Monday:     Chapter 12, Section 1 – Brazil, The Land and its Regions  pages 255-258

vocabulary:  escarpment, sertao, favela

Students will learn the main characteristics of the Amazon River Basin ecosystem and how urbanization has affected the country

Section 1 Worksheet / Section 1 Quiz

 

Tuesday:     Chapter 12, Section 2 – Brazil’s Quest for Economic Growth  pages 260-263

vocabulary:  plantation, gasohol, deforestation, ecotourism

Students will learn how Brazilian government policies have affected the economy, the economic challenges faced by the urban and rural poor, and how economic development has contributed to environmental change.

Section 2 Worksheet / Section 2 Quiz

 

Wednesday:     Chapter 12 Review and Assessment  pages 264-265

Students will review vocabulary and main concepts about Brazil.

 

Thursday:     Chapter 12 Test over Brazil

 

Friday:     Film Study:  “How the States Got Their Shapes” series

Episode – “State of Rebellion”

Students will learn how the borders of our states were made through various historical and geographical factors.

 

Monday-     Chapter 11, Section 1 – Central America

pages 237-242  We will discuss the major landforms, climates, and cultures of Central America.

Vocabulary:   isthmus, guerrilla

Section 1 Quiz

 

Tuesday-     Chapter 11, Section 2 – The Caribbean Islands

pages 246-251  Discussion about the physical geography, ethnic roots, political, and economic characteristics of the region.

Vocabulary:  archipelago, coral island, windward, leeward

Section 2 Worksheet

 

Wednesday:     Chapter 11 Review and Assessment

Pages 252-253  Questions 6-23

Group study

 

Thursday:     Chapter 11 Test over Central America and The Caribbean Islands

Slideshow Presentation-  Pictures of Central America and the Caribbean Islands

 

Friday:     Film Study-  “How the States Got Their Shapes”

episode-  “Force of Nature”

Monday-     Chapter 10, Section 1:  The Geography of Mexico, pages 221-225

Key Terms- plateau, peninsula, irrigation, sinkhole

Section 1 Quiz

Label map of Central and South American countries.

 

Tuesday-     Chapter 10, Section 2:  A Place of Three Cultures, pages 227-231

Key Terms- hacienda, land redistribution, ejido, subsistence farming, latifundio, cash crop, migrant worker, NAFTA, maquiladora

Section 2 Worksheet

 

Wednesday-     Chapter 10 Review and Assessment, pages 232-233

Group work

 

Thursday-     Chapter 10 Test over Mexico

 

Friday-   Film study:  “How the States Got Their Shapes”

(The Great Plains, Trains, and Automobiles)  How geography affects transportation

Monday:     Chapter 8, Section 1 – Regions of Canada

Tuesday:     Chapter 8, Section 2 – Search for a National Identity

Wednesday:      Chapter 8, Section 3 – Canada Today

Thursday:      Chapter 8 Review

Friday:     Test over Canadian Provinces