1st Quarter: The 5 Themes of Geography to Canada and the United States
 Unit 1: The Basics of Geography
 Ch. 1 Physical Geography: Looking at the Earth
 The Five Themes of Geography
 The Tools of Geography
 Google Earth tour project
 Geographic Grid and Map Projections
 students will learn the basics of the latitudinal and longitudinal coordinate system as
well as the characteristics, pros, and cons of different types of maps
 Ch. 2 Physical Geography: Landforms, Water, and Forces
 The Earth, Inside and Out
 Bodies of Water and Landforms
 Internal Forces that Shape the Earth
 External Forces that Shape the Earth
 Ch. 3 Physical Geography: Climate and Vegetation
 Seasons and Weather
 Climate
 World Climate Regions
 Soils and Vegetation
 Ch. 4 Human Geography
 The Elements of Culture
 Population Geography
 Political Geography
 Urban Geography
 Economic Geography
 Unit 2: The United States and Canada
 Ch. 5 Physical Geography of the US and Canada
 Comparison Questions/Landforms and Resources
 Climate and Vegetation
 Human-Environment Interaction: Climate, Rural, and Urban Adaptation
 Ch. 6 Human Geography of the United States
 North American cities project
 History and Government of the U.S.
 Economy and Culture of the United States
 Subregions of the Unites States
 Ch. 7 Human Geography of Canada
 History and Government of Canada
 Economy and Culture of Canada
 Subregions of Canada
 Contemporary issues in the U.S. And Canada
 Students will analyze and summarize news articles pertaining to contemporary issues in the
United States and Canada.
2nd Quarter: Latin America to Russia and the Republics
 Unit 3: Latin America
 Ch. 9 Physical Geography of Latin American
 Landforms and Resources
 Climate and Vegetation
 Human-Environment Interaction: Agricultural and Urban Growth, Ecotourism
 Ch. 10 Human Geography of Latin America
 Introduction to Population Pyramids
 Mexico
 Central America and the Caribbean
 South America
 Brazil
 Contemporary Issues in Latin America
 Students will analyze and summarize news articles pertaining to contemporary issues in
Latin America.
 Students will gain understanding of the economic struggles that many Latin American deal
with today by analyzing summaries from the CIA World Factbook.
 Unit 4: Europe
 Ch. 12 Physical Geography of Europe
 Landforms and Resources
 Little countries project
 Climate and Vegetation
 Human-Environment Interaction: Polders and dikes, Venice, environmental concerns
 Ch. 13 Human Geography of Europe
 Mediterranean Europe
 Western Europe
 Northern Europe
 Eastern Europe
 Contemporary Issues in Europe
 Students will analyze and summarize news articles pertaining to contemporary issues in
Europe.
 Unit 5: Russia and the Republics
 Ch. 15 Physical Geography of Russia and the Republics
 Landforms and Resources: Ural & Caucasus Mtns, timber, oil, natural gas
 Climate and Vegetation: Tundra and Taiga
 Human-Environment Interaction: The Aral Sea, Distance Decay
 Ch. 16 Human Geography of Russia and the Republics
 Russia and the Western Republics
 Transcaucasia
 Central Asia
 Contemporary Issues in Russia and the Republics
 Students will analyze and summarize news articles pertaining to contemporary issues in
Russia and the Republics.
3rd Quarter: Africa to Physical Geography of East Asia
 Unit 6: Africa
 Ch. 18 Physical Geography of Africa
 Introduction to Demographic Transition Analysis
 Landforms and Resources: Plateaus, Rivers, Gold, Oil
 Video: BBC Planet Earth: From Pole to Pole
 Climate and Vegetation
 Human-Environment Interaction
 Africa marketing project
 Ch. 19 Human Geography of Africa
 East Africa
 North Africa
 Africa scavenger hunt activity
 West Africa
 Central Africa
 Southern Africa
 Contemporary Issues in Africa
 Students will analyze and summarize news articles pertaining to contemporary issues in
Africa.
 Unit 7: The Middle East/Southwest Asia
 Ch. 21 Physical Geography of the Middle East
 Landforms and Resources
 Climate and Vegetation
 Human-Environment Interaction: Irrigation, processing oil
 Ch. 22 Human Geography of the Middle East
 The Arabian Peninsula
 The Eastern Mediterranean
 The Northeast
 Contemporary Issues in the Middle East
 Students will analyze and summarize news articles pertaining to contemporary issues in The
Middle East.
 Students will gain an understanding of the present-day Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the
Middle East by watching YouTube videos that present different perspectives on the causes
and potential peace agreements for the conflict.
 Unit 8: East Asia
 Ch. 27 Physical Geography of East Asia
 Landforms and Resources
 Climate and Vegetation
 Human-Environment Interaction: Three Gorges Dam, Japanese population issues
4th Quarter: East Asia to Antarctica
 Ch. 28 Human Geography of East Asia
 China
 Mongolia and Taiwan
 North and South Korea
 Korea scenario activity
 Japan
 Contemporary Issues in East Asia
 Students will analyze and summarize news articles pertaining to contemporary issues in
East Asia.
 Unit 9: South Asia
 Ch. 24 Physical Geography of South Asia
 Landforms and Resources
 Announce World Cultures Project
 Climate and Vegetation
 Human-Environment Interaction
 Ch. 25 Human Geography of South Asia
 India
 Pakistan and Bangladesh
 Nepal and Bhutan
 Sri Lanka and the Maldives
 Contemporary Issues in South Asia
 Students will analyze and summarize news articles pertaining to contemporary issues in
South Asia.
 Unit 10: Southeast Asia, Oceana, and Antarctica
 Ch. 30 Physical Geopraphy of Southeast Asia, Oceana, and Antarctica
 Landforms and Resources
 Climate and Vegetation
 Human-Environment Interaction
 Ch. 31 Human Geography of Southeast Asia, Oceana, and Antarctica
 Southeast Asia
 Oceana
 Australia, New Zeland, and Antarctica
 Contemporary Issues in Southeast Asia, Oceana, and Antarctica
 Students will analyze and summarize news articles pertaining to contemporary issues in
South Asia.