Monday-

Preview of Unit 7 – Africa  pages 504-519

Students will learn about the history, climates, ecosystems, and cultures of Africa.

 

Tuesday-

Chapter 25 – North Africa

Section 1, “Egypt”  pages 523-529

vocabulary:  delta, fellaheen, sandstorm, bazaar, basin irrigation, reservoir, perennial irrigation, capital

Students will learn that the Nile River, Muslim culture, and urbanization have helped form the distinctive character of modern Egypt.

 

Wednesday-

Section 2, “Libya and the Maghreb”  pages 531-537

vocabulary:  wadi, caravan, medina, souk

Students will learn that Libya and the Maghreb nations share cultural patterns but have different resources, governments, and economies.

 

Thursday-

Research countries of Africa in PLATO Lab

 

Friday-

Video presentations on Africa

Students will present short films over different locations in Africa

Chapter 23

Monday –

Section 1, “Creating the Modern Middle East”

vocabulary:  mandate, Zionist, self-determination

 

Tuesday –

Section 2, “Israel”

vocabulary:  drip irrigation, potash

 

Wednesday – (Early Release Day)

Section 3, “Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq”

vocabulary:  Fertile Crescent, militia, anarchy, embargo

 

Thursday –

Section 4, “Arabian Peninsula”

Section 5, “Turkey, Iran, and Cyprus”

vocabulary:  desalination, infrastructure, falaj system, secular, shah, ayatollah

 

Friday –

Map Test over Southwest Asia

Unit 6 Vocabulary Test

Monday –

Holiday, No School

 

Tuesday –

Unit 6 Preview (Chapter 21)  Central and Southwest Asia

pages 436-451

Introduction to countries of Central and Southwest Asia

 

Wednesday –

Chapter 22, Section 1, “The Caucasus Nations”  pages 455-458

vocabulary:  autonomy, genocide, nationalism

Students will learn that the Caucasus nations are rich in natural resources and are home to many ethnic groups.

 

Thursday –

Section 2, “The Central Asian Nations”  pages 460-463

vocabulary:  chernozem, yurt, fundamentalism, desertification

Students will learn that after the breakup of the Soviet Union, five new independent nations emerged in Central Asia.

 

Friday –

Chapter 22 Review, Pages 466-467

Review of chapter 22

Write vocabulary for chapter 23

Monday –

Chapter 19 vocabulary review worksheet

Chapter 20 – Russia

Section 1, “Regions of Russia”  pages 415-418

vocabulary:  tundra, taiga, steppe, chernozem, permafrost

Section 1 quiz

 

Tuesday –

Section 2, “Emergence of Russia”  pages 422-426

vocabulary:  czar, abdicate, soviet, command economy, glasnost, perestroika

Section 2 worksheet and quiz

Students will present video presentations over their assigned country

 

Wednesday –

Section 3, “Geographic Issues in Russia”  pages 427-431

vocabulary:  ruble, black market

Section 3 worksheet and quiz

Students will present video presentations over their assigned country

 

Thursday –

Students will present video presentations over their assigned country

Review for map and vocabulary test

 

Friday –

Map test over Central Europe

Unit 5 vocabulary test

Finish video presentations