W. Geo. Sem. 1 – McDougal Littell book – 5/10 credits required - 9/19/2006
WORLD GEOGRAPHY Semester 1
WEEK
1-3
4-6
7-9
10 - 12
13 - 15
16 - 18
Complete and Submit A2 – A17, Chapters 1 - 2
Complete and Submit Chapters 3 – 5, Take Unit 1 Test
Complete and Submit Chapters 6 – 8, Take Unit 2 Test
Complete and Submit Chapters 9 – 11, Take Unit 3 Test
Complete and Submit Chapters 12 – 14, Take Unit 4 Test
Complete the Charts
CLASS STANDARDS:
1. You are responsible for reading each of the Chapters assigned in this book.
2. Give full and complete answers to the questions, though you don’t have to use complete sentences.
3. All papers will be typed, double spaced, 12 pt. font, spelling and grammar checked with cited sources.
Page
ASSIGNMENT
A2 – A17
All of these are maps of the world. Select 3 of the maps. Describe how they are the same and how they
are different. Explain when you would use each of your three maps and why it would be better than the
other two in the given situation.
To Be Completed by Week 1
UNIT 1
Chap 1
13
19
23
24
25
Section Assessment 4
Map Practice 2 - 5
Map Practice 1 – 4
Reviewing Places and Terms 1 – 20, Main Ideas 1 – 5, 9 – 10
Critical Thinking 2 – 5, Geographic Skills 1 - 3
To Be Completed by Week 2
Chap 2
28
33
36
37
41
45
46
47
Skillbuilder 1 - 2
Skillbuilder 1
Section Assessment 3
Skillbuilder 2
Section Assessment 4
Section Assessment 1 & 4
Reviewing Places and Terms 1 – 20, Main Ideas 1 – 6
Critical Thinking 2 & 5, Geographic Skills 1 - 3
To Be Completed by Week 3
Chap 3
55
Skillbuilder 1 & 2
58
Section Assessment 1
63
Section Assessment 4
64
Map and Graph Skills 1 & 3
65
Skillbuilder 1
67
Section Assessment 1 & 3 – 4
68
Reviewing Places and Terms 1 – 20, Main Ideas 3 – 6
69
Critical Thinking 2 & 4, Geographic Skills 2 – 3
Attached
Chapter 3 World Climate Regions worksheet
To Be Completed by Week 4
Chap 4
74
77
Skillbuilder 1
Section Assessment 3
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78
Skillbuilder 2
79
Skillbuilder 2
82
Skillbuilder 2
82
Section Assessment 4
86
Section Assessment 4
95
Section Assessment 3
96
Reviewing Places and Terms 1 – 20, Main Ideas 1 – 4 & 6 - 7
97
Critical Thinking 4, Geographic Skills 3
TEST
Take the Unit 1 Test
To Be Completed by Week 5
UNIT 2
102
Making Comparisons 1 & 2
104
Making Comparisons 1
106
Making Comparisons 1 – 2
Attached
US Regional Chart and Questions
Chap 5
121
Skillbuilder 1 – 2
122
Section Assessment 3 - 4
125
Skillbuilder 1
129
Skillbuilder 2
130
Section Assessment 4
131
Map and Graph Skills 2 – 3
132
Reviewing Places and Terms 1 – 18, Main Ideas 1 – 3 & 5 - 10
133
Critical Thinking 3 & 5, Geographic Skills 1 - 3
To Be Completed by Week 6
Chap 6
139
Section Assessment 3
140
Skillbuilder 2
Attached
Chapter 6 Economy and Culture of the US worksheet
141
Skillbuilder1
146
Skillbuilder 1
149
Skillbuilder 1 – 2
149
Section Assessment 4
152
Reviewing Places and Terms 1 – 20, Main Ideas 2 – 7 & 10
153
Critical Thinking 4, Geographic Skills 2
To Be Completed by Week 7
Chap 7
158
Section Assessment 3 - 4
160
Skillbuilder 1
163
Section Assessment 3
170
Reviewing Places and Terms 1 – 11, 13 – 14, 16 – 20, Main Ideas 1 – 10
171
Critical Thinking 5, Geographic Skills 3
To Be Completed by Week 8
Chap 8
175
Section Assessment 4
184
Reviewing Places and Terms 1 – 15, 19 – 20, Main Ideas 1 – 6, 10
185
Geographic Skills 2
TEST
Take the Unit 2 Test
To Be Completed by Week 9
UNIT 3
190
192
194
Making Comparisons 2
Making Comparisons 1
Making Comparisons 1 & 3
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196 - 199
Attached
Chap 9
203
205
206
209
Attached
212
213
214
215
Making Comparisons 1 & 3
Latin America Regional Chart
Skillbuilder 2
Section Assessment 3 – 4
Map and Graph Skills Assessment 2
Section Assessment 3
Chapter 9 Human Environment Interaction worksheet
Skillbuilder 2
Section Assessment 3 – 4
Reviewing Places and Terms 1 – 10, 13, 15 & 19, Main Ideas 3 – 4, 5 & 7 - 8
Critical Thinking 5, Geographic Skills 3
To Be Completed by Week 10
Chap 10
220
221
Attached
235
242
243
Skillbuilder 2
Section Assessment 3 - 4
Chapter 10 Mexico worksheet
Section Assessment 3
Reviewing Places and Terms 1-10, 13 –14, 16 – 20, Main Ideas 3-4, 6-10
Critical Thinking 3, Geographic Skills 2
To Be Completed by Week 11
Chap 11
247
Attached
251
256
257
TEST
Section Assessment 4
Chapter 11 Rainforest worksheet
Section Assessment 3
Reviewing Places and Terms 1- 8, 12 – 19 Main Ideas 6-10
Critical Thinking 5
Take the Unit 3 Test
To Be Completed by Week 12
UNIT 4
264
266
268
Chap 12
277
281
285
286
287
Making Comparisons 3 - 4
Making Comparisons 2
Making Comparisons 1
Section Assessment 4
Map and Graph Skills Assessment 1
Section Assessment 3
Reviewing Places and Terms 11-20, Main Ideas 1, 3, 5, 10
Critical Thinking 2, Geographic Skills 2
To Be Completed by Week 13
Chap 13
292
Attached
301
304
307
312
Attached
316
317
Skillbuilder 2
Chapter 13 Mediterranean Europe worksheet
Section Assessment 3 - 4
Skillbuilder 1
Section Assessment 3
Skillbuilder 1
Chapter 13 Eastern Europe worksheet
Reviewing Places and Terms 11-20, Main Ideas 5-7, 10
Critical Thinking 2
To Be Completed by Week 14
Chap 14
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322
325
330
TEST
Map and Graph Skills Assessment 3
Section Assessment 3
Reviewing Places and Terms 11-20, Main Ideas 1 - 10
Take the Unit 4 Test
To Be Completed by Week 15
US REGIONAL CHART
Look at the regional information from pages 108 – 113 in your textbook.
Create a chart using 21 of the states from the continental United States. Do not repeat any states. Be sure to
include at least 3 states from each of the following:
In the west – color coded blue
In the central– color coded orange
In the northeast – color coded green
In the southeast – color coded purple
In the Rocky Mountains – color coded brown
Borders Mexico – Color-coded red
Borders Canada – Color-coded yellow
Your chart should include the state names, infant mortality, urban/rural population, high school graduates and
income.
Answer the following questions:
1. Explain any trends you see between infant mortality and income.
2. Explain any trends you see between urban/rural and income.
3. Explain any trends you see between high school graduation and income.
4. Explain any trends you see based on the regions of the country that you color-coded.
LATIN AMERICA REGIONAL CHART
Look at the regional information from pages 196 – 199 in your textbook.
Create a chart using 18 of the countries from Latin America. Do not repeat any countries. Be sure to include at
least 3 nations from each of the following:
Central America – color coded blue
Pacific Coast South America – color coded orange
Above the 10th parallel of South Amercia – color coded green
Below the 10th parallel of South America – color coded purple
Western Caribbean Sea – color coded yellow
Eastern Caribbean Sea – Color-coded red
Your chart should include the nation names, birth rate, infant mortality, and literacy rate.
Answer the following questions:
1. Explain any trends you see between birth rate and infant mortality.
2. Explain any trends you see between birth rate and literacy.
3. Explain any trends you see between infant mortality and literacy.
4. Explain any trends you see based on the regions of the country that you color-coded.