

Class Introduction

o       Map Basics WS

Aug. 28, 29

Mental Maps, Location

o       Mental Maps, Relative/Absolute Location WS

Sep. 2, 3

Tools of Geography

o       Latitude/Longitude WS

Sep. 4, 5

Mapping Challenges

o       Mapping Challenges WS

Sep. 8, 9

Climate

o       Climate WS

Sep. 10, 11

Human/Environmental Interaction

o       Human/Environmental Interaction WS

Sep. 12, 15

Review Unit 1

o       Study Guide

Unit 2:  Cultural Geography

Sep. 16, 17

Geographic Regions

o     Test:  Unit 1

o     Geographic Regions WS

Sep. 18, 19

Cultural Sites Internet Research

o

Sep. 22, 23

Sites of Cultural Significance

o     Cultural Sites WS

Sep. 24, 25

Cultural Differences

o     Cultural Differences WS

Sep. 26, 29

Human Populations

o     Human Populations WS

9/30, 10/ 1

Human Populations Internet Research

o

Oct. 2, 3

Human Migration and Cultural Interaction

o     Human Migration WS

Oct. 6, 7

Review Unit 2

o     Study Guide

Unit 3:  Economic Geography

Oct. 8, 9

Resources and Economic Development

o       Test:  Unit 2

o       Resources and Economic Development WS

Oct. 14, 15

Economic Interdependence

o       Economic Interdependence WS

Oct. 16, 17

Conflict and Cooperation

o

Oct. 20, 21

Conflict and Cooperation

o       Conflict and Cooperation WS

Oct. 22, 23

Urban Developoment

o       Urban Development WS

Oct. 24, 29

Using Geographic Knowledge

o       Using Geographic Knowledge WS

Oct. 27, 28

TBA

o

Oct. 30, 31

Review Unit 3

o       Study Guide

Nov. 3, 5

Test, Review Geographic Concepts

o     Test:  Unit 3

Unit 4:  United States and Canada

Nov. 6, 7

US and Canada—Physical Features

o     US and Canada—Physical Features WS

Nov. 11, 12

US/Canada—Economic Characteristics

o     US/Canada Economics WS

Nov. 13, 14

Notes:  US and Canada—Cultural Characteristics

o     US and Canada—Culture WS

Nov. 17, 18

US/Canada—Famous Places

o     US/Canada—Famous Places WS

Nov. 19, 20

Review Unit 4

o     Study Guide

Unit 5:  Latin America

Nov. 21, 24

Latin America Introduction

o       Latin America WS

Nov. 25, 26

Latin America Physical Features

o       Latin America Physical Features WS

Dec. 1, 2

Latin American Economics

o       Latin American Economics WS

Dec. 3, 8

Latin American Culture

o       Latin American Culture WS

Dec. 4, 5

TBA

o

Dec. 9, 10

Review Unit 5

o       Latin America Study Guide

Dec. 11, 12

Test; TBA

Unit 6:  Europe

Dec. 15, 16

Europe Introduction

o

Dec. 17, 18

Europe—Physical Characteristics

o       Europe Physical Characteristics WS

Dec. 19

Europe Video

o

Jan. 5, 6

Europe—Economic Characteristics

o       European Economics WS

Jan. 7, 8

Europe—Cultural Characteristics

o       European Culture WS

Jan. 9, 12

Review Unit 6

o       Europe--Study Guide

Jan. 13, 14

Europe Test; Exam Review

o       Exam Study Guide

Jan. 15, 16

Exam Review

o

TBA

Europe:  Famous Places

o

1st Semester Exam

o       7th period:  January 19th (Monday)

o       2nd period:  January 20th (Tuesday)

o       4th period:  January 20th (Tuesday)

o

Unit 7:  Russia and Central Asia

Jan. 26, 27

Russia and Central Asia Introduction

o       Chechnya Article/Questions

Jan. 28, 29

Russia and Central Asia—Physical Features

o       Russia and Central Asia—Physical Features WS

1/30, 2/2

Russia and Central Asia Economics

o       Russia, Central Asia Economics WS

Feb. 3, 4

Russian and Central Asian Culture

o       Russia/Central Asia Culture WS

Feb. 6, 9

Review Unit 7

o       Study Guide

Feb. 10, 11

Test; Internet Research--Communism

o

Unit 8:  Middle East

Feb. 12, 13

Middle East Introduction

o       Middle East WS

Feb. 16, 17

Middle East—Physical

o       Middle East Physical WS

Feb. 18, 19

Middle East Economics

o       Middle East Economics WS

Feb. 20, 23

Middle East Culture

o       Middle East Culture WS

Feb. 24, 25

Review Unit 8

o       Study Guide

Unit 9:  Sub-Saharan Africa

Feb. 26, 27

Africa Physical Features

o       Africa Physical Map

Mar. 2, 3

Africa Economic Characteristics

o       Africa Economics WS

Mar. 10, 11

African Cultural Characteristics

o       African Culture WS

Mar. 12, 16

Review Unit 9

o       Study Guide

Unit 10:  South, Southeast, and East Asia

Mar. 17, 18

Asia Introduction

o       Asia Political Map

Mar. 19, 20

Asia Physical Features

o       Asia Physical Features WS

Mar. 23, 24

Asia Economics

o       Asia Economic WS

Mar. 25, 26

Asia Cultural Characteristics

o       Asia Culture WS

Mar. 27, 30

Review Unit 10

o       Study Guide

Unit 11:  Australia, Pacific Islands, Antarctica

Mar. 31, 4/1

Australia and the Pacific Physical

o       Australia and the Pacific WS

Apr. 2, 3

Oceania—Economic and Cultural Characteristics

o       Oceania Econ/Cult WS

Unit 12:  SOL Review

Apr. 13, 14

Religions Project

o

Apr. 15, 16

Religions Project Presentations

o       Religions Map

Apr. 17, 20

SOL Review #1

o       SOL Review WS #1

Apr. 21, 22

SOL Review #2

o       SOL Review WS #2

Apr. 23, 24

SOL Review #3

o       SOL Review WS 3

Apr. 27, 28

SOL Review #3b

o       SOL Review WS 3b

Apr. 29, 30

US and Canada Review

o       US and Canada WS

May 1, 4

Latin America and Europe Review

o       Latin America and Europe WS

May 5, 6

Middle East and Africa Review

o       Middle East and Africa WS

May 7, 8

Russia and Asia Review

o       Russia and Asia WS

May 11, 12

Oceania, SOL Vocabulary

o

May 13, 14

SOL Test

o       2nd period SOL test—May 13

o       4th period SOL test—May 13

o       7th period SOL test—May 14

Unit 13:  Local Geography

May 15, 18

Local Geography

May 19, 20

Local Geography

May 21, 22

TBA

May 26, 27

Hotel Rwanda

May 28, 29

Hotel Rwanda

June 1, 2

TBA

June 3, 4

TBA

Jun. 5 (even)

TBA

June 5-10

2nd Semester Exams

Famous Places You Need to Know

General Course Information/Syllabus

World Geography SOLs

***Extra Credit

Useful Links:

About Geography

CIA - The World Factbook

Nation Master (compare stats of different countries)

National Geographic

Sacred Sites:  Places of Peace and Power