June 1st Final Exam May 27th - May 29th Review for Final Exams May 13th - May 20th Chapter 25, 26, 27: Africa Upon completion of htis lesson, students will be able to: - Describe how physical characteristics influence patterns of settlement in Egypt - Analyze how efforts to control the Nile River have affected agriculture in Egypt - Describe the regions of Nigeria - Recognize the effect of military leadership on Nigeria's economy and politics - Identify the racial and economic conditions that divided life in South Africa for most of the twentieth century - Evaluate the systems of control that released an international backlash against the white South African government April 29th – May 11th Chapter 32: Japan and the Two Koreas Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to: - List the chief physical characteristics of Japan - Explain why Japan has a variety of climates and describe what factors encourage unity among the Japanese people - Analyze Japan’s role in World War II and how it affected Japan’s status at the war’s end - Evaluate how Japan was able to prosper economically after World War II - Explain how the Korean Peninsula became two separate countries - Summarize why reunification is a challenge to both North Korea and South Korea March 23rd - April 27th Chapter 31: China Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to: - Describe the results of China's early contacts with the West - Identify internal conflicts that led to a Communist takeover - Describe the purposes and results of the Great Leap Forward - Explain how a series of modernizations attempted to change China - Evaluate the factors that create a common Chinese culture and encourage unity throughout China - Measure how Taiwan has become an industrial power in Asia - Examine how Hong Kong's relationship with China makes Hong Kong's future uncertain March 20th TEST CHAPTER 20 March 18rd Review chapter 20 March 6th - March 20th Chapter 20: Russia Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to: - Identify the main physical characteristics of Russia - Describe how location and climate affect ecosystems in Russia - Analyze how Russian territory expanded under the czars - Identify the economic and political conditions that marked the Communist era - Discuss how the end of Communist rule led to changes in Russia - Identify some of the defining characteristics of life in Russia today - Explain how ethnic turmoil challenges Russia - Measure the economic and environmental problems facing Russia March 4th TEST CHAPTER 16 March 2nd Review chapter 16 February 18th - 25th Chapter 16: Central Western Europe Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to: - Identify the physical and economic regions of France - Explain how language and history is related to culture in France - Evaluate how Germany achieved unification in the 1800s and 1900s - Explain how the physical characteristics affect Germany's economy and its pattern of settlement - Measure the major way in which the Dutch have changed their physical environment - Examine how the character of Switzerland is shaped by its history, culture and economy February 16th TEST CHAPTER 15 February 11th Review chapter 15 February 4th - 9th Chapter 15: The British Isles and Nordic Nations Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to: - Identify the major characteristics of England - Analyze why London became one of the world's greatest commercial and shipping centers - Evaluate how Scotland and Wales have preserved their cultural identities - Describe Irelan's physical characteristics - Examine the physical and cultural characteristics that define the nordic nations February 2nd TEST CHAPTER 13 January 28th Review chapter 13 January 21st - 26th Chapter 13: Countries of South America Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to: - Describe how migration affected the population of the Guianas - Identify the geographic influences on Venezuela'seconomy - Explain how the physical geography of the Andean countries has affected the people who live there - Compare the economies of Ecuador and Peru - Describe the physical characteristics of the southern grassland countries - Analyze the recent changes in political conditions in Paraguay and Uruguay January 19th TEST CHAPTER 10 and 11 January 14th Review chapter 10 and 11 January 12th Chapter 11 section 2: The Caribbean Islands Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to: - Describe the major physical characteristics of the Caribbean islands - Identify the ethnic roots of Caribbean culture - Analyse the political and economic status of the Caribbean islands today January 7th -9th FINAL EXAMS Semester 1 January 5th Review for Final Exams December 15th - December 19th Chapter 10: Mexico Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to: - Identify the main physical characteristics that affect daily life in Mexico's heartland region - Differentiate between Mexico's four coastal regions - Explain how Mexico became a Spanish colony - Analyze Mexico's social problems - Measure the main characteristics of the Mexican economy December 8th TEST CHAPTER 8th December 5th Review chapter 8 November 17th - December 3rd Chapter 8: Canada Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to: - List the main economic activities in the Atlantic Provinces - Explain why the Great Lakes-St Lawrence Provinces have become Canada's heartland - Compare economic activities and patterns of settlement in the Prairie Provinces and British Columbia - Measure how climate and location have affected the development of the northern territories - Identify the historical roots of Canada's major culture groups - Analyze why Quebec is the scene of conflict between two cultures - Describe Canada's policy of welcoming diversity while promoting unity - Describe Canada's relationship with the United States and other countries November 12th TEST CHAPTER 6 November 10th Review chapter 6 October 31st - November 5th Chapter 6: A profile of the United States Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to: - Describe how natural resources promote the economic success of the United States - Analyze why transportation and communication are the keys to economic development - Evaluate how respect for individual freedom encourages economic growth - Identify the ways in which metropolitan areas in the united States have been affected by changes in transportation technology October 29th TEST CHAPTER 4 October 27th Review chapter 4 October 20th - 22th Chapter 4: Resources and Land Use Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to: - Differentiate between renewable and nonrenewable resources - List energy sources available to nations and individuals - Distinguish and compare four different categories of economic activities - Evaluate data as an indicator of a country's level of development October 17th TEST CHAPTER 3 October 15th Review Chapter 3 October 3rd - October 13th Chapter 3: Population and Culture Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to: - Explain why population density is distributed unevenly around th world - Identify some possible effects of population growth - Analyse some of the elements of culture - Describe how culture change - List four characteristics shared by all countries - Evaluate how various types of government differ from one another - Explain how various types of economic systems differ from one another October 1st TEST CHAPTER 2 September 24th Review CHapter 2 September 15th - September 22th Chapter 2: Climates and Ecosystems Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to: - Describe how weather and climate are affected by the relative position of the earth and sun - explain how wind and ocean currents redistribute the sun's heat - list the factors that influence the world's climate regions - summarize why climatic change is a cause for concern - Identify the conditions that affect life in an ecosystem - explain why there are differents type of forests - locate grasslands globally - explain how life survives in harsh desert and tundras September 10th TEST CHAPTER 10 September 8th Review Chapter 1 August 27st - September 5th Chapter 1: Exploring Geography Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to: - identify the five themes of geography (location, place, region, movement, human-environment interaction). - explain that the earth consists of a core, a mantle and a crust. - summarize the theory of plate tectonics. - define the two types of weathering (mechanical and chemical). - define erosion and list three common cause of erosion. August 25th Introduction to World Geography