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ESSENTIAL
QUESTION |
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1.
What are major political and physical features of
Western Hemisphere?
2. How do physical systems and processes shape the
earth's surface?
3. How are human interdependence upon economic,
cultural, and social factors influenced by
geography? |
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1.
Study of South America
2. Maps, graphs, and charts-interpretive skills
3. Text and research material |
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Explain how earth-sun relationship affects the
physical process on earth to create physical
patterns. Show various directions on map. Use basic
key on map or globe. Use and identify types of maps
and globes. Use scale to determine distance between
two points. Locate places on a map using latitude
and longitude. Read and interpret graphs, maps,
charts, and keys. Recognize continents, countries,
oceans. (G1I1, G1I2, G1I3, G1I4, G1I5) |
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Map
tests
Question and answer exams
Projects- individual and group-research project
Research
Writing
Individual mapping exercises |
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1.
What are major political and physical features of
Western Hemisphere?
2. How do physical systems shape the earth's
surface?
3. How does human interdependence cooperation and
conflict-treaties and wars, determined by and what
is the influence of geography? |
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1.
Study of South America, Central America
2.
3.World interdependence |
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1.
List and discuss effects of industry and agriculture
on various regions. Explain the effect of a
"label" on the image of a region. (G2I2,
G2I3, G2I5)
2. Patterns in physical environment in terms of
process (rain forest, etc.) Shifting cultivations,
deforestation, overpopulation, and desertification.
(G3I1, G3I2, G3I5)
3. Use of demographics- explain primary geographic
causes of trade. (G4I1, G4I4) |
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Test-
oral and written
Projects- written
Map interpretation |
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How do humans and the environment interact? |
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Central America, Canada
2. Research graphs and charts- current events, news,
and class discussion |
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Geographic interdependence, distribution of natural
resources, development of trade networks (G4I4)
2. Evaluation of varying viewpoints, resource use
and abuse, transportation, agriculture (G5I4, G5I5) |
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Test-
oral and written
Projects- written
Map interpretation |
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How do humans and the environment interact? |
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Geographic interdependence, distribution of natural
resources, development of trade networks. Evaluation
of varying viewpoints, resource use and abuse,
transportation, agriculture (G5I4, G5I5) |
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Test-
oral and written
Projects- written
Map interpretation |
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