Unit 2 Planning Guide 3 Weeks
Author: Anonymous
Learning Standards:
Unit 1 At-A-Glance
Unit
Concep
ts
Cultural Exchange, Physical Geography,
Region: North America- 3
Population, Migration, HumanWeeks
Environment Interaction
Reporting
Readiness
Supporting Standards
Category
Standards
1.History
1A, 1B
2. Geography &
3B,4A,7B, 7C, 8A, 8B 16A, 4B, 5B, 7A
Tested
Culture
Curricu 3. Economic,
19B
lum
Science,
Technology &
Society
Social Studies
21C 22A-B
Skills
See Eduphoria for complete list of ELPS (English Language Proficiency
Standards) and CCRS (College and Career Readiness Standards)
The Written Curriculum
The Taught Curriculum
Universal
TEKS
Generalizati
Materials/Resources
ons
Clarifications
Student
Expectatio
Model Lessons
Guiding
ns
Questions
Concept: The Geography of Cultural Exchange
Cultures
1.
Cultural
McDougal-LIttell Textbook
Exchange
change
History.
p 136 (The Columbian Exchange)
through
The
p 72 (Diffusion)
innovation and
student
p. 140-144, Economy and Culture of
Diffusion: the
the spread of
understand spread of tools,
the United States
ideas from one
s how
p. 145-149, Subregions of the
practices, or other
culture to
geography
United States
features from one
another.
and
p. 159-163, Economy and Culture of
culture to another
processes
Canada
of spatial
p. 218-219, Culture of Mexico
● What is
Columbian
exchange
p. 222-227 Cultures of Caribbean
diffusio
Exchange:
(diffusion)
and Central America
n?
widespread
influenced
Internet Resources
exchange of
events
in
Maps101
animals, plants,
● How did
the
past
Interactive
Maps/United
States
culture, human
the
and
helped
History/Industry
and
Agriculture
in
populations
Columbi
to
shape
the
North
and
South
(including slaves),
an
http://snipurl.com/22sy4v
communicable
Exchang the
present.
diseases, and
e trade
The
Geography in the News (GITN)
ideas between the
betwee
student
is
#1067
“New World Foods” 11/12/10
Eastern and
n the
old and
new
world?
● How has
America
n
culture
spread
over the
world?
There are a
variety of
diverse
cultures,
regionally
which adds to
the diffusion of
new ideas.
 How does the
culture
(dominant
religion, food,
architecture,
dialect, ethnic
heritage) of
change from
region to
region?
 Why are there
differences
between the
Northern and
Southern
processes of
innovation?
 What is a cultural
landscape?
 How do housing
styles differ
across regions
and why?
 What are some
examples of
culture evident
in
contemporary
society and
how have
these ideas
expected to
(B) trace
the spatial
diffusion of
phenomena
such as the
Columbian
Exchange
or the
diffusion of
American
culture and
describe
the effects
on regions
of contact.
21(C)
Create and
interpret
different
types of
maps to
answer
geographic
questions,
infer
relationship
s, and
analyze
change.
16.
Culture.
The
student
understand
s how the
component
s of culture
affect the
way people
live and
shape the
characterist
ics of
regions.
Western
hemispheres (Old
World and New
World). It was one
of the most
significant events
concerning
ecology,
agriculture
and culture in all of
human history.
Spread of
American
Culture:
exposure to
foreign cultural
goods frequently
brings about
changes in local
cultures, values,
and traditions
Regional/Cultura
l Comparisons:
Texas
West Texas:
strong Spanish
influence
East Texas:
primarily
influenced by
migration from
Southern states
United States
Southern United
States: historically
rural, agrarian
economy
Northern United
States: historically
highly urbanized,
industrial economy
http://snipurl.com/13nv6
Sample Lessons
Spread of Culture *See Unit 1
Course Documents under Sample
Lessons
spread across
continents?
 How can a region
exhibit foreign
influence
through food
and exchange
of ideas?
 Why does jazz
and reggae
music show the
influence of
many different
ethnic groups?
 What are some of
the
characteristics
of a culture
that has
absorbed a
variety of
ethnic groups?
The
student is
expected
to:
(A)
describe
distinctive
cultural
patterns
and
landscapes
associated
with
different
places in
Texas, the
United
States, and
other
regions of
the world
and how
these
patterns
influenced
the
processes
of
innovation
and
diffusion.
Latin America
Spanish speaking
countries of
Central America
and Caribbean
French Culture
Quebec, portions
of Louisiana,
former French
colonies of Haiti
and Guadalupe
Caribbean
Culture
European slave
trade brought
African peoples
and their cultures
to Americas.
Innovations:
Northern
innovations
centered around
industry while
southern
innovations were
primarily
concerned with
agriculture.
Cultural
landscape: the
earth’s surface as
modified by human
action, and is the
physical record of
human activity of a
given culture. For
example: housing,
transportation,
parks, cemeteries,
churches,
settlements.
Examples: New
England Whaling,
cowboy culture of
American west,
adobe houses,
Mayan pyramids,
the plaza, etc.
Vocabulary
Diffusion
Cultural
Exchange
Natural
phenomena
transform the
earth’s physical
landscape.
● What role
does
climate
play in
severe
weather
patterns
?
● How do
tectonic
affect
coastal
regions?
● Which
Mountai
n
ranges
were
created
by
contine
ntal
collision
Columbian
Exchange
Industrial
Innovation
Dialect
Agricultural
Innovation
Concept: The Physical Geography
Weather
3.
McDougal-Littell Textbook
Geograph
p 51-53 Weather Extremes
y. The
p 37-40 Plate Tectonics &
Hurricanes:
student
Earthquakes
storms that form
understand over warm,
p 43-44 Erosion
s how
p 60 (Types of Climates)
tropical ocean
physical
p 123-125(US & Canada),
waters.
processes
p 207-209 (Mexico, Caribbean,
shape
Central America)
Tornadoes: a
patterns in
p. 116-122 (Landforms of U.S. and
powerful funnelthe
Canada)
shaped column of
physical
p 203 (Major islands of the
air created by the
environme
Caribbean)
collision of cold
nt. The
p228-229 (Volcano on Montserrat)
and warm air
student is
Arizona Geographic Alliance
currents.
expected
North America map (as well as
to:
regional and country maps)
Tectonic Forces
http://snipurl.com/27t6qz
(B)
Continental
Internet Resources
describe
Collision: converg
Maps 101 Articles
the
ent boundaries;
Geography in the News
physical
Rocky Mountains,
#1090 “New Madrid Anniversary”
processes
Appalachian
4/22/11 http://snipurl.com/13rqu p
that affect
Mountains, Sierra
#1095 “Tornado Fury” 5/27/11
the
Madres, Canadian
http://snipurl.com/12zkj
environme
Rockies.
#1029 “Haiti’s Past and Future”
nts of
2/19/10 http://snipurl.com/12zb70
regions,
Transform
#1003 “Majestic Denali” 8/29/09
including
Boundaries: San
http://snipurl.com/12z77w
weather,
Andreas Fault
#685 “Living With Earthquakes”
tectonic
or
subducti
on?
forces, and
erosion
● How are
landfor
ms
affected
by wind
and
water
erosion?
There are a
variety of
climate
regions in
North America.
 How do warm
water ocean
currents
influence
climate?
 What type of
climate is
found in the
low latitude
zone?
 What types of
climate are
found in the
middle and
high latitudes?
 What physical
process create
arid and semi
arid regions?
North America
has many
different
landforms.
● How did
glaciatio
n create
inland
bodies
of
water?
4.
Geograph
y. The
student
understand
s the
patterns
and
characterist
ics of major
landforms,
climates,
and
ecosystems
of Earth
and the
interrelated
processes
that
produce
them. The
student is
expected
to:
(A)
explain
how
elevation,
latitude,
wind
systems,
ocean
currents,
position on
a
continent,
and
mountain
barriers
influence
temperatur
e,
precipitatio
n and the
distribution
of climate
Divergent
Boundaries: New
Madrid Fault
Subduction:
Coast of Central
America
Erosion
Waves: can
reduce or increase
beaches on
coastlines.
Wind: removes
topsoil (Canada)
Gulf Stream:
warms the Eastern
East Coast of the
U.S.
Climate Zones
Caribbean
Climate Zones:
Tropical Wet and
Tropical Dry
Canada &
Alaska: Tundra
and Subarctic
Southwestern
U.S./Mexico:
Desert, Semi-arid,
Mediterranean
Landforms
United States
Continental Divide,
Great Lakes
Caribbean
Greater Antilles,
7/18/03 http://snipurl.com/12yvd6
#1076 “The Outer Banks” 2/19/98
http://snipurl.com/12ytyy
#713 “Implications of Gulf Stream
Cooling” 1/30/04
http://snipurl.com/13pbh6
#835 “Roles of Jet Streams” 6/2/06
http://snipurl.com/12yf0w
#914 “The Great Lakes Invasion”
12/7/07 http://snipurl.com/12or8j
#947 “Hurricanes and the
Caribbean Islands” 7/25/08
http://snipurl.com/12ocnj
#662 “The Mississippi River:
Hydrologic Extremes” 2/7/03
http://snipurl.com/12nz88
Maps 101 Videos
Earthquakes
http://snipurl.com/12nsx5
Hurricanes
http://snipurl.com/12nmkh
Inside the Tornado
http://snipurl.com/12nfsn
Tornadoes
http://snipurl.com/12n6z7
Storm Surge Captured on Film
http://snipurl.com/12mz6x
ABC-CLIO
Mexico: Landforms and Climate
http://snipurl.com/22slk6
National Geographic Videos
Tornado http://snipurl.com/22stb6
Earthquakes
http://snipurl.com/22ssju Death
Valley http://snipurl.com/22snwf
Great Lakes
http://snipurl.com/22silanationalgeo
graphic.com
● How does
the
contine
ntal
divide
influenc
e the
flow of
rivers
and
streams
?
regions.
Lesser Antilles
(B)
describe
different
landforms
and the
physical
processes
that cause
their
developme
nt.
Archipelago
● What
Mexico
Volcanoes:
Popocatepetl, Pico
de Orizaba,
Peninsulas:
Yucatan and Baja.
River Systems
physical
process
creates
an
archipel
ago?
Canada
St. Lawrence
Seaway
United States
● Why do
people
continu
e to live
near
volcanic
mountai
ns
despite
the
danger?
Ohio/Missouri/Missi
ssippi
Vocabulary
Hurricanes
Continental
Collision
Archipelago
Climate Zones
Tornadoes
Define
Columbian
Exchange
Demographic
indicators are
used to
determine a
countries
standard of
living .
Common Assessment
Examples of
Major Water
Dominant climate zones
countries that
systems in
are
North America
archipelagos
(map)
Concept: Population Geography
5(B)
Human
McDougall-Littell Textbook
interpret.
Development
p 596 (Reading a Population
..
Index: countries
Pyramid)
demograph are classified into
p 190 (Unit Atlas)
ic
categories (LDC,
p 78-79 (U.S. Population pyramids)
NDC, and MD)
indicators
Internet Resources
(gross
Maps 101
domestic
Geography in the News
Location of
tornado
alley
● How do
standar
d of
living
indicato
rs
compar
e within
regions?
● Why is
there a
higher
standar
d of
living
the
norther
n
hemisp
here?
Geographers
use population
pyramids to
analyze
countries.
 How do
population
pyramid differ
from developed
and developing
countries in
shape?
 What does the
shape of a
population
pyramid
indicate about
birth rates and
life
expectancy?
 Why do females
in less
developed
countries have
a lower life
expectancy?
The growth
and
product per
capita, life
expectancy
, literacy,
and infant
mortality)
to
determine
the level of
developme
nt and
standard of
living in
nations
using the
terms
Human
Developme
nt Index,
less
developed,
newly
developed,
and more
developed.
22(A)
design
and draw
appropriate
graphics
such as
maps,
diagrams,
tables, and
graphs to
communic
ate
geographic
features,
distribution
s, and
relationship
s.
7(A) . .
.analyze
population
Standard of
Living
Indicators: help
to clarify the wellbeing of a country
or region.
Cohort
Comparisons:
age, gender,
shape, per cent of
population.
Population
Pyramid
Comparisons:
United
States/Mexico/Hait
i: general trends,
age groups.
North America:
birth rates, and life
expectancy/gender
.
Population
Growth Centers
Sunbelt, Eastern
Coast of U.S.,
Mexico City,
Canadian
population
concentration on
U.S./Canada
border, Southern
California.
Decreasing
Population
Centers
Great Lakes
Region, Rustbelt,
rural Mexico and
the U.S.
#1029 “Haiti’s Past and Future”
2/19/10 http://snipurl.com/12zb70
#848 “The Problem with Mexico”
9/1/06http://snipurl.com/13g9ar
#853 “Approaching 300 Million”
10/6/06 http://snipurl.com/1tyzs0
#681 “ Character of Megalopolis”
6/20/03 http://snipurl.com/144bf5
#1032 “Motor City Stalled by
Competition” 3/12/10
http://snipurl.com/1310gl
National Geographic Earth Pulse
Population map:
http://snipurl.com/1tzfpo
ABC-CLIO
Activity: Run the Numbers
http://snipurl.com/1tzy54
Population
Geography(Migration) http://snipurl
.com/22sf4
Websites
Population Reference Bureau
http://www.prb.org/
CIA www.cia.gov
Human Development Index
http://snipurl.com/1u0y1x
US Census Bureau
www.census.gov/ (for access to
population pyramids through the
International Data Base)
Mexico City population change:
http://snipurl.com/22sd7n
National Geographic Video
World Population
http://snipurl.com/22sfji
distribution of
population vary
throughout
regions.
● Why are
populati
on
centers
usually
located
near
bodies
of
water?
● What
circums
tances
lead to
dispariti
es in
birth
rates
betwee
n
develop
ed and
developi
ng
countrie
s.
pyramids. .
. to
describe
the
population
characterist
ics of
different
societies
and to
predict
future
population
trends.
22 (B)
generate
summaries,
generalizati
ons, and
thesis
statements
supported
by events.
7(C)
describe
trends in
world
population
growth and
distribution
Population
Centers
Sunbelt
Humans
migrate for a
variety of
reasons.
1(A)
analyze
the effects
of physical
and human
geographic
patterns
and
processes
on the past
and
describe
 How can
landforms
impede or
facilitate
migration
patterns?
 What are the
Vocabulary
Rustbelt
Concept: Human Migration
Physical
McDougall-Littell Textbook
Processes
p 150-151, "Disasters! The Dust
Bowl"
Internet Resources
ice-age, trade
Maps 101
winds, climate,
Geography in the News
latitude, weather
#730 “Dust Bowl and the Ocean”
extremes,
5/28/04 http://snipurl.com/12iusp
environmental
#1092 Chinese Immigration and
catastrophes.
The “Golden Mountain” 5/5/ 11
http://snipurl.com/12iknc
Environmental
#821 “Illegal Immigrants’ Destinies”
economical,
political and
social pull
factors that
cause people
to migrate?
 What are some
examples of
migration
patterns in the
northern
hemisphere?
their
impact on
the
present,
including
significant
physical
features
and
environme
ntal
conditions
that
influenced
migration
patterns
and shaped
the
distribution
of culture
groups
today.
7(B)
explain
how
political,
economic,
social, and
environme
ntal push
and pull
factors and
physical
geography
affect the
routes and
flows of
human
migration
Reasons,
Bering Strait:
land bridge created
during the IceAge, facilitated
migration between
Asia and North
America.
trade winds:
carry
immigrants/slave
to North America
from Europe and
West Africa.
Latitude Belts:
People and animals
tend to move
within similar
latitude belts
Weather
Extremes: Katrina
Hurricane causes
out-migration from
southern U.S.
coastline.
Earthquakes:
migrants from
Haiti north after
major earthquake
(2010),
Volcanoes: Island
of Montserrat in
the Caribbean;
volcanic eruption
(1997) migration
from island to
Jamaica or Aruba
& Mt. St. Helen’s.
International
Migration
European
Colonization:
search for riches in
2/24/06
http://snipurl.com/13nfog
#1027 “Geography of the TransAtlantic Slave Trade” 2/5/10
http://snipurl.com/210fpe
#408 “Montserrat’s Volcano” 9/5/97
http://snipurl.com/12hzg0
Map of the Week
Westward Migration0 /24/2006
http://snipurl.com/1ug0ym
ABC-CLIO
United States/Contemporary
Issues(Immigration)
http://snipurl.com/22sajy
Hurricane
Katrina http://snipurl.com/22ppc2
National Geographic Video
Hurricane Katrina
http://snipurl.com/22pmor
the New World
Slave Trade:
Africans from west
coast of Africa to
North America
Irish: Potato
famine causes outmigration to east
coast of U.S.
Chinese: labor to
western U.S.
Mexican: fleeing
the Mexican
Revolution,
contemporary
search for jobs in
North America
Caribbean
Migration:
political and
economic
instability lead to
migration from
Cuba, Haiti,
Jamaica to the the
north.
Intranational
Migration
Western
Movement: transAppalachian
migration for land.
Gold Rush: east
to west movement
in continental U.S.
for gold.
Great Migration:
migration of
African Americans
from rural south to
northern cities in
the U.S.
Dustbowl:
migration from
mid-west to west
coast due to
environmental/eco
nomic conditions.
Trade Winds
Bering
Strait
Ice Age
Great Migration
OutMigration
(emigration
)
Sunbelt:
Movement from
northern U.S. to
south and
southwest for
climate and
economic reasons.
Vocabulary
Contemporary
In-Migration
(immigration)
Latitude Belts
Economic
Instability
Common Assessment
Bering
Strait
migration
Migration
of rust-belt
to sun-belt
Different
culture groups
use a variety
of
technologies to
interact with
their
environment
and meet their
needs.
● What
technol
ogical
innovati
ons lead
to
cultural
Economic
Location of
Population Pyramid analyze
instability as a population
visual comparing Mexico
push factor in
centers in North and U.S.
migration
America
Concept: Human-Environment Interaction
Modify
8(A)
McDougall-Littel Textbook
compare
p. 127-130, Human-Environment
ways that
Interaction (North America)
Transportation&
humans...
p. 148, Air-conditioning (in New
Energy
adapt to,
South)
and modify
p. 40, Tsunamis & volcanoes
Technological
the
p. 51-53, Weather Extremes
Innovations
physical
p. 57 El Nino
environme
Maps 101
steam engine,
nt,
Geography in the News (GITN)
trains, steamboats,
including
#822 “Low-Cost Energy is Blowing
airplanes, cars,
the
in the Wind” 3/3/06
suspension bridges,
influences
http://snipurl.com/12l4ar
locks & canals
of culture
#912 “Releasing the Columbia
and
River “ 11/23/07
Major
technology
http://snipurl.com/12kzcv
Transportation
#704 “Releasing the Waters”
Projects
11/28/03
http://snipurl.com/12kxyb
Panama canal, Erie
change?
● How has
air
conditio
ning
allowed
people
to settle
in hot
climates
?
● How does
a
person
adapt to
life in a
cold
weather
climate?
● What role
does
the
hydrolo
gic
cycle
play in
the
producti
on of
food?
● How have
people
adapted
to life in
drought
prone
areas?
Humans settle
in areas of
extreme
weather
because
modern
technology
helps predict,
prepare and
reduce the
19(B)
analyze
ways
technologic
al
innovations
such as air
conditionin
g and
desalinizati
on have
allowed
humans to
adapt to
places
Canal, Interstate
Highways, Subways
in New York and
Mexico.
Water Projects
Desalinization:
southwest U.S.
Levees: Ohio,
Missouri, Mississippi
River System,
Hoover Dam,
Adapt
8(B)
describe
the
interaction
between
humans
and the
physical
environme
nt and
analyze
the
consequenc
es of
extreme
weather
and other
natural
disasters
such as El
Nino,
floods...
air conditioning:
allows people to live
in warm climates.
desalinization:
allows people who
live in drought prone
areas to use
brackish water.
Water
Restrictions:
people adapt to
drought prone areas
by using less water.
Natural
Disasters/Extrem
e Weather
El Nino: global
warming pattern in
the Pacific off the
coast of Peru
resulting in
catastrophic weather
changes.
La Nina: an
extreme opposite of
El Nino when the
Peruvian current’s
much colder than
#444 “Returning the Canal”
8/19/98
http://snipurl.com/12kgc8
#575 “The Greatest Lakes of All”
6/8/01http://snipurl.com/12k3r2
#1022 “El Nino’s Back in Town”
1/1/10http://snipurl.com/12jw2i
#927 “La Nina Brings the Snow”
3/7/08http://snipurl.com/12jmx0
#485 “La Nina Screams”
9/8/99http://snipurl.com/12jc6f
ABC-CLIO
Global temperature change caused
by El Nino:
http://snipurl.com/22pi4j
National Geographic video
Hoover Dam:
http://snipurl.com/22pkj5
Desalinization:
http://snipurl.com/22pijk
normal.
effect of
catastrophic
events.
Flooding: over
saturation of land
normally not
covered with water.
● What is
the
differen
ce
betwee
n El
Niño
and La
Niña?
Consequences:
property damage,
disease (cholera),
contamination of
water, disruption of
infrastructure, crop
destruction
● What
measur
es do
people
take
when
living in
areas of
extreme
weather
?
● What are
some
architec
tural
features
found in
areas
prone to
flooding
?
Adapt
Modify
Levee
Water
Restrictions
Examples
of water
restrictions
Areas
prone to
flooding
Vocabulary
Cholera
Desalinization
Lock
Canal
Common
Examples of
where
human’s
modify their
environment
(Air
conditioning)
Assessment
Reading and
map of El Ninocauses and
effects)
Desalinization(adapting to
water supply)