RCHS World Government/World Geography 2011/2012

Unit One World Government
Length of Unit / Core Content/POS / Key Concepts/Skills/Guiding Questions / Suggested Activities/Assessments/
Resources
Twelve Weeks / Program of Studies:
SS-H-GC-U-1
SS-H-GC-S-1
SS-H-GC-U-2
SS-H-GC-S-2
SS-H-GC-U-3
SS-H-GC-U-4
SS-H-GC-U-5
SS-H-GC-U-6
SS-H-GC-U-7
SS-H-GC-S-4
SS-H-GC-S-5
SS-H-GC-U-8
Core Content:

SS-HS-1.3.3

SS-HS-2.1.1

SS-HS-2.3.1

SS-HS-2.3.2

/ Terms:
Government
Legislative power
Executive power
Judicial power
Constitution
Dictator
State
Sovereign
Autocracy
Oligarchy
Unitary government
Federal government
Presidential government
Parliamentary government
Limited government
Representative government
Bicameral
Unicameral
Delegate
Popular sovereignty
Articles of Confederation
Ratification
Framers
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Connecticut Compromise
3/5 Compromise
federalists
Anti-Federalists
Preamble
Checks and balances
Judicial review
Federalism
Amendment
Bill of Rights
Treaty
Executive Agreement
Students will:
  • Define government and its basic powers.
  • Describe the 4 characteristics of the state.
  • Understand the purpose of government.
  • Identify the 3 basic concepts of government that influenced government in America.
  • Analyze the ideas of the Declaration of Independence.
  • Describe the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
  • Identify the Framers of the Constitution.
  • Identify the opposing sides in the fight for ratification.
  • List the 6 basic principles of the Constitution.
  • Explain how the Constitution may be changed.
Guiding Questions:
  • What is the significance of the Magna Carta, the Petition of Right, and the English Bill of Rights?
  • What 3 types of colonies were established by the English in North America?
  • What are the differences between the outcome of the 1st Continental Congress and the outcome of the 2nd Continental Congress?
  • What are some common features of the states’ constitutions?
  • What is the structure of government as outlined by the Articles of Confederation?
  • Who were the framers of the Constitution?
  • What are the major compromises that the delegates agreed to and their effects?
  • What are the 6 basic principles of the Constitution?
  • What are the four different ways the Constitution may be formally changed?
  • How has basic legislation changed the Constitution over time?
/ Anticipation Guide
Frayer Model
KCCT released items
Open Response
Unit One: The Tools of Geography
Length of Unit / Core Content/POS / Key Concepts/Skills/Guiding Questions / Suggested Activities/Assessments/
Resources
Two Weeks / Program of Studies:
SS-H-G-U-1
SS-H-G-S-1
SS-H-G-S-2
SS-H-G-U-2
Core Content:
SS-HS-4.3.1
SS-HS-4.1.1 / Terms:
Absolute location
Distortion
Map projection
Relative location
Latitude
Longitude
Hemisphere
Map scale
Revolution
Axis
Rotation
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Antarctic Circle
Arctic Circle
Students will:
  • Understand how geographers see the world.
  • Explain how geography relates to other disciplines and you personally.
  • Understand maps.
  • Describe locations using parallels and meridians.
  • Distinguish among types of maps.
  • Compare maps and globes.
  • Interpret graphs, charts and diagrams.
Guiding Questions:
  • What is geography?
  • How do geographers see the world?
  • What are the five themes of geography?
  • Why is movement an important part of geography?
/ Worksheet
Video: The Planet Earth
Double Entry Organizer
Frayer Model
Word Wall
Unit Two: The United States and Canada
Length of Unit / Core Content/POS / Key Concepts/Skills/Guiding Questions / Suggested Activities/Assessments/
Resources
TWO Weeks / Program of Studies:
SS-H-G-U-1
SS-H-G-S-1
SS-H-G-U-2
SS-H-G-S-3
Core Content:
SS-HS-4.3.1
SS-HS-4.1.1
SS-HS-4.2.2 / Terms:
Plateau
Mesa
Continental divide
Headwaters
Tributary
Fishery
PacificRanges
Great Basin
Canadian Shield
Great Lakes
Great Plains
Students will:
  • Compare the landforms of the US and Canada.
  • Describe the water sources the environments of the US and Canada offer.
  • List the kinds of natural resources found in the US and Canada.
Guiding Questions:
  • What types of natural resources are found in the US and Canada?
  • What are the major landforms found in the US and Canada?
  • What landforms and water sources do the US and Canada have in common?
/ Video: The Planet Earth
Worksheet
Handouts
DEO
Prentice Hall: World Geography
Unit Three Europe
Length of Unit / Core Content/POS / Key Concepts/Skills/Guiding Questions / Suggested Activities/Assessments/Resources
Three Weeks / Program of Studies:
SS-H-G-U-3
SS-H-G-U-2
SS-H-G-S-2
SS-H-G-S-4
SS-H-G-U-6
Core Content:
SS-HS-4.3.1
SS-HS-4.2.2
SS-HS-4.4.2 / Terms:
Fjord
English Channel
Polder
Peat
Eurasia
Iberian peninsula
British Isles
Rhine
Mistral
Sirocco
Permafrost
avalanche
Students will:
  • Identify the 4 major landforms found in Europe.
  • Explain how Europe’s location and physical features have affected its climate.
  • Identify Europe’s major energy sources.
  • Recognize how Europe’s natural vegetation has changed over the centuries.
Guiding Questions:
  • What nations make up the European continent?
  • What areas of Europe are the most heavily populated/
  • What major mountain ranges are located in Europe?
  • What are Europe’s principal natural resources?
  • How do latitude and longitude and water bodies affect Europe’s climate regions?
/ Video: The Planet Earth
Map exercises
DEO
Prentice Hall: World Geography
Unit Four: Africa/ Southwest Asia
Length of Unit / Core Content/POS / Key Concepts/Skills/Guiding Questions / Suggested Activities/Assessments/
Resources
Two Weeks / Program of Studies:
Core Content / Terms:
Students will:
  • Recognize the largest cities of this region.
  • Know what 3 land features are characteristic of North Africa and Southwest Asia.
  • Know how the major rivers of north Africa and SW Asia benefit the people of the region.
  • Identify the most important natural resource of the area.
Guiding Questions:
  • What areas of the region are most heavily/sparsely populated?
  • What nations are in this region?
  • What two natural resources are found in the Persian Gulf Area?
  • What is the most abundant natural resource in the area?
  • What are the major mountain ranges?

Unit One Economic Skills and Concepts/World Geography
Length of Unit / Core Content/POS / Key Concepts/Skills/Guiding Questions / Activities/Assessments/
Resources
Four Weeks / Program of Studies:
SS-H-E-U-1
SS-H-E-S-1
SS-H-E-U-2
SS-H-E-S-2
SS-H-E-U-3
SS-H-E-S-4
SS-H-E-U-4
SS-H-E-U-5
SS-H-E-S-4
SS-H-E-U-6
SS-H-E-U-7
SS-HS-3.1.2
SS-H-E-U-8
Core Content
SS-HS-3.1.1
SS-HS-3.2.1
SS-HS-3.3.1
SS-HS-3.4.1
SS-HS-3.4.3 / Terms:
Need
Want
Goods
Services
Scarcity
Factors of production
Capital
Land
Labor
Trade-off
Opportunity cost
Margin
Efficiency
Law of increasing costs
Students will:
  • Describe why individuals must make choices.
  • Compare/contrast scarcity and shortage.
  • Explain the role of entrepreneurs.
  • Describe how every decision involves trade-offs.
  • Identify the trade-offs and opportunity cost of a decision.
  • Understand that a country’s production possibilities are based upon available resources and technology.
Guiding Questions:
  • What is economics?
  • What are the differences between scarcity and shortage?
  • What are the 3 Factors of Production?
  • What role do entrepreneurs play in our economy?
  • How does every decision involve a trade-off?
  • How do people make decisions by thinking at the margin?
  • What does a production possibilities graph show?
  • What are goods?
  • What are services?
/ Word Wall
Venn diagram
Exit Slips
Anticipation Guide
Handout
Unit Two Economic Systems/World Government
Length of Unit / Core Content/POS / Key Concepts/Skills/Guiding Questions / Suggested Activities/Assessments/
Resources
Five Weeks / Program of Studies:
SS-H-E-U-1
SS-H-E-S-1
SS-H-E-U-2
SS-H-E-S-2
SS-H-E-U-3
SS-H-E-S-4
SS-H-E-U-4
SS-H-E-U-5
SS-H-E-S-4
SS-H-E-U-6
SS-H-E-U-7
SS-HS-3.1.2
SS-H-E-U-8
Core Content:
SS-HS-3.1.1
SS-HS-3.2.1
SS-HS-3.3.1
SS-HS-3.4.1
SS-HS-3.4.3 / Terms:
Economic System
Safety net
Standard of Living
Traditional economy
Market economy
Central economy
Mixed economy
Specialization
Profit
Product market
Socialism
Communism
Free enterprise
Guiding Questions:
  • What are the three key economic questions?
  • What basic economic goals do societies share?
  • What are the differences between the 4 basic economic systems?
  • Why do markets exist?
  • What is the role of free enterprise in the economy of the United States?
/ Double Entry Organizer
Frayer Models
Anticipation Guides
Video: Comparing Countries Economically

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