th
updated Summer 2014
No Assessment Unit 1:
Concepts Used in
Global Studies
Incorporated into all
Units
Unit2:
Europe
Geography,
History, and
Civics
Unit 3:
Europe
Environme ntal Issues and
Economics
Unit 4:
Latin
America
Geography,
History, and
Civics
SS6G8ab Locate on world regional political/physical map: Danube River, Rhine River, English Channel,
Mediterranean Sea, European Plain, the Alps, Pyrenees, Ural Mtns, Iberian Peninsula, Scandinavian Peninsula;
Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom.
SS6G10ab Compare how the location , climate, and natural resources of the UK and Russia affect how people live
and how they trade. Compare the same things but about Germany and Italy.
SS6G11abc Explain the diversity of European languages as seen in a comparison of German, English, Russian,
French, and Italian. Describe major religions in Europe including Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. Explain how
literacy rate affects standard of living in Europe.
SS6H6abcd Analyze the impact of European exploration and colonization on various world regions. Identify causes of exploration and colonization including religion, natural resources, market for goods, and contributions of
Prince Henry the Navigator. Trace empires of Portugal, Spain, England and France in Asia, Africa, and the
Americas. Trace colonization of Australia by the UK. Explain the impact of European empire building in Africa
and Asia on the outbreak of WWI.
SS6H7abc Explain conflict and change in Europe to the 21 st century. Describe major developments following WWI:
Russian Revolution, Treat of Versailles, worldwide depression, rise of Nazism. Explain impact of WWII in terms of the Holocaust, origins of the Cold War, rise of Superpowers. Explain how the collapse of the Soviet Union let to the
end of the Cold War and German reunification.
SS6CG4abc Compare and contrast various forms of govt: describe the ways govt systems distribute power – unitary, confederation, federal. Explain how govts determine citizen participation – autocratic, oligarchic, democratic. Describe
the two predominant forms of democratic govts – parliamentary and presidential.
SS6CG5ab Compare the parliamentary system of UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), the federal system of Germany, and the federation of Russia, distinguishing the forms of leadership and the role of the citizen in terms of voting and personal freedoms. Describe the purpose of the European Union and the relationship between
member nations.
SS6G9a Discuss environmental issues in Europe. Explain major concerns regarding the issues of acid rain in
Germany, air pollution in the UK, and the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine.
SS6E5abc Analyze different economic systems. Compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce. Explain how most countries have a mixed economy located on a continuum between pure market and pure command. Compare the basic types of
economic systems found in the UK, Germany, and Russia.
SS6E6ab Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers to voluntary trade in Europe including tariffs, quotas, and embargos. Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations.
SS6E7abcd Describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presences or absence in Europe.
Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product
(GDP).Explain the relationship between investment in capital (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP). Describe the role of natural resources in a country’s economy. Describe the role of
entrepreneurship.
SS6G1ab Locate selected features of Latin America and the Caribbean: on a world and regional political/physical map – Amazon River, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, Panama Canal, Andes Mtns, Sierra Madre
Mtns, Atacama Desert; Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela.
SS6G3ab Compare how the location, climate, and natural resources of Mexico and Venezuela affect where people
live and how they trade. Do the same comparison for the same reason but compare Brazil and Cuba.
SS6G4abc Describe cultural characteristics of people who live in Latin America and the Caribbean. Describe the blending of ethnic groups, explain why LatAm is a region based on languages of Spanish and Portuguese, evaluate how literacy rate affects the standard of living.
SS6H1ab Describe impact of European contact on LatAm. Describe the encounter and consequences of the conflict

Unit 5:
Latin
America
Environme ntal Issues and
Economics
Unit 6:
Canada
between the Spanish and the Aztecs and Incas and the roles of Cortes, Montezuma, Pizarro and Atahualpa. Explain the impact of the Columbian Exchange on LatAm and Europe in terms of the decline of the indigenous population,
agricultural change, and introduction of the horse.
SS6H2abc Explain the development of LatAm and the Caribbean from European colonies to independent nations.
Describe the influence of African slavery on the development of the Americas. Describe the influence of the Spanish and Portuguese on the languages and religions of LatAm. Explain the LatAm independence movement; include the importance of Toussaint l’Ouverture, Simon Bolivar, and Miguel Hidalgo.
SS6H3 abcde Analyze important 20 th century issues in LatAm and Caribbean – explain the impact of the Cuban
Revolution, explain impact and political outcomes of the Zapatista guerilla movement in Mexico.
SS6CG1abc Compare and contrast various forms of govt: describe the ways govt systems distribute power – unitary, confederation, federal. Explain how govts determine citizen participation – autocratic, oligarchic, democratic. Describe
the two predominant forms of democratic govts – parliamentary and presidential.
SS6CG2a Compare the federal-republican systems of Brazil and Mexico to the dictatorship of Cuba, distinguishing
the form of leadership and the role of the citizen in terms of voting and personal freedoms.
SS6G2a Explain the major environmental concerns of LatAm regarding the issues of air pollution in Mexico City,
the destruction of the rain forest in Brazil, and oil-related pollution in Venezuela.
SS6E1abc Analyze different economic systems. Compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce. Explain how most countries have a mixed economy located on a continuum between pure market and pure command. Compare the basic types of
economic systems found in Canada, Cuba and Brazil.
SS6E2abc Give examples of how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers. Explain how specialization encourages trade b/n countries; compare and contrast different types of trade barriers such as tariffs, quotas, and embargoes; explain the function of NAFTA; explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between
nations.
SS6E3 abcd Describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presences or absence in LatAm and
Caribbean. Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP).Explain the relationship between investment in capital (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP). Describe the role of natural resources in a country’s economy. Describe the role of
entrepreneurship.
SS6G5a Locate on a world and regional political/physical map: the St Lawrence River, Hudson Bay, Atlantic
Ocean, Great Lakes, Canadian Shield, Rocky Mtns.
SS6G6ab Describe how Canada’s location, climate, and natural resources have affected where people live, describe how
Canada’s location, climate and natural resources impact trade.
SS6G7a Explain the major environmental concerns of Canada regarding acid rain and pollution of the Great Lakes,
the extraction and use of natural resources on the Canadian Shield, and timber resources.
SS6H4ab Describe the impact of European contact on Canada. Describe the influence of the French and English on
the language and religion of Canada. Explain how Canada became and independent nation.
SS6H5a Describe Quebec’s independence movement.
SS6CG1abc Compare and contrast various forms of govt: describe the ways govt systems distribute power – unitary, confederation, federal. Explain how govts determine citizen participation – autocratic, oligarchic, democratic. Describe
the two predominant forms of democratic govts – parliamentary and presidential.
SS6CG3a Describe the structure of the Canadian govt as a constitutional monarchy, a parliamentary democracy, and a federation, distinguishing the role of the citizen in terms of voting and personal freedoms.
SS6E1abc Analyze different economic systems. Compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce. Explain how most countries have a mixed economy located on a continuum between pure market and pure command. Compare the basic types of
economic systems found in Canada, Cuba and Brazil.
SS6E2abcd Give examples of how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers. Explain how specialization encourages trade b/n countries; compare and contrast different types of trade barriers such as tariffs, quotas, and embargoes; explain the function of NAFTA; explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging
currencies between nations.
SS6E3abcd Describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presences or absence in LatAm and
Caribbean. Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic

Unit 7:
Australia
February 16-
March 20 product (GDP).Explain the relationship between investment in capital (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP). Describe the role of natural resources in a country’s economy. Describe the role of
entrepreneurship.
SS6G13ab Describe how Australia’s location, climate, natural resources have affected where people live and how they
trade.
SS6G14 ab Describe the cultural characteristics of people who live in Australia. Explain the impact of English
colonization on the language and religion of Australia. Evaluate how literacy rate affects the standard of living.
SS6H8 a Describe the culture and development of Australia prior to contact with Europeans. Describe the origins and culture of the Aborigines.
SS6H9ab Explain the impact European colonization and exploration had on Australia. Explain the reasons for
British colonization of Australia; include the use of prisoners as colonists. Explain the impact of European
colonization in terms of diseases and weapons on the indigenous people of Australia.
SS6CG6abc Compare and contrast various forms of govt: describe the ways govt systems distribute power – unitary, confederation, federal. Explain how govts determine citizen participation – autocratic, oligarchic, democratic. Describe
the two predominant forms of democratic govts – parliamentary and presidential.
SS6CG7a Describe the structure of the national government of Australia. Describe the federal parliamentary democracy, distinguishing the form of leadership, type of legislature, and the role of the citizen in terms of voting and
personal freedoms.
SSE8abc Analyze different economic systems. Compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce. Explain how most countries have a mixed economy located on a continuum between pure market and pure command. Describe the economic system used
in Australia.
SS6E9abc Explain how specialization makes trade possible between countries. Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers to voluntary trade in Europe including tariffs, quotas, and embargos. Explain why international
trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations.
S6E10 abcd Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP).Explain the relationship between investment in capital (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP). Describe the role of natural resources in a country’s economy. Describe the role of
entrepreneurship.
SS6E4 No Assessment Unit 8:
Personal
Finance
Teacher
Discretion