W. Geo. Sem. 1 – McDougal Littell book – 5/10 credits required - 9/19/2006

WORLD GEOGRAPHY Semester 1

WEEK
1 - 3 / Complete and Submit A2 – A17, Chapters 1 - 2
4 - 6 / Complete and Submit Chapters 3 – 5, Take Unit 1 Test
7 - 9 / Complete and Submit Chapters 6 – 8, Take Unit 2 Test
10 - 12 / Complete and Submit Chapters 9 – 11, Take Unit 3 Test
13 - 15 / Complete and Submit Chapters 12 – 14, Take Unit 4 Test
16 - 18 / Complete the Charts

CLASS STANDARDS:

1.  You are responsible for reading each of the Chapters assigned in this book.

2.  Give full and complete answers to the questions, though you don’t have to use complete sentences.

3.  All papers will be typed, double spaced, 12 pt. font, spelling and grammar checked with cited sources.

Page / ASSIGNMENT
A2 – A17 / All of these are maps of the world. Select 3 of the maps. Describe how they are the same and how they are different. Explain when you would use each of your three maps and why it would be better than the other two in the given situation.

To Be Completed by Week 1

UNIT 1

Chap 1
13 / Section Assessment 4
19 / Map Practice 2 - 5
23 / Map Practice 1 – 4
24 / Reviewing Places and Terms 1 – 20, Main Ideas 1 – 5, 9 – 10
25 / Critical Thinking 2 – 5, Geographic Skills 1 - 3

To Be Completed by Week 2

Chap 2
28 / Skillbuilder 1 - 2
33 / Skillbuilder 1
36 / Section Assessment 3
37 / Skillbuilder 2
41 / Section Assessment 4
45 / Section Assessment 1 & 4
46 / Reviewing Places and Terms 1 – 20, Main Ideas 1 – 6
47 / Critical Thinking 2 & 5, Geographic Skills 1 - 3

To Be Completed by Week 3

Chap 3
55 / Skillbuilder 1 & 2
58 / Section Assessment 1
63 / Section Assessment 4
64 / Map and Graph Skills 1 & 3
65 / Skillbuilder 1
67 / Section Assessment 1 & 3 – 4
68 / Reviewing Places and Terms 1 – 20, Main Ideas 3 – 6
69 / Critical Thinking 2 & 4, Geographic Skills 2 – 3
Attached / Chapter 3 World Climate Regions worksheet

To Be Completed by Week 4

Chap 4
74 / Skillbuilder 1
77 / Section Assessment 3
78 / Skillbuilder 2
79 / Skillbuilder 2
82 / Skillbuilder 2
82 / Section Assessment 4
86 / Section Assessment 4
95 / Section Assessment 3
96 / Reviewing Places and Terms 1 – 20, Main Ideas 1 – 4 & 6 - 7
97 / Critical Thinking 4, Geographic Skills 3
TEST / Take the Unit 1 Test

To Be Completed by Week 5

UNIT 2

102 / Making Comparisons 1 & 2
104 / Making Comparisons 1
106 / Making Comparisons 1 – 2
Attached / US Regional Chart and Questions
Chap 5
121 / Skillbuilder 1 – 2
122 / Section Assessment 3 - 4
125 / Skillbuilder 1
129 / Skillbuilder 2
130 / Section Assessment 4
131 / Map and Graph Skills 2 – 3
132 / Reviewing Places and Terms 1 – 18, Main Ideas 1 – 3 & 5 - 10
133 / Critical Thinking 3 & 5, Geographic Skills 1 - 3

To Be Completed by Week 6

Chap 6
139 / Section Assessment 3
140 / Skillbuilder 2
Attached / Chapter 6 Economy and Culture of the US worksheet
141 / Skillbuilder1
146 / Skillbuilder 1
149 / Skillbuilder 1 – 2
149 / Section Assessment 4
152 / Reviewing Places and Terms 1 – 20, Main Ideas 2 – 7 & 10
153 / Critical Thinking 4, Geographic Skills 2

To Be Completed by Week 7

Chap 7
158 / Section Assessment 3 - 4
160 / Skillbuilder 1
163 / Section Assessment 3
170 / Reviewing Places and Terms 1 – 11, 13 – 14, 16 – 20, Main Ideas 1 – 10
171 / Critical Thinking 5, Geographic Skills 3

To Be Completed by Week 8

Chap 8
175 / Section Assessment 4
184 / Reviewing Places and Terms 1 – 15, 19 – 20, Main Ideas 1 – 6, 10
185 / Geographic Skills 2
TEST / Take the Unit 2 Test

To Be Completed by Week 9

UNIT 3

190 / Making Comparisons 2
192 / Making Comparisons 1
194 / Making Comparisons 1 & 3
196 - 199 / Making Comparisons 1 & 3
Attached / Latin America Regional Chart
Chap 9
203 / Skillbuilder 2
205 / Section Assessment 3 – 4
206 / Map and Graph Skills Assessment 2
209 / Section Assessment 3
Attached / Chapter 9 Human Environment Interaction worksheet
212 / Skillbuilder 2
213 / Section Assessment 3 – 4
214 / Reviewing Places and Terms 1 – 10, 13, 15 & 19, Main Ideas 3 – 4, 5 & 7 - 8
215 / Critical Thinking 5, Geographic Skills 3

To Be Completed by Week 10

Chap 10
220 / Skillbuilder 2
221 / Section Assessment 3 - 4
Attached / Chapter 10 Mexico worksheet
235 / Section Assessment 3
242 / Reviewing Places and Terms 1-10, 13 –14, 16 – 20, Main Ideas 3-4, 6-10
243 / Critical Thinking 3, Geographic Skills 2

To Be Completed by Week 11

Chap 11
247 / Section Assessment 4
Attached / Chapter 11 Rainforest worksheet
251 / Section Assessment 3
256 / Reviewing Places and Terms 1- 8, 12 – 19 Main Ideas 6-10
257 / Critical Thinking 5
TEST / Take the Unit 3 Test

To Be Completed by Week 12

UNIT 4

264 / Making Comparisons 3 - 4
266 / Making Comparisons 2
268 / Making Comparisons 1
Chap 12
277 / Section Assessment 4
281 / Map and Graph Skills Assessment 1
285 / Section Assessment 3
286 / Reviewing Places and Terms 11-20, Main Ideas 1, 3, 5, 10
287 / Critical Thinking 2, Geographic Skills 2

To Be Completed by Week 13

Chap 13
292 / Skillbuilder 2
Attached / Chapter 13 Mediterranean Europe worksheet
301 / Section Assessment 3 - 4
304 / Skillbuilder 1
307 / Section Assessment 3
312 / Skillbuilder 1
Attached / Chapter 13 Eastern Europe worksheet
316 / Reviewing Places and Terms 11-20, Main Ideas 5-7, 10
317 / Critical Thinking 2

To Be Completed by Week 14

Chap 14
322 / Map and Graph Skills Assessment 3
325 / Section Assessment 3
330 / Reviewing Places and Terms 11-20, Main Ideas 1 - 10
TEST / Take the Unit 4 Test

To Be Completed by Week 15

US REGIONAL CHART

Look at the regional information from pages 108 – 113 in your textbook.

Create a chart using 21 of the states from the continental United States. Do not repeat any states. Be sure to include at least 3 states from each of the following:

In the west – color coded blue

In the central– color coded orange

In the northeast – color coded green

In the southeast – color coded purple

In the Rocky Mountains – color coded brown

Borders Mexico – Color-coded red

Borders Canada – Color-coded yellow

Your chart should include the state names, infant mortality, urban/rural population, high school graduates and income.

Answer the following questions:

1.  Explain any trends you see between infant mortality and income.

2.  Explain any trends you see between urban/rural and income.

3.  Explain any trends you see between high school graduation and income.

4.  Explain any trends you see based on the regions of the country that you color-coded.

LATIN AMERICA REGIONAL CHART

Look at the regional information from pages 196 – 199 in your textbook.

Create a chart using 18 of the countries from Latin America. Do not repeat any countries. Be sure to include at least 3 nations from each of the following:

Central America – color coded blue

Pacific Coast South America – color coded orange

Above the 10th parallel of South Amercia – color coded green

Below the 10th parallel of South America – color coded purple

Western Caribbean Sea – color coded yellow

Eastern Caribbean Sea – Color-coded red

Your chart should include the nation names, birth rate, infant mortality, and literacy rate.

Answer the following questions:

1.  Explain any trends you see between birth rate and infant mortality.

2.  Explain any trends you see between birth rate and literacy.

3.  Explain any trends you see between infant mortality and literacy.

4.  Explain any trends you see based on the regions of the country that you color-coded.