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.