Tonight’s JV game has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for tomorrow–time will be determined later.

Monday –

Preview Unit 8, “South Asia”

Tuesday –

Chapter 29, Section 1, “Road to Independence”

Section 1 worksheet

Wednesday –

Section 2, “India’s People and Economy”

*Early Release Day

Thursday –

Section 3, “Other Countries of South Africa”

Section 2 and 3 Quiz

Friday –

Vocabulary Test

PLATO Lab – research over South Asia

Chapter 27 – East and Southern Africa

Monday – No School, Presidents Day

Tuesday – Section 1, “Kenya”  pages 565-568

vocabulary:  harambee, pyrethrum, malnutrition

Students will learn that a spirit of of cooperation has helped to develop its economy, especially in cash crop agriculture.

Section 2, “Other Countries of East Africa”  pages 569-572

vocabulary:  strategic value, ethnocracy, villagization

Students will learn that regional conflicts and drought leading to famine have disrupted many East African nations.

Section 1,2 Quiz

Wednesday- Section 3, “South Africa”  pages 573-576

vocabulary:  apartheid, segregation, sanction

Students will learn that after many years of colonial rule and racial segregation, South Africa is now a free society.

Thursday- Section 4, “Other Countries of Southern Africa”  pages 580-583

vocabulary:  enclave, white flight, land redistribution

Students will learn that the other countries of Southern Africa rely on natural resources to improve their economies.

Guided Reading worksheet / quiz

Chapter 27 Review and Assessment (questions 11-28)  pages 584-585

Study for vocabulary test on Friday

Friday-  Chapter 27 Review and Assessment (questions 11-28)  pages 584-585

(continued from Thursday)

*Vocabulary Test over Unit 7

Test Preparation – page 586-587

Chapter 26 – West and Central Africa

Monday-  Section 1, “The Sahel”  pages 541-546

vocabulary:  shifting agriculture, forage, deforestation, desertification, refugee, landlocked, inland delta

Students will learn that the Sahel was once the site of influential African cultures and today is home to a number of countries that struggle to be self-sufficient.

Tuesday-  Section 2, “The Coastal Countries”  pages 547-550

vocabulary:  coup, ancestor worship, animism

Students will learn that most countries along the coast of West Africa have been in political and economic turmoil since achieving independence.

Quiz

Wednesday-  Section 3, “Nigeria”  pages 552-554

vocabulary:  World Bank, International Monetary Fund, structural adjustment program

Students will learn that if Nigeria can maintain political stability, its rich resources can offer the region great opportunity.

Quiz

Thursday-  Section 4, “Central Africa”  pages 555-559

vocabulary:  watershed, mercenary, barter

Students will learn that although Central Africa is rich in resources and culture, some areas face economic and political hardship.

Section 4 Guided Reading worksheet and Quiz

Chapter 26 Review and Assessment, pages 560-561 (Questions 9-24, answers only)

Friday-  Chapter 26 Review and Assessment (continued)

Review vocabulary terms

Monday-

Preview of Unit 7 – Africa  pages 504-519

Students will learn about the history, climates, ecosystems, and cultures of Africa.

Tuesday-

Chapter 25 – North Africa

Section 1, “Egypt”  pages 523-529

vocabulary:  delta, fellaheen, sandstorm, bazaar, basin irrigation, reservoir, perennial irrigation, capital

Students will learn that the Nile River, Muslim culture, and urbanization have helped form the distinctive character of modern Egypt.

Wednesday-

Section 2, “Libya and the Maghreb”  pages 531-537

vocabulary:  wadi, caravan, medina, souk

Students will learn that Libya and the Maghreb nations share cultural patterns but have different resources, governments, and economies.

Thursday-

Research countries of Africa in PLATO Lab

Friday-

Video presentations on Africa

Students will present short films over different locations in Africa

Chapter 23

Monday –

Section 1, “Creating the Modern Middle East”

vocabulary:  mandate, Zionist, self-determination

Tuesday –

Section 2, “Israel”

vocabulary:  drip irrigation, potash

Wednesday – (Early Release Day)

Section 3, “Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq”

vocabulary:  Fertile Crescent, militia, anarchy, embargo

Thursday –

Section 4, “Arabian Peninsula”

Section 5, “Turkey, Iran, and Cyprus”

vocabulary:  desalination, infrastructure, falaj system, secular, shah, ayatollah

Friday –

Map Test over Southwest Asia

Unit 6 Vocabulary Test

Monday –

Holiday, No School

Tuesday –

Unit 6 Preview (Chapter 21)  Central and Southwest Asia

pages 436-451

Introduction to countries of Central and Southwest Asia

Wednesday –

Chapter 22, Section 1, “The Caucasus Nations”  pages 455-458

vocabulary:  autonomy, genocide, nationalism

Students will learn that the Caucasus nations are rich in natural resources and are home to many ethnic groups.

Thursday –

Section 2, “The Central Asian Nations”  pages 460-463

vocabulary:  chernozem, yurt, fundamentalism, desertification

Students will learn that after the breakup of the Soviet Union, five new independent nations emerged in Central Asia.

Friday –

Chapter 22 Review, Pages 466-467

Review of chapter 22

Write vocabulary for chapter 23

Monday –

Chapter 19 vocabulary review worksheet

Chapter 20 – Russia

Section 1, “Regions of Russia”  pages 415-418

vocabulary:  tundra, taiga, steppe, chernozem, permafrost

Section 1 quiz

Tuesday –

Section 2, “Emergence of Russia”  pages 422-426

vocabulary:  czar, abdicate, soviet, command economy, glasnost, perestroika

Section 2 worksheet and quiz

Students will present video presentations over their assigned country

Wednesday –

Section 3, “Geographic Issues in Russia”  pages 427-431

vocabulary:  ruble, black market

Section 3 worksheet and quiz

Students will present video presentations over their assigned country

Thursday –

Students will present video presentations over their assigned country

Review for map and vocabulary test

Friday –

Map test over Central Europe

Unit 5 vocabulary test

Finish video presentations

Monday –

Review Classroom Guidelines / Expectations

Unit 5 Preview (Chapter 18) – “Central Europe and Northern Eurasia”  pages 370-385

Chapter 19, Section 1 – “Poland”  pages 389-391

vocabulary:  national identity, ghetto, Holocaust

Students will learn that despite political hardships in the past, the Polish people have maintained their national identity.

Tuesday –

Section 2, “The Czech and Slovak Republics, and Hungary”  pages 393-397

vocabulary:  velvet revolution, collective farm, privatization

Students will learn that formerly under Communist control, the Czech and Slovak Republics and Hungary face new challenges.

Section 1 and 2 Quiz

Wednesday –

Section 3, “The Balkan Peninsula”  pages 398-403

vocabulary:  balkanize, entrepreneur, multiplier effect

Students will learn that the geography of the Balkans has isolated its people into small and often hostile political and ethnic groups.

Section 3 Quiz

Thursday –

Section 4, “Baltic States and Border Nations”  pages 406-411

vocabulary:  annex, diversify

Students will learn that the Baltic states and border nations have established new international relations in the years since the fall of the Soviet Union.

Section 4 Quiz

Friday –

Chapter 19 Review and Assessment, pages 412-413

worksheet – Reviewing main ideas

Monday –

Review for Semester Exams

Tuesday –

Review for Semester Exams

Wednesday –

Exams for periods 1,3,5

Thursday –

Exams for periods 2,4

Friday –

No Geography classes meet (except 2nd period for attendance).