Chapter 17 – Mediterranean Europe

 

Monday:  Section 1 – “Spain and Portugal”  pages 349-353

vocabulary:  navigable, dry farming, sirocco, hub

Students will learn that the history, culture, and location of Spain and Portugal help to distinguish them from other European nations.

Section 1 Worksheet and Quiz

 

Tuesday:  Section 2 – “Italy”  pages 354-358

vocabulary:  seismic activity, subsidence, Renaissance

Students will learn that Italy’s physical characteristics and economic activities divide the nation into three distinct regions.

Section 2 Guided Reading and Quiz

 

Wednesday:  Section 3 – “Greece”  pages 362-365

vocabulary:  graben, inhabitable, tsunami

Students will learn that throughout its long history, Greece has benefited from agriculture, trade, and cultural exchange.

Section 3 Guided Reading and Quiz

 

Thursday:  *Map Test over Western European countries

Chapter 17 Review and Assessment  pages 366-367

 

Friday:  Film Study- How the States Got Their Shapes

“Living on the Edge”

Students will learn geographical, historical, governmental, and cultural reasons for how our United States borders were formed.

Chapter 16 – Central Western Europe

Monday:     Section 1- “France”  pages 325-330

vocabulary:  dialect, Impressionism, nationalize, recession

Students will learn that although France has varied physical characteristics, its shared history and language encourage national unity.

Section 1 Quiz

 

Tuesday:     Section 2- “Germany”  pages 331-335

vocabulary:  confederation, reparation, inflation, lignite

Students will learn that after a long and difficult struggle to achieve national unity, Germany became a world economic power in the 1800’s and 1900’s.

Section 2 Quiz

 

Wednesday:     Section 3- “The Benelux Countries”  pages 337-339

vocabulary:  dike, polder, decentralize

Students will learn that the low-lying countries of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg are a small but important part of central Western Europe.

Section 3 Quiz

 

Thursday:     Section 4-  ” Switzerland and Austria”  pages 342-345

vocabulary:  canton, neutral, perishable good, strip mining

Students will learn that although Switzerland and Austria share physical characteristics, their cultures and economies are distinct.

Section 4 Quiz

 

Friday:     Chapter 16 Review and Assessment

Map Quiz over Western European countries to date (Iceland, Ireland, United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Austria).

Monday:     Group Presentations over Western Eur0pean countries

Students will present a 5 minute presentation over their country to the class.

 

Tuesday:     Review of previous studies

Map quiz over England, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark

 

Wednesday:     Holiday

Thursday:     Holiday

Friday:     Holiday

Monday-     Unit 4 Preview – Western Europe pages 286-301

Chapter 15 – The British Isles and Nordic Nations

Section 1 – “England”  pages 305-309

Vocabulary:  fertile, ore, tertiary economic activity

Students will learn how resources, trade, and industrial innovation helped the small nation of Britain to become a global economic power.

Section 1 Quiz

 

Tuesday-     Chapter 15, Section 2  “Scotland and Wales”  pages 310-313

Vocabulary:  moor, bog, glen

Students will learn that although united with England politically, Scotland and Wales have some distinctive physical and cultural characteristics.

Section 2 Quiz

 

Wednesday-  Chapter 15, Section 3  “The Two Irelands”  pages 315-317

Vocabulary:  peat, cultural divergence, blight

Students will learn that by ending civil conflict and attracting high-tech industry, Ireland hopes to escape a troubled past.

Section 3 Guided Reading/Quiz

 

Thursday-  Chapter 15, Section 4  “The Nordic Nations”  pages 318-321

Vocabulary:  fjord, geothermal energy, mixed economy

Students will learn that similar physical characteristics, climates, and cultures are shared by the Nordic nations of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland.

Section 4 Guided Reading/Quiz

*Notebook Check For Test Grade*

 

Friday-     Chapter 15 Review and Assessment  pages 322-323

Work in groups on presentation of assigned European country that will be presented on Monday, November 19th.

 

 

Countries of South America

Monday:     Chapter 13, Section 1 – The Northern Tropics  pages 267-271

Vocabulary:  mulatto, bauxite, llano, cordillera, campesino

Students will learn how migration has made the Guianas culturally distinct from the rest of the nations of South America.

Section 1 Quiz

 

Tuesday:     Chapter 13, Section 2 – The Andean Countries   pages 272-276

Vocabulary:     altiplano, paramo, timberline, selva

Students will learn how the physical characteristics of the Andes mountains affect cultural patterns and economic activities in this region.

Section 2 Worksheet/Quiz

 

Wednesday:      Chapter 13, Section 3 – The Southern Grassland Countries  pages 278-281

Vocabulary:  estuary, piedmont, pampas, gaucho

Students will learn the physical characteristics of the southern countries and how they have developed prosperous economies despite histories of political troubles.

Section 3 Worksheet/Quiz

 

Thursday:     Map Test over Latin America

Preview Unit 4 – Western Europe  pages 286-301

Label map of counties of Europe

Groups for European countries presentation

 

Friday:     Go to PLATO Lab – Research on Western European countries for class presentations.

Students will gather information for a specific Western European country and present their findings as a presentation to the class.