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Course: Pre-AP World Geography
Period: ________
Unit 2: Processes Shaping Planet Earth
Where am I going?
Time Frame: 9/7 – 9/27
Test Date: _______
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I can describe the effects of the Earth Sun
relationship on weather conditions and how it
creates climate regions. This means that I can
tell why the seasons change, weather patterns
change and climate regions exist. (3A)
Key Terms: Climate, Weather, Region, Earth-Sun
Relationhip
Question
Why do seasons change?
How do seasons and weather patterns affect climate
regions?
I can describe the physical processes that affect
the environment. This means I can explain how
weather, tectonic forces, erosion and soil
building processes all affect the environments of
regions. (3B)
Key Terms: Tectonic Plates, Soil Building
Deposition, Erosion (Water, Wind, Glacial),
Weathering
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What can change the Earth’s environment?
I can examine the physical processes that affect
the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and
biosphere. This means I can describe the
lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and
biosphere. I can also explain the forces that
affect the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere
and biosphere.(3C)
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Key Terms: Internal Forces, External Forces,
Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere,
Core, Mantle, Crust
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What are the layers of the Earth, both inside and out?
What forces change our Earth?
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I can explain how elevation, latitude, wind
systems, ocean currents, position on a continent,
and mountain barriers influence temperature,
precipitation, and distribution of climate regions.
This means I will be able to describe the effects
of elevation, latitude, winds, ocean currents,
location and mountains on temperature,
precipitation and climate regions. (4A)
Key Terms: Elevation, Latitude, Winds, Ocean
Currents, Precipitation
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I can describe different landforms and the
physical processes that cause their development.
This means that I will be able to describe the
different landforms and explain how they were
developed. (4B)
Key Terms: Landform, Fault Line, Fold, Subduction
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I can explain the influence of climate on the
distribution of biomes in different regions. This
means I will be able to describe how climate
affects where biomes are located in different
regions of the world. (4C)
Key Terms: Biome
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I can describe the interaction between humans
and the physical environment. This means that I
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will be able to explain how humans affect their
environment and how our environment affects us
as humans. (8B)
Key Terms: Human-Environment Interaction
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I can analyze the consequences of extreme
weather and other natural disasters such as El
Niño, floods, tsunamis, and volcanoes. This
means I will be able to compare the effects of
extreme weather and natural disasters to normal
weather conditions and how it affects us. (8B)
Key Terms: Natural Disaster, El Nino, Floods,
Tsunamis, Volcanoes
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I can create and interpret maps to show different
types of data, relationships, and change. This
means I can take information and draw or place
it on my map and determine if there are
connections. (21C)
Key Terms: TODALSIGS
Question
What makes a good map?
I can design and draw appropriate graphics such
as maps, diagrams, tables, and graphs to
communicate geographic information. This
means I can choose and create appropriate
representation for the information I have. (22A)
Key Terms: Graph, Diagram, Table/Chart
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What is the best way to organize or show information?
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