Monday –

Unit 2 Preview, pages 126-139 “The U.S. and Canada”

Chapter 6 – A Profile of the United States

Section 1, “A Resource-Rich Nation” pages 143-147

vocabulary:  gross national product, canal, telecommunication, free enterprise

Students will learn that natural resources, technology, and respect for individual freedoms encourage economic growth in the United States.

 

Tuesday –

Section 2, “A Nation of Cities”  pages 148-152

vocabulary:  metropolitan area, hierarchy, hinterland

Students will learn that the growth of cities is influenced by available transportation, economic opportunities, and people’s needs and wants.

Section 1 and 2 Quiz

 

Wednesday –

PLATO Lab – Students will research various states’ history, culture, and tourism.  On Thurday and Friday, a video presentation will be given from their research.

*Six-Weeks Notebook check for Test grade

 

Thursday –

Video presentation on states from research.

 

Friday –

Video presentation on states from research.

 

Chapter 4 – Resources and Land Use

 

Monday –

Section 1, “World Resources” pages 109-111

vocabulary:  natural resource, renewable resource, nonrenewable resource, fossil fuel, nuclear energy, water power, geothermal energy, solar energy

Students will learn that natural resources such as fossil fuels and other energy sources, are unevenly distributed throughout the world.

Section 1 Quiz

 

Tuesday –

Section 2, “World Economic Activity” pages 115-119

vocabulary:  primary economic activity, subsistence farming, commercial farming, secondary economic activity, cottage industry, commercial industry, tertiary economic activity, quaternary economic activity, export, import

Students will learn that technology and resource distribution affect economic activities and trade patterns, which, in turn, affect level of development.

Section 2 Quiz

 

Wednesday –

Chapter 4 Review and Assessment, pages 120-121 (small group work)

Test Preparation, pages 122-123 (10 questions)

 

Thursday –

Chapter 4 Test

Preview Unit 2, “The United States and Canada” pages 124-141

Worksheet over unit preview

 

Friday –

How the States Got Their Shapes film:

“A River Runs Through It”

Students will learn how natural boundaries help to shape our states borders and the history of how they were shaped.

Monday –

Chapter 3, Section 1 – “The Study of Human Geography” pages 87-98

vocabulary:  culture, population density, birthrate, immigrant, emigrant, urbanization, rural, culture hearth, cultural convergence, diffusion, cultural divergence

Students will learn that the study of human geography focuses on a number of population topics, as well as many cultural topics.

 

Tuesday –

Chapter 3, Section 2 – “Political and Economic Systems” pages 100-105

vocabulary:  sovereignty, unitary system, federation, confederation, authoritarian, dictatorship, totalitarianism, monarchy, democracy, traditional economy, market economy, command economy

Students will learn that the world’s countries have a variety of government  and economic systems based on differing philosophies.

 

Wednesday –

PLATO Lab – Students will research different religions, governments, and economies around the world to help better understand the differences of each.

 

Thursday –

Chapter 3 Review and Assessment, pages 106-107

Students will work in groups reviewing and discussing religion, government, and economies.

 

Friday –

Chapter 3 Test

Preview Chapter 4, Section 1, “World Resources”

 

Monday –

Chapter 2, Section 1:  “Weather and Climate” pages 63-73

vocabulary terms:  weather, climate, rotation, revolution, solstice, equinox, precipitation, front, continental climate

Students will learn that climate is influenced by many factors, such as the relationship between the earth and the sun, latitude, ocean currents, and elevation.

 

Tuesday –

Finish discussion of Section 1

Section 1 Quiz

Section 2, “Ecosystems”  pages 77-83

vocabulary:  ecosystem, biome, deciduous, coniferous, chaparral, savanna, herbivore, carnivore, prairie, tundra, permafrost

Students will learn that the interaction of plant life, animal life, and the physical environment forms the earth’s many ecosystems.

Section 2 Quiz

 

Wednesday –

PLATO Lab:  research climates of the world

Students will learn climate locations of the world and how they differ from one another.

 

Thursday –

Chapter 2 Review and Assessment, pages 84-85

Review for Chapter 2 Test

 

Friday –

Chapter 2 Test

Preview Chapter 3, Section 1, “The Study of Human Geography”

 

 

 

Monday –  NO SCHOOL – LABOR DAY!

 

Tuesday –

Finish discussion of Chapter 1, Section 1

Section 2, “Changes Within the Earth”  pages 44-51

vocabulary terms:  core, mantle, crust, lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, continent, relief, plate tectonics, continental drift theory, Ring of Fire

Students will learn that the physical processes that originate within the earth shape the world on which we live.

 

Wednesday –

Section 3, “Changes on the Earth’s Surface”  pages 52-57

vocabulary terms:  weathering, mechanical weathering, chemical weathering, acid rain, erosion, sediment, loess, glacier, moraine

Students will learn that the surface forces of weathering and erosion affect the earth’s appearance.

 

Thursday –

Chapter 1 Review and Assessment, pages 58-59 (work together in small groups)

Study for Test

 

Friday –

Chapter 1 Test

Preview Chapter 2, “Climates and Ecosystems”

 

*Classroom supplies:  1″ hardback binder, notebook paper, black pen, red pen

 

Monday –

Go over classroom guidelines, expectations.

 

Tuesday –

Benchmark Test

 

Wednesday –

Benchmark Test

 

Thursday –

Chapter 1 – Physical and Human Geography

Section 1, “The Study of Geography”  pages 35-42

Write vocabulary terms in notebook:  geography, GIS, absolute location, hemisphere, relative location, character of a place, perception, formal region, functional region, perceptual region

Students will learn that geographers use a variety of methods to collect, organize, and analyze information about the world.

 

Friday –

“How the States Got Their Shapes” introduction video

Students will learn about the history, geography, government, and culture that helped to define our country’s state borders.

 

 

GEOGRAPHY CLASSROOM SUPPLIES FOR THE 2013-14 YEAR

 

1″ Hardback Binder

Notebook Paper

Black Pen

Red Pen

 

*Bring all these to class everyday!

Monday-  Memorial Day, No School

 

Tuesday-  Review for Semester Exam

 

Wednesday-  5th Period Semester Exam, 8:15-9:30

 

Thursday-  Semester Exams:

2nd Period, 8:15-9:30

4th Period, 9:50-11:05

 

Friday-  Semester Exams:

1st Period, 8:15-9:30

3rd Period, 9:50-11:05

Monday-  “How the States Got Their Shapes” video

Students will learn the different languages and dialects of different regions of the United States.

 

Tuesday-  PLATO Lab

Students will research states for video presentations on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

 

Wednesday-  Video presentations of individually assigned states

 

Thursday-  Video presentations of individually assigned states

 

Friday-  Video presentations of individually assigned states;

Review for Semester Exam

Monday- Class will meet in Mrs. Bozeman’s room;

National Geographic Challenge Quiz

 

Tuesday- No Classes (Algebra I STAAR Test)

 

Wednesday-  Class will meet in Mrs. Griffin’s room;

How the States Got Their Shapes film, “Mouthing Off”

Students will learn the different dialects, accents, and languages around our nation.

 

Thursday-  Classes will meet in the PLATO Lab;

Research over different states of our country for video presentation.

 

Friday-  Classes will meet in Coach Brown’s room;

Students will present videos over their assigned states.