Coach Manes – World Geography
2012-2013 WORLD GEOGRAPHY SCOPE & SEQUENCE
Based MOSTLY upon the Mastering the TEKS in World Geography textbook
5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY -1 Day
1. 5 themes
2. Types of regions (physical, formal, perceptual)
SE: Describe different types of regions, including formal, functional, and perceptual
regions.
TEKS: 9b
EARTH’S PHYSICAL PROCESSES, UNIT 2 (CHAPTER 6) – 5 Days
1. Lithosphere
-Earth’s layers
-plate tectonics (continental drift, types of plate movement, landforms caused by plate
movement, earthquakes and tsunamis, and volcanoes / Ring of Fire
2. Weathering, erosion, deposition, and soil building
-landforms created by weathering, erosion, and deposition
3. Landforms
4. Hydrosphere
-water cycle
-tides and currents (Gulf stream)
5. Atmosphere & climate / Test Prep
-difference between weather and climate
-determining climate (temperature and precipitation)
-factors that affect climate (latitude, elevation, wind patterns, ocean currents, &
mountain barriers)
-vertical climates
-Examine with students the types of questions they will see on TEST #1 (see unit 1,
Ch.1)
6. TEST #1, then Earth – Sun Relationship / Seasons
-revolution, tilt, equator
7. Climate regions
-polar
-mountain areas
-tropical
-dry
-mild
-continental
8. Biosphere
-different biomes (temperate deciduous forest, tropical rain forest, grassland,
savanna / steppes, deserts, and tundra) and how climate influences their location
Vocabulary: tectonic forces, tsunami, weathering, erosion, soil building, deposition,
water cycle, aquifer, tides, ocean currents, wind systems, continent, barriers, temperature,
precipitation, lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, vegetation, climate,
elevation, latitude, weather, mantle, biome, grassland, steppe, tundra, savanna, tropical
rainforest, landform, continent, subcontinent, peninsula
SE: 3A – Explain weather conditions and climate in relation to annual changes in EarthSun relationships. 3B – describe the physical processes that affect the environments of
regions, including weather, tectonic forces, erosion, and soil-building processes. 3C –
examine the physical processes that affect the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and
biosphere. 4A – explain how how elevation, latitude, wind systems, ocean currents,
position on a continent, and mountain barriers influence
temperature, precipitation, and distribution of climate regions;
(B) describe different landforms and the physical processes that cause their
development; and
(C) explain the influence of climate on the distribution of biomes
in different regions
9A - identify physical and/or human factors such as climate, vegetation,
language, trade networks, political units, river systems, and religion that
constitute a region;
TEKS: 3a, 3b, 3c, 4a, 4b, 4c, 9a
UNIT 1 (CHAPTER 3), UNDERSTANDING and USING MAPS – 3 Days
1. TEST #2, then Key features of maps (title, legend, compass rose, & scale)
2. Types of maps (physical, political, historical, thematic, population
density, and resource / product maps)
3. GIS (page 111)
4. Latitude and longitude
SE: 20A - describe the impact of new information technologies such as the Internet,
Global Positioning System (GPS), or Geographic Information Systems (GIS); and
21A - analyze and evaluate the context, bias, validity, and utility of a variety of multiple
sources of geographic information such as primary and secondary sources, aerial
photographs, and maps
TEKS: 20a, 21a
UNIT 1 (CHAPTER 2), GRAPHS / CHARTS / PHOTOGRAPHS /
DIAGRAMS / PRIMARY and SECONDARY SOURCES – 1 Day
1. What charts / photographs / primary and secondary sources / different types of graphs
are used for and how to interpret them
2. How to answer these types of Data Based questions (use specific examples from pages
17 - 30)
Vocabulary: primary sources, secondary sources
SE: 21A - analyze and evaluate the context, bias, validity, and utility of a variety of
multiple sources of geographic information such as primary and secondary sources, aerial
photographs, and maps
21C - create and interpret different types of maps to answer geographic
questions, infer relationships, and analyze change;.
TEKS: 21a, 21c
PEOPLE & NATURE, UNIT 2 (CHAPTER 7) – 4 Days
1. TEST #3, then Human-Environment Interaction
-how the environment affects people (bodies of water, landforms, climate, plant and
animal life, and seismic activity)
-how people modify the environment (agriculture, urban growth, dams, & energy)
-the role of culture and technology in modifying the environment
2. Extreme weather and natural disasters
-hurricanes (Katrina)
-tornadoes
-floods
-droughts
-extreme heat or cold
-tsunamis
-El Nino and La Nina
-human responses to extreme weather and natural disasters (GIS)
3. Pollution
-climate change
-ozone depletion
-pesticides and fertilizers
-acid rain
-water pollution and consumption
4. Depletion of natural resources
5. Destruction of natural habitats
6. Search for sustainable development
Vocabulary: agriculture, tsunami, El Nino, La Nina, renewable resource, non-renewable
resource, climate change, acid rain, sustainable development
SE: 8A - compare ways that humans depend on, adapt to, and modify the physical
environment, including the influences of culture and technology
(B) describe the interaction between humans and the physical environment and
analyze the consequences of extreme weather and other natural disasters
such as El Niño, floods, tsunamis, and volcanoes; and
(C) evaluate the economic and political relationships between settlements and the
environment, including sustainable development and renewable/nonrenewable resources.
12B - evaluate the geographic and economic impact of policies related to the
development, use, and scarcity of natural resources such as regulations of water
TEKS: 8a, 8b, 8c, 12b
WORLD MAP REVIEW / TEST #4
1. Location of 7 continents and 5 oceans
2. TEST #4
DEMOGRAPHY, UNIT 3 (CHAPTER 10): NORTH AMERICA – 3 Days
1. Physical Geography
-formation, location, importance of Mississippi Delta, Appalachian Mts., Rocky Mts.,
Great Plains, Great Lakes, Mississippi River, and Colorado River
-function and importance of Hoover Dam
-Irrigation; definition and examples
2. First human settlements
-importance of agriculture
3. Beginning of urban populations
4. Urbanization
-urban vs. rural
-where cities tend to be established and why
-impact of Industrial Revolution on urbanization
-other reasons for urban growth (cities)
-urban sprawl
5. Factors influencing where people settle
-physical factors
-climate factors
-human factors
-changes in settlement patterns (from East to South and West, how transportation :
interstate highways, railroads, Mississippi River : led to the changes
6. Population density and population density maps
7. Population pyramids
8. Population growth
Vocabulary: delta, irrigation, agriculture, demography, rural, urban, urbanization,
settlement patterns, birthrate, mortality rate, infant mortality rate, population growth rate,
population density, population pyramids, population density, carrying capacity
SE: 6A - locate and describe human and physical features that influence the size and
distribution of settlements and
(B) explain the processes that have caused changes in settlement patterns,
including urbanization, transportation, access to and
availability of resources, and economic activities.
(7)(A)construct and analyze population pyramids and use other data, graphics, and
maps to describe the population characteristics of different societies and to
predict future population trends;
(C) describe trends in world population growth and distribution.
8A - compare ways that humans depend on, adapt to, and modify the physical
environment, including the influences of culture and technology.
12A - (A) analyze how the creation, and distribution, and management of key natural
resources affects the location and patterns of movement of products, capital money, and
people; and
TEKS: 6a, 6b, 7a, 7c, 8a, 12a,
MIGRATION, UNIT 3 (CHAPTER 11): NORTH AMERICA – 3 Days
1. definition of migrate
2. push and pull factors
3. Factors leading to migration
-social factors
-political factors
-economic factors
-environmental factors
4. How physical geography affects the flow of migration
-physical barriers (mountains, deserts, dense forests)
5. Illegal immigration
-compare state voting maps on issue of illegal immigration
Vocabulary: migration, push factors, pull factors, social features, ethnicity, ethnic
persecution / cleansing, religious persecution, genocide
SE: 1A - analyze the effects of physical and human geographic patterns and processes
on the past and describe their impact on the present, including significant physical
features and environmental conditions that influenced migration patterns and shaped the
distribution of culture groups today.
7B - explain how political, economic, social, and environmental push and pull
factors and physical geography affect the routes, and flows of human migration.
TEKS: 1a, 7b
NORTH AMERICA TEST / LATIN AMERICA PHYSICAL MAP – 1 DAY
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY, UNIT 3 (CHAPTER 8): LATIN AMERICA - 4
Days
1. Physical Geography
- Importance of Amazon Rainforest and Amazon River
-slash-and-burn farming in the Amazon Rainforest
2. Adapting to life in Andes Mountains and Amazon Rainforest
3. Spanish Conquest of Mexico, Central America, and South America
4. Aspects of Culture
-definition of culture
-customs
-roles
-institutions
5. Cultural perceptions
6. Religion
-definition of religion
-Animism
7. Rural vs. Urban cultures
-definition of cultural region (from chapter 9)
-traditional culture
8. Family structure and gender roles
-definition of family structure and gender roles
-traditional gender roles
-changing gender roles
9. Multicultural Societies
-definition of multicultural / heterogeneous societies
-definition of homogenous societies
-definition of ethnic group
-definition of minority
-special problems faced by minorities
Vocabulary: rainforest, river basin, culture, cultural region, customs, traditional, religion,
animism, gender roles, human adaptation, urban, rural, multicultural / heterogeneous
societies, homogenous societies, ethnic group, minority, underrepresented populations,
social class, social mobility
SE: 1A - analyze the effects of physical and human geographic patterns and processes
on the past and describe their impact on the present, including significant physical
features and environmental conditions that influenced migration patterns and shaped the
distribution of culture groups today.
5A - analyze how the character of a place is related to its political, economic,
social, and cultural elements;
9A - identify physical and/or human factors such as climate, vegetation,
language, trade networks, political units, river systems, and religion that
constitute a region; and
(B) describe different types of regions, including formal, functional, and perceptual
regions.
16A - 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 how physical geography, human adaption, and technology
influence culture and impact innovation and diffusion;
(B) describe elements of culture, including entertainment, food, language, religion,
recreation, and fashion beliefs and customs, institutions, and technologies ;
(C) explain ways various groups of people perceive the
characteristics of their own and other cultures, places, and regions
differently; and
(D) compare life in a variety of urban and rural areas in the world to evaluate political,
economic, social, and environmental changes.
17A - describe and compare patterns of culture such as language, religion, land use,
education, and customs that make specific regions of the world distinctive;
(B)describe compare major world religions, including animism, Buddhism,
Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism, and their spatial
distribution;
(C) compare economic, political, or social opportunities in different cultures for
women, ethnic and religious minorities, and other underrepresented
populations; and
(D) evaluate the experiences and contributions of diverse groups to multicultural
societies.
18C - identify examples of cultures that maintain traditional ways, including
traditional economies; and
TEKS: 1a, 5a, 9a, 9b, 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d, 17a, 17b, 17c, 17d, 18c
CULTURAL CHANGE, UNIT 4 (CHAPTER 12): LATIN AMERICA – 4
Days
1. Chapter 8 Vocabulary Test, then Definition of cultural diffusion
2. Examples of cultural diffusion
-spread of new products (Columbian exchange case study) and technologies (iPhone),
NAFTA as today’s version of the Columbian exchange
-spread of new ideas (religion & democracy)
3. Spread of cultural traits (Global spread of American culture case study)
-define cultural trait
4. Spread of disease: pandemics
-definition of pandemic
-Spread of Old World diseases to the Americas case study
-H1N1 (Swine flu)
5. Cultural Divergence
-definition of cultural divergence
-reasons for cultural divergence
6. Cultural Convergence
-definition of cultural convergence
-globalization
-examples (democratic ideas, English language, new technologies, and certain sports)
7. Distribution of power in the world
-idea of “balance of power” among nations
-factors of power
-a look at the world’s major powers (USA, China, Russia, Japan)
-the United Nations
Vocabulary: cultural trait, cultural diffusion, spatial exchange / diffusion, Columbian
exchange, cultural convergence, cultural divergence, pandemic, innovation
SE: 1B - trace the spatial diffusion of phenomena such as the Columbian Exchange or the
diffusion of American popular culture and describe the effects on regions of contact.
7B – examine benefits and challenges of globalization, including connectivity,
standard of living, pandemics, and loss of local culture.
18A - analyze cultural changes in specific regions caused by migration, war, trade,
innovations, and diffusion;
(D) evaluate the spread of cultural traits to find examples of
cultural convergence and divergence such as the spread of democratic ideas,
U.S.-based fast-food franchises, the English language, technology, or global sports.
TEKS: 1b, 7d, 14c, 18a, 18d
*LATIN AMERICA TEST / EUROPE PHYSICAL MAP – 1 DAY
HISTORICAL CHANGE, UNIT 4 (CHAPTER 13): EUROPE – 4 Days
1. Europe as “The peninsula of peninsulas,” the importance of the Alps, the many rivers,
North Atlantic Drift, Northern European Plain, and polders / dikes
2. Changes in physical geography
3. Changes in human geography
-The Americas case study
-definition of traditional societies
4. Causes of change in human geography
-migration and its effects (Muslim immigration into Europe and native Europe’s
declining birth rate)
-cultural diffusion and its effects
-trade and its effects
-conflict (civil war, genocide, and international war – competition for wealth and
resources, conflicts over ideals, and terrorism) and its effects
-Europe’s long history of conflict / war
-European Union as a solution to avoid conflict and create a more stable Europe
-technological innovations (printing press, steam boats, railroads, automobiles,
acquiring energy resources, information technologies, GPS, GIS, air conditioning,
desalinization, modern agriculture, modern trade, and modern medicine) and their
effects
Vocabulary: traditional society, cultural diffusion, genocide, terrorism, technological
innovation, GPS, GIS, desalinization
SE: 2A - describe the human and physical characteristics of the same regions at different
periods of time to evaluate relationships between past events and current conditions; and
(B)explain how changes in societies have led to diverse uses of physical features.
18A- analyze cultural changes in specific regions caused by
migration, war, trade, innovations, and diffusion
(B) assess causes, effects, and perceptions of conflicts between groups of people,
including modern genocides and terrorism;
(C) identify examples of cultures that maintain traditional ways, including
traditional economies.
19A - evaluate the significance of major technological innovations in the areas of
transportation and energy that have been used to modify the physical environment;
(B) analyze ways technological innovations such as air conditioning and
desalinization have allowed humans to adapt to places; and
(C) examine the environmental, economic, and social impacts of advances in
technology on agriculture and natural resources.
20A - describe the impact of new information technologies such as the Internet, Global
Positioning System (GPS), or Geographic Information Systems (GIS); and
(B) examine the economic, environmental, and social effects of technology such as
medical advancements or changing trade patterns on societies at different levels of
development.
TEKS: 2a, 2b, 18a, 18b, 18c, 19a, 19b, 19c, 20a, 20b
SEMESTER EXAM REVIEW – 1 Day
SEMESTER EXAM
1. Europe map heavy since there will not be a separate Europe test
TYPES OF GOVERNMENT, UNIT 5 (CHAPTER 14): EUROPE – 2 Days
1. definition of government and its purpose
2. Monarchy
-constitutional monarchy
3. Republic
4. Democracy
-direct democracy AND representative democracy
5. Dictatorship
6. Totalitarianism
Vocabulary: government, Monarchy, Constitutional monarchy, Republic, Democracy,
Direct democracy, Representative democracy, Dictatorship, Totalitarianism, Theocracy
SE: 14 (B) compare how democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, republic, theocracy, and
totalitarian systems operate in specific countries; and
TEKS: 14b
*TYPES OF GOVERNMENT TEST / SKETCH MAP OF SW ASIA & NORTHERN
AFRICA – 1 Day
POLITICAL PROCESSES & CITIZENSHIP, UNIT 5 (CHAPTER 16):
SW ASIA & NORTHERN AFRICA – 10 Days
1. Physical Geography
-significance of Fertile Crescent, Sahara Desert, and Nile river
-lack of water resources / deserts
-oil wealth and changes it has brought (Dubai)
2. Stereotypes / prejudices
3. Islam
-30 Days episode on Islam
4. Judaism
5. Christianity
6. Theocracy
7. Importance of different points of view in government decision-making
8. Impact of cultural beliefs in government decision-making
- Taliban / Sharia Law
-few rights for women
9. Patriotism and nationalism government decision-making
10. Citizenship practices in different forms of government
-Iran’s theocracy
-Saudi Arabia’s monarchy
-lack of central government and citizen participation in Afghanistan
11. Different viewpoints on international issues
-Israel vs. Palestine
-use of terrorism to sway government decision-making / Al Qaeda
Vocabulary: points of view, local, state, national, international, citizenship, government
policy, point of view, cultural beliefs, patriotism, nationalism, terrorism, stereotype,
prejudice
SE: 15A - (A) compare the effects of different social, economic, and political points of
view about public issues and policies; and
(B) explain how citizenship practices, public policies, and decision making may be
influenced by cultural beliefs, including nationalism and patriotism.
17B - describe compare major world religions, including animism, Buddhism,
Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism, and their spatial
distribution;
18B - assess causes, effects, and perceptions of conflicts between groups of people,
including modern genocides and terrorism;
21B - locate places of contemporary geopolitical significance on a map
23B - use case studies and GIS to identify contemporary challenges
and to answer real-world questions.
TEKS: 15a, 15b, 17b, 18b, 21b, 23b
*SW ASIA & NORTHERN AFRICA TEST / PHYSICAL MAP OF SUB-SAHRAN
AFRICA – 1 Day
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UNIT 6
(CHAPTERS 17.1, 17.2, & 18): SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA – 6 DAYS
1. Physical geography
-how non-navigable rivers, deserts, rainforest, and the Great Rift Valley create
transportation difficulties / lack of economic development
-Sahel / desertification
-vast natural resources
2. Definition of economics
-problem of scarcity
-3 fundamental economic questions
3. Traditional economy
-subsistence agriculture
-cottage industry
4. Definition of economic development
-more developed
-less developed
-newly industrialized
5. Indicators of development
-HDI
-HDI demographic indicators (expectancy, birth rate, death rate, IMR)
-HDI economic indicators (GDP, GDP per capita, # of cars, # of computers, etc.)
-HDI social indicators (literacy rate, # of doctors and lawyers, # of college graduates,
access to sanitation, etc.)
-HDI political indicators (degree of democracy and voting rights, types of freedoms,
degree of government oppression, etc.)
6. Types of economic activities
-primary
-secondary
-tertiary
-quaternary
7. Disease as a major reason for lack of economic development
8. History of colonialism as a major reason for lack of economic development
9. Civil war / ethnic conflict and disease as a major reason for lack of economic
development
-diamond wars / oil wars
-Sudan / Darfur genocide (Searching for Jacob, CBS online video)
-impact of AIDS, malaria, etc.
10. *If time permits, Guns, Germs, and Steel, episode 3
-to wrap up the unit / a unit summary
Vocabulary: Levels of economic development, demographic indicators, standard of
living, human development index (HDI), economic activities, less developed, newly
industrialized, more developed, GDP, GDP per capita, infant mortality rate, IMR, life
expectancy, literacy rate, primary activities, secondary activities, tertiary activities,
quaternary activities, traditional economy, colonialism
SE: 2A - describe the human and physical characteristics of the same regions at different
periods of time to evaluate relationships between past events and current conditions.
5B - interpret political, economic, social, and demographic indicators
(gross domestic product per capita, life expectancy, literacy, and infant
mortality) to determine the level of development and standard of living in
nations using the terms Human Development Index, less developed, newly
industrialized, and more developed.
11A - understand the connections between levels of development and economic activities
(primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary)
18B - assess causes, effects, and perceptions of conflicts between groups of people,
including modern genocides and terrorism
TEKS: 2a, 5b, 11a, 18b
*SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TEST / POLITICAL MAP OF RUSSIA & THE
REPUBLICS
ECONOMIC SYSTEMS, UNIT 6 (CHAPTER 17): RUSSIA & the
REPUBLICS – 2 Days
1. Definition of economic system
2. Free enterprise system
-supply and demand
-role of the government
-commercial agriculture
-commercial industry
3. Communism
-role of government
-examples (Soviet Union, North Korea)
4. Socialism
-role of government
-examples (Sweden)
5. Mixed economies
-economic spectrum between free enterprise and communist
Vocabulary: basic needs, economics, economic system, scarcity, traditional economy,
subsistence agriculture, commercial agriculture, cottage industry, commercial industry,
free enterprise system, profit, supply and demand, communist economy, socialist
economy, mixed economy, economic spectrum
SE: 10A - describe the forces that determine the distribution of goods and services in
free-enterprise (capitalist, free market) , socialist, and communist economic systems;
(B) classify where specific countries fall along the economic spectrum between free
enterprise (capitalism, free market) and communism;
(C) compare the ways people satisfy their basic needs through the production of goods
and services such as subsistence agriculture versus commercial agriculture or cottage
industries versus commercial industries
18C - identify examples of cultures that maintain traditional ways, including
traditional economies
TEKS: 10a, 10b, 10c, 18c
*RUSSIA & THE RUPUBLICS TEST #1 -ECONOMIC SYSTEMS TEST /
PHYSICAL MAP OF RUSSIA & THE REPUBLICS – 1 Day
NATIONS: BORDERS & POWER, UNIT 5 (CHAPTER 15): RUSSIA &
the REPUBLICS – 3 Days
1. Physical Geography
-importance of Ural Mountains (border between Europe and Asia) and Lake Baikal,
shrinking Aral Sea
2. History of Russia / Soviet Union
-communism / communist economy
-Cold War
-reasons the Soviet Union collapsed
3. Political regions
-determining borders between nations (Soviet Union’s expansion as an example)
Vocabulary: man-made borders, natural borders, political boundaries, political power,
political region, political unit, sovereign government, international relations, balance of
power, United Nations, European Union
SE: 13A - interpret maps to explain the division of land, including man-made and natural
borders, into separate political units such ascities, , or countries; and
(B) compare maps of voting patterns or political boundaries to make inferences about the
distribution of political power.
14A - analyze current events to infer the physical and human processes that lead to the
formation of boundaries and other political divisions;
(C) analyze the human and physical factors that influence the power to control territory
and resources , create conflict/war, and impact international political relations of
sovereign nations such as China, the United States, Japan, and Russia and organized
nation groups such as the United Nations (UN), and the European Union (EU) , or the
control of resources.
TEKS: 13a, 13b, 14a, 14c
*RUSSIA AND THE REPUBLICS TEST #2 / PHYSICAL MAP OF EAST ASIA &
SE ASIA – 1 Day
CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION,
UNIT 6 (CHAPTER 19): EAST ASIA & SOUTHEAST ASIA – 5 Days
1. How geography influences the location of economic activities
-“productive resources”
-how the location of natural resources affects the location of economic activities
-how climate affects the location of economic activities
-how human resources affects the location of economic activities
-how infrastructure affects the location of economic activities
-how the location of consumers affects the location of economic activities
-how the physical barriers like mountains and natural trade routes affect the location of
economic activities (causes and effects of 3 Gorges Dam)
2. Effects of changes in geography on the location of economic activities
-changes in climate
-changes in resources
-changes in infrastructure
3. Trade
-definition of trade
-how the uneven distribution of productive resources leads to trade between countries
(examples such as oil and human resources)
-role of specialization in trade (imports and exports. Japan as an example)
4. Brief history of global trade patterns
-Silk Road
-closing off trade with the West
-Modern times
5. Challenges of Globalization
-offshoring and outsourcing
-definition of globalization
-causes of globalization (lowering of trade barriers, rise of free trade, spread of
information technologies, transportation improvements, outsourcing and offshoring)
-benefits of globalization (the “Japanese Miracle”)
-costs of globalization
6. EAST ASIA & SOUTHEAST ASIA TEST # 1, then China’s mixed economy
7. North Korea and South Korea
-history, reasons for different governments / economies
-economic conditions in North Korea today (Lisa Ling’s Inside North Korea video)
8. Population
-1 billion in China, effects of 1 child policy in China
-effects of high population density in Japan
9. *If time permits, Buddhism
-persecution of Tibetans by Chinese government
Vocabulary: globalization, interdependent, outsourcing, human resources, capital
resources, infrastructure, manufacturing, products, agriculture, services, entrepreneurship,
productive resources, specialization, comparative advantage, export, import, protective
tariff, free trade zone, outsourcing, scarcity, regulations
SE: 7A - construct and analyze population pyramids and use other data, graphics, and
maps to describe the population characteristics of different societies and to
predict future population trends;
(C)describe trends in world population growth and distribution; and
(D)examine benefits and challenges of globalization, including connectivity,
standard of living, pandemics, and loss of local culture.
10B - classify where specific countries fall along the economic spectrum between free
enterprise (capitalism, free market) and communism;
(D) compare global trade patterns over time and examine the implications of
globalization, including outsourcing and free trade zones.
11B - identify the factors affecting the location of different types of economic activities,
including subsistence , natural resources, manufacturing, and commercial agriculture,
services, and cottage industry manufacturing, and service industries; and
(C) assess how changes in climate, resources, and infrastructure (technology,
transportation, and communication) affect the location and patterns of economic
activities.
12A - analyze how the creation, distribution, and management of key natural resources
affects the location and patterns of movement of products, money, and people; and
(B) evaluate the geographic and economic impact of policies related to the development,
use, and scarcity of natural resources such as regulations of water.
17B - describe compare major world religions, including animism, Buddhism,
Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism, and their spatial
Distribution
20A - describe the impact of new information technologies such as the Internet, Global
Positioning System (GPS), or Geographic Information Systems (GIS); and
(B) examine the economic, environmental, and social effects of technology such as
medical advancements or changing trade patterns on societies at different levels of
development.
23B - use case studies and GIS to identify contemporary challenges and to answer realworld questions.
TEKS: 7a, 7c, 7d, 10b, 10d, 11b, 11c, 12a, 12b, 17b, 20a, 20b, 23b
* EAST ASIA & SOUTHEAST ASIA TEST # 2/ PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND
CLIMATE OF SOUTH ASIA– 1 Day
YEAR IN REVIEW: SOUTH ASIA – 3 Days
1. Physical geography
-importance of Himalayas, Indo-Gangetic Plain, Indus River / Kashmir, review rain
shadow
2. Climate
-monsoons and their effects on India and Bangladesh
-review different climate regions
3. Hinduism / Sikhism
-importance of Ganges River
-Caste system
4. History of Colonialism
-Gandhi and independence
-formation of Pakistan as a homeland for Muslims
5. *If time permits, Outsourcing / growth of India’s industry and economy
-30 Days episode on Outsoucing
-review key themes of globalization from EAST ASIA & SOUTHEAST ASIA
Unit
-Pennies A Day video
7. REVIEW OF OTHER KEY CONCEPTS
-key vocabulary
-culture, chapters 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7
-economy, chapters 18.1, 18.2, 18.3, 18.4
Vocabulary: Hinduism, Sikhism, monsoon, colonialism, caste system
SE: 2A - describe the human and physical characteristics of the same place at different
periods of history regions at different periods of time to evaluate relationships
between past events and current conditions
4A - explain
how elevation, latitude, wind systems, ocean currents, position on a continent, and
mountain barriers influence temperature, precipitation, and distribution of climate
regions;
(B) describe different landforms and the physical processes that cause their
development
10D - compare global trade patterns over time and examine the implications of
globalization, including outsourcing and free trade zones.
17B - describe compare major world religions, including animism, Buddhism,
Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism, and their spatial
distribution;
(C) compare economic, political, or social opportunities in different cultures for
women, ethnic and religious minorities, and other underrepresented
populations
TEKS: 2a, 4a, 4b, 10d, 17b, 17c
END OF COURSE EXAM
UNIT 1 (CHAPTER 4), RESEARCH & PROBLEM SOLVING:
AUSTRALIA & OCEANIA
1. Physical geography
-significance of Great Barrier Reef, Outback, and Ayers Rock
2. History and culture of Aboriginals
-“Stolen Generation”
3. Problem solving steps
4. Have groups plan and complete a research project
-pollution of oceans, “Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?”
-bleaching of coral reefs / protecting the Great Barrier Reef?
Vocabulary:
SE: 22B - generate summaries, generalizations, and thesis statements supported by
evidence;
(C) use geographic terminology correctly;
(D) use standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation.
23A - plan, organize, and complete a research project that involves asking
geographic questions; acquiring, organizing, and analyzing
information; answering questions; and communicating results;
(C) use problem-solving and decision-making processes to identify a problem,
gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and
disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the
effectiveness of the solution.
TEKS: 22b, 22c, 22d, 23a, 23c
UNIT 1 (CHAPTER 1), TEST PREP
1. How to answer multiple choice questions using the ERA Approach:
-recalling important info questions
-generalization questions
-cause & effect questions
-compare and contrast questions
-data based questions (tables, bar graphs, line graphs, circle graphs, photographs,
diagrams, primary and secondary sources, and summarizing)
2. How to use the study cards at the end of each chapter