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).

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Thursday –

Map Test over Western Europe

Matching Test over European capital cities with their countries

Chapter 17 Review,  pages 366-367

Students will work in small groups discussing and answering questions.

 

Friday –

Video presentation – How the States Got Their Shapes

“The Great Plains, Trains, and Automobiles”

Students will learn how transportation methods helped define our borders and affect the progress of our country.