Bell Work #51
December 3
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What is the tallest mountain range in the
world called, that can be found in bordering
China?
What two major river systems can you find in
China?
What is loess?
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Objective-Students are going to discover and
learn about vocabulary from chapter 26.
Wednesday- pick country.
Thursday- Start research.
Bell Work #50
December 2
 What
are the two different religious sects
that can be found in Iran and Iraq?
 Where is the country of Kurdistan?
 What is a Theocracy?
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Objective-Students will organize information
about China, Mongolia, and Taiwan.
Pick Countries on Wednesday.
Start Research Thursday.
Bell Work #49
November 26
 What
is the difference between Shia and
Sunni Muslim?
 What is OPEC?
 What is the biggest resource to come out
of the Arabian Peninsula?
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Objective-Students will understand how the
Iraq-Iran war affected this region?
Bell Work #48
November 25
 What
two major rivers can be found
running through Iraq?
 What is an oasis?
 What is Fossil water?
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Objective- Students are going to learn
about the Arabian Peninsula.
Bell Work #47
November 20
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Where was the original capital of Israel at?
What was one of the plans that would help
resolve the issue of Jerusalem?
At the war of independence, who had
control of Jerusalem?
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Objective- Students are going to analyze the
physical features in Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, and
Iran.
November 22-CE due.
Bell Work #46
November 19
 What
does Zionism mean?
 What are the two territories that Israel has
control of?
 What is the name the Arabs gave to the
disputed land in Israel?
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Objective- Students will discover many
different possible solutions to the issue of
Jerusalem.
November 22- Current Event due.
Bell Work #45
November 18
 Why
is the country of Turkey so important
to this region?
 What happened to the Ottoman Empire?
 What does the word secular mean?
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Objective-Students will discover the
vocabulary of Chapter 17.
November 22- Current Event due.
Bell Work #44
November 14
 Where
does the Jordan River emit into?
 What type of resources can be found in
the Eastern Mediterranean region?
 What is the most valuable resource in the
Eastern Mediterranean region?
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Objective-Students will use an on-line
resource to create a new note taking
strategy.
November 22-Current Event due.
Bell Work #43
November 13
 What
three major religions can be found
in Jerusalem?
 What is the Jewish state in the Middle East
called?
 What are the three major religious sites
called in Jerusalem?
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Objective-Students will discover and
analyze the borders of the Middle East.
November 22-Current Event due.
Bell Work #42
November 6
 What
is the Shining Path?
 What did the Incan King have his people
do to try and save his life?
 Why does Bolivia have two capitals?
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Objective-Recall key terms and ideas from
the South America unit.
Test Friday
CE due Friday
Bell Work #41
November 5
 What
is an altiplano?
 What is the Atacama Desert?
 What are the Nazca Lines?
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Objective-Students will review South
America materials.
South America Test Friday
CE due Friday
Bell Work #40
November 4
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Name the estuary that is mentioned in
chapter 10.
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is an estuary?
is deforestation?
Why is it occurring?
Objective-Students will review key ideas
from the South America unit.
November 8-South America Test
Current Event #6 Due Friday.
Bell Work #39
November 1
 What
is the legend of El Dorado?
 Where did Colombia get it’s name from?
 Who was Simon Bolivar?
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Objective-Students will analyze the text
from Ch. 10.
November 7-Chapter 9, 10, & 11 Test
Bell Work #38
October 31
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What are tepuis?
What are some of the resources that can be
found in the Caribbean South America
region?
Why does the temperature vary in the
Caribbean South America region?
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Objective-Students will examine the culture,
history, and religion of Caribbean South
America.
November 1- Current Event due
November 7- Chapter 9, 10, & 11 Test
Bell Work #37
October 30
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What three countries are apart of the
Guianas region?
What groups of people can you find in
Suriname?
Why is there a small population of people
who speak Hindi and follow Hinduism in
Suriname?
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Objective-Students will analyze the natural
resources of South America.
November 1- Current Event #5 due.
November 7- Ch. 9, 10, & 11 Test
Bell Work #36
October 29
 What
are the Llanos, and what can be
found in the Llanos?
 What is the longest river in the Caribbean
South America region of South America?
 What happens with a referendum?
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Objective-Students will continue to analyze
and interpret key ideas from South
America.
November 1-Current Event #5 due.
Bell Work #35
October 28
 Where
does Ecuador get its name from?
 What country controls the Galapagos
Islands?
 What country controls the Falkland
Islands?
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Objective-Students will discover and
analyze key vocabulary terms from South
America.
November 1-Current Event #5 due.
Bell Work #34
October 25
 What
is the name of the largest river
system in South America?
 In what country can you find Angel Falls?
 What major mountain range can be
found in South America?
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Objective-Students will discover major
physical features in South America.
November 1-Current Event #5 due.
Bell Work #33
October 24
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What is the main language of Brazil?
What two major European countries had a
major influence on culture in South America?
Where is the 2014 World Cup and 2016
Summer* Olympics located?
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Objective-Students are going to locate and
label important physical features from South
America.
November 1-Current Event #5 due.
Bell Work #32
October 23
 What
is the importance of the Panama
Canal?
 In South America, what do the majority of
the people speak?
 What is the largest religion in South
America?
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Objective-Students will discover the
countries and capitals of South America.
November 1- Current Event #5 due.
Bell Work #31
October 8
 What
conditions in Mexico lead some
Mexicans to cross the border into the
United States?
 Is the Yucatan Peninsula a good place for
farming?
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Objective-Students will review and
understand key terms and ideas of chapter
7.
Quiz Tomorrow
Bell Work #30
October 7
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Where can Mexico’s oil reserves be found?
How may history be different if the Aztecs
defeated the Spanish?
If you were going to start a business in Mexico
where would you start it?
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Objective- Students will analyze the effect of
the drug trade on Mexico and the United
States.
Quiz Wednesday
Bell Work #29
October 4
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Why can climates sometimes vary widely
within a short distance?
Why do you think scholars are not sure what
caused the end of the Maya civilization?
What are the differences in government
between the United States and Mexico?
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Objective-Students will use the Socratic method
of discussion working with current events.
Quiz Wednesday
Bell Work #28
October 3
 Why
are cash crops important to farmers
in Mexico?
 Who helped Mexico gain it’s
independence?
 What is dia de los muertos?
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Objectives-Students are going to review
key terms from Chapter 7.
Current Event due Tomorrow
Bell Work #27
October 2
 What
was the purpose of missions?
 What is inflation?
 What is slash-and-burn agriculture?
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Objective-Students are going to review key
terms and ideas in Chapter 7.
Current Event due Friday.
Bell Work #26
October 1
 What
is a mestizo?
 What are haciendas?
 Why would the drug war in Mexico affect
the United States?
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Objective-Students are going to
understand key ideas from chapter 7.
Current Event due Friday
Bell Wok #25
September 30
 What
are the two major mountain ranges
found in Mexico?
 What is a peninsula?
 What are the differences in climate
between northern and southern Mexico?
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Objective-Students will understand what
brought down the Aztec Empire
Current Event Due Friday
Bell Work #24
September 27
 What
are the two names given to the
major river system that creates a border
between the United States and Mexico?
 What countries border Mexico?
 What is an isthmus?
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Objective-Students will get a basic
understanding of the vocabulary terms of
Mexico.
Current Event due next Friday.
Bell Work #23
September 26
 What
is the Capital of Mexico?
 What are the economic differences
between Northern and Southern Mexico?
 What forms a natural border between the
United States and Mexico?
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Objective-Students will identify some
physical features of Mexico.
Current Event due Tomorrow
Bell Work #22
September 24
 What
political party in Quebec wants to
separate from Canada?
 What economic reasons did the article
give as to why Quebec should stay with
Canada?
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Objective-Students will take a formative
assessment to check for knowledge and
understanding of Chapter 6.
Current Event due Friday
Bell Work #21
September 23
 Which
province in Canada has the
biggest Asian population?
 Which Canadian city is the most diverse
city?
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Objective-Students will discover the reasons
why Québécois want to leave Canada and
form their own government.
Quiz Tomorrow
CE #4 Due Friday
Bell Work #20
September 19
 What
is one of the fastest growing service
industries in Canada?
 Trade between Canada and the United
States can sometimes be rough, give me
text evidence of some of the examples?
 What are the grand banks used for?
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Objective-Students will examine the main
Canadian cultures.
September 24-Chapter 6 Quiz
Bell Work #19
September 18
 Why
is the majority of the population in
Southern Canada?
 What major physical feature can be
found between Lake Ontario and Lake
Erie?
 What country was the first to establish
Canada?
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Objective-Students will understand the
vocabulary from chapter 6.
Bell Work #18
September 17
 What
is the Capital of Canada?
 Who is the head of state in Canada?
 What languages are spoken in Canada?
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Objective-Students are going to
understand the physical features of
Canada.
Physical Features Map due Tomorrow.
Bell Work #17
September 12
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What are some examples from the United
States that resemble a megalopolis?
Why was Washington D.C. chosen to be the
capitol of the United States?
What is the biggest industry in the Midwest
region, and what type of industry is it(Primary,
Secondary, Tertiary, or Quaternary)?
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Objective-Students will identify climates and
environments and match them with regions in
the United States.
Current Event #3-Due Friday
Ch. 5 Quiz- Monday, September 16
Bell Work #16
September 11
 What
are some differences between the
Rocky and the Appalachian Mountains?
 When did the United States declare it’s
Independence?
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Objective-Students will understand the
vocabulary terms from chapter 5.
September 13-Current Event #3 Due.
Bell Work #15
September 10
 In
what region can you find the Rocky
Mountains?
 What is the Continental Divide?
 Why do you think the Mississippi River is so
important?
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Objective- Students will understand the
importance of the Mississippi River.
September 13- Current Event #3 Due.
Bell Work #14
September 9
 How
many regions does our book divide
the United States up into?
 What are the four regions?
 Why are there smaller states in New
England?
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Objective-Students will discover the
physical features of the United States.
September 13- Current Event #3 Due.
Bell Work #13
September 6
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What does NAFTA stand for?
What three countries are involved with
NAFTA?
What are some negatives, that were stated in
the source from yesterday, in relation to
NAFTA?
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Objective- Students will understand and know
where the four regions of the United States are.
Regions of the United States Map due Monday.
Bell Work #12
September 5
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What are the four different levels of economic
activities?
If you were working on a cattle ranch, which
industry would you be working in?
If you were testing the beef for salmonella,
which industry would you be working in.
Objective-Students will understand the effects
of NAFTA on North America.
Primary Source Document activity due
tomorrow.
Bell Work #11
September 4
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What three things attribute to population
change?
Why has the population of the world grown
by 6 billion people over the last two hundred
years?
During the 1930s, the United States
experienced a decline in population. What
caused this to happen?
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Objective-Students will understand the different
types of government.
Different Types of Government chart due
tomorrow.
Bell Work #10
September 3
 What
is a culture region?
 What is an ethnic group?
 Name one culture region in the world.
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Objective-Students will understand how
population change can be changed.
Bell Work #9
August 30
 What
is the difference between erosion
and weathering?
 What are the three steps in the water
cycle?
 How to we retrieve underground water?
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Objective-Students will understand and
identify culture and culture traits.
Current Event due today
Bell Work #8
August 29
 What
percent of Earth’s water is fresh
water?
 From what sources would you find surface
water?
 If it is fall in Australia, what is the season in
France?
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Objective-Students will understand basic
vocabulary in chapter 2.
August 30- Current Event #2 Due.
Bell Work #7
August 28
 What
causes Earth to have seasons?
 What is the difference between revolution
and rotation?
 What is Solar Energy?
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Objective-Students will understand what
creates Earth’s seasons.
August 30-Current Event #2 Due.
Bell Work #6
August 27
 What
is the difference between location
and place?
 What would a human geographer study
in our area?
 Why would a physical geographer study
the effects of a hurricane?
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Objective-Students will understand what
creates the seasons on Earth.
August 30- Current Event #2 Due.
Bell work #5
August 26
 What
does a cartographer do?
 What is meteorology?
 What are some needs for all people?
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Objective-Students will know the
differences between human and physical
geography.
August 27- Creative Drawings due.
August 27- Chapter 1 Quiz
Bell Work #4
August 23
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What is the difference between a map and a
globe?
What are some features that human
geographers might study?
What is the importance of a physical
geographer studying tsunamis?
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Objective-Students will learn the proper
techniques of creating a current event.
August 27-Creative Drawings due.
August 27-Chapter 1 Quiz.
Bell Work #3
August 22
 What
is an example of Absolute Location?
 Why would we want to study HumanEnvironment Interaction?
 What are some examples of Movement?
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Objective-Students will give their own
examples of the Five Themes using pictures.
August 23- Guided Reading Due
August 23-CE #1 We will do it together
August 26-Creative Drawings Due
Bell Work #2
August 21
 What
are the two types of Location?
 What is region?
 What region do you live in?
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August 23-Guided Reading Due
August 23-CE #1 Due. We will do this
together
Bell Work #1
August 20
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What are the 7 Continents and 4-5 Oceans?
What is the definition of Geography?
What are the Five Themes of Geography?
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Objective-Students will learn how to take
Guided Reading Notes.
August 22-Guided Reading Notes Due.
August 23- CE #1 Due. Will do in class together.