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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Friday –

Chapter 16 Review, pages 346-347

Students will work in small groups discussing questions over central Western Europe.

 

Monday –

Students will give a short speech and show a video over their assigned Western European country from their research on Thursday.

 

Tuesday –

Students will give a short speech and show a video over their assigned Western European country from their research on Thursday (continued).

 

Wednesday –

Thanksgiving Break

 

Thursday –

Thanksgiving Break

 

Friday –

Thanksgiving Break

Monday –

Preview Unit 4, Western Europe pages 286-301

Label Map of Western Europe

 

Tuesday –

Chapter 15, Section 1 – “England” pages 305-309

vocabulary:  fertile, ore, tertiary economic activity

Section 2 – “Scotland and Wales”  pages 310-313

vocabulary:  moor, bog, glen

Section 1 and 2 Quiz

 

Wednesday –

Section 3 – “The Two Irelands”  pages 315-317

vocabulary: peat, cultural divergence, blight

Section 4 – “The Nordic Nations”  pages 318-321

vocabulary:  fjord, geothermal energy, mixed economy

Section 3 and 4 Quiz

 

Thursday –

PLATO Lab – students will research a particular country of Western Europe and give a presentation the following Monday and Tuesday.

 

Friday –

Chapter 15 Review, Pages 322-323

Students will work in small groups discussing and covering topics over chapter 15.

Chapter 13 – Countries of South America

 

Monday –

Section 1, “The Northern Tropics”  pages 267-271

vocabulary:  mulatto, bauxite, llano, cordillera, campesino

Students will learn that the countries along South America’s northern coast have distinctive cultures, physical characteristics, and economies.

Worksheet and Quiz over section 1

 

Tuesday –

Section 2, “The Andean Countries”  pages 272-276

vocabulary:  altiplano, paramo, timber line, selva

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

Worksheet and Quiz over section 2

 

Wednesday –

Section 3, “The Southern Grassland Countries”  pages 278-281

vocabulary:  estuary, piedmont, pampas, gaucho

Students will learn that Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina have developed prosperous economies, despite histories of political troubles.

Worksheet and Quiz over section 3

 

Thursday –

*Map Test over Latin America

Chapter 13 Review, pages 282-283.  Students will work in small groups discussing and answering questions over the South American countries.

 

Friday –

Students will go to the PLATO Lab to research Western European countries which will be our next unit starting the following Monday.