Honors World Geography Assignments, Activities and Assessments

Fall 2009

The following dates and activities are subject to adjustments due to unforeseen events at Pope;
please check class assignment board and teacher announcements for the most accurate information

Essential Materials: 8 1/2" x 11" spiral notebook - 5 section, gluestick & color pencils;

August 10 - Review syllabus and have parent sign form; Review Student Handbook information; Explain Interactive Notebook; Review State Standards and Essential Question; Continent Activity; Issue Textbook

August 11 - Pre-Test on Geography Basics; Organize Interactive Notebook; Themes of Geography - Location; Read: Chapter 1

August 12 - Maps Skills: Latitude and Longitude; Geography Skills review on map skills ; Geo Theme: Place

August 13 - Geo Themes: HEI (Human Environmental Interaction); Movement;

August 14 - Geo. Theme: Region; Geography Themes Worksheet on Critical Thinking; Read: Chapter 2; Assign: Super Hero Project (due August 18)

August 17 - Notes: Geographer's Tools, Types of Maps; Assign: Landform Research (due August 19)

August 18 - Nature & Structure of Earth; Create diagram of earth's internal structure; * Super Hero Project due

August 19 - Landforms and waterways; *Landform Research due;

August 20 -Complete landforms and waterways; Illustrate water cycle in notebook; Assign: Create a Continent - due August 31

August 21 - Earth's Resources; Climate groups (research)

August 24 - Notes: Earth's Rotation & Revolution; Wireless Lab Research: Climate

August 25 - Latitude and Longitude; Wireless Lab Research: Climate

August 26 - Latitude, Elevation, Wind & Ocean Currents and Landforms affect on Climate; Create diagram of Rain Shadow

August 27 - Climate Presentaions; Climate & Vegetation Graph

August 28 - Climate Presentaions (complete); Climate & Vegetation Graph (complete)

August 31 - Organize Notebook for evaluation; Study for Unit Test, September 1; **Open link for Essential Vocabulary Guide

Explanation of group project Earthweek;

Sept. 1 - **Unit 1 Test, Chapters 1 - 3; Notebook Evaluations; Read Chapter 4; Trace language family

Sept. 2 - Chapter 4: The Human Imprint; Peds and Pings

Sept. 3 - Farming and Population; US Population activity

Sept. 4 - Population continued; returned Unit 1 tests

Sept. 7 - LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

Sept. 8 - Cultural hearths; Cultural diffusion; Demographics; Lab: Web Design on Culture (use as Cover Page for Interactive Notebook)

Sept. 9 - Cultural and Economic regions; Environmental Hazards;
**Study for Quiz on Chapter 4, Sept. 11

Sept 10 - Map Study on U.S./Canada; ; Introduce Unit 2: U.S./Canada; Venn Diagrams of Physical Features - Landforms

Sept. 11 - **Quiz: Chapter 4; Assign: US Physiographic Map/Political Map; Read: Chapter 5;

Sept. 14 - Venn Diagrams: Physical Features: Waterways;

Sept. 15 - Climates & Vegetation of U.S./Canada; State Study; Province Study

Sept. 16 - State Study/Province Study (continued);

Sept. 17 - Population of Region; **Study for Physiographic Quiz, Sept. 18

Sept. 18 - **Quiz: Physical Features of U.S/Canada; Population Lab: Sports Teams in the U.S.

Sept. 21 - States and Province Review; Read Chapter 6

Sept. 22 - 23 - School closed due to flooding; Quiz rescheduled for Friday, Sept. 25

Sept. 24 - Canadian Province & Territory review; Native American HEI

Sept. 25 - Quiz: Political map of States, Provinces and Territories; Port Cities, Great Lakes Cities, River Cities and Primary Cities;
Assign: Native American Mosaic - due Sept 29 (*may use as Unit 2: US/Canada Title Page)

REMINDER ** Heritage Cover Page (Project) due next Friday, October 2 (Unit 2 Test and Notebook Evaluation Day)

Sept. 28 - Culture of Region; British/French Influence; Read Chapter 7

Sept. 29 - US/Canada comparative timeline; Expansion Worksheet;

Sept. 30 - GHSWT schedule; Economic Development; NAFTA; Create Icons for Economic Vocabulary

October 1 - EARTHWEEK: US/Canada; Environmental Issues - debates; US/Canada; Link to Essential Vocabulary for Unit 2

October 2 - Unit 2 Test/Notebook Evaluation; Map study: Europe

October 5 - Introduce Europe; Data Tables; Map study - physical & political; Read Chapter 12

October 6 - Physical Feature study; Climate; Vegetation and Resources of region; Factors affecting climate

October 7 - Political Map Study; Population, *Quiz: Physical Features Europe, Climate and Resources

October 8 - Population Pyramids; Reading from Geography Alive; Read Chapter 13

October 9 - Historical Groups: Classical; Middle Ages; Renaissance; Modern; VT: Europe in Transition

October 12 - Continue Historical Groups; create Culture Map of Europe; VT: Europe in Transition (pt.5);
Assign: 1. Model UN countries - research that country's position on Immigration and Unemployment; 2. Research list of active
European Union Members (reate list); ** Research must be completed for Thursday, Oct. 15 writing of Model UN Position Paper

October 13 - Art History of Europe; Create Title Page for Unit 3 incorporating European art

October 14 - SHUT DOWN Morning: Freshmen - ADAP; Sophomores & Juniors - PSAT; Seniors - Informational Meetings;
Afternoon classes will resume afer morning shut down (**1 & 2 periods will not meet today); complete Art History of Europe

October 15 - European Union; Benelux Play; Position Paper Research Immigration and Unemployment due;
**Study Art Periods and Styles of European Art for tomorrow's essay test

October 16 - *Essay Test on European Art History; Notebook due

October 19 - Economic/Environmental Issues of region; Web designs; Read Chapter 14

October 20 - *Europe EARTHWEEK; Model UN vocabulary; Essential Vocabulary

October 21 - Day 1: Model UN Conference of European Nations

October 22 - Day 2: Model UN Conference of European Nations; Assign: Political Map of Russia

October 23 - Introduce Russia and the Eurasian Republics (PowerPoint): Physical Features; Read Chapter 15

October 26 - Continue Physical Features of Russia; Physiograhic Map; Russia in Transition (Pt. 1)

October 27 - Climate, Vegetation and Resources of the region; Study for Wednesday Quiz: Chapter 15

October 28 - *Quiz: Physical Features, climate, vegetation & resources of Russia; Population; Ethnic Groups of region;
Read Chapter 16

October 29 - Web designs of Russian ethnic groups (*may create on Inspiration)

October 30 - History of Russia (PowerPoint); Cyrillic Alphabet study

November 2 - The Last Tsar; assignment: Culture Notes; Create Video Jacket (due Thursday, November 5); Read Chapter 17

November 3 - SCHOOL CLOSED - Professional Learning Day

November 4 - Economic issues of region; Create a Before and After cartoon on Market Economy vs. Command Economy

November 5 - SPAWN activity - Writing Activity on Russian History; *Video Jacket due

November 6 - Environmental Issues; Effects of Chernobyl; USSR policies - Aral Sea

November 9 - Aral Sea dialogue and skits; Study for tomorrow's test on Russia; Essential Vocabulary for Unit

November 10 - *Unit 4 Test - Russia and the Eurasian Republics; notebook due

November 11 - Russia EARTHWEEK; Physiographic Map on Australia, Oceania and Antarctica

November 12 - Introduce Australia, Oceania and Antarctica

No current assignments beyond this point

Introduce Europe; Data Tables; Map study - physical & political;
Read Chapter 12

January 29 - Climate, Vegetation and Resources of region; Factors affecting climate

January 30 - Population Pyramids; Population notes; Reading from Geography Alive; Read Chapter 13

Sept. 5 - Wireless Lab: research on historical periods;

Sept. 8 - European Culture; Culture Map; Cultures and Conflicts; Cover Page on heritage due

Sept. 9 - Art History of Europe; Create Title Page for Unit 2 incorporating European art; Research European Union member nations
(create list)

Sept. 10 - European Union; EU Play; Position Papers "Immigration" (due Friday, Sept. 12)

Sept. 11 - Economic/Environmental Issues of region; Web designs; Read Chapter 14

Sept. 12 - Essay Test (European Art History - Styles of Art)/Notebook due; Group activity on the Balkans

Sep. 15 - Model UN vocabulary; Day 1: Model UN Conference of European Nations

Sept. 16 - Europe EARTHWEEK; Day 2: Model UN Conference of European Nations; Physiographic Map on Russia;
Early Release Day

Sept. 17 - Introduce Russia and the Eurasian Republics: Physical Features; Read Chapter 15

Sept. 18 - Climate, Vegetation and Resources of the region

Sept. 19 - Population; Ethnic Groups of region; Web designs; Quiz: Physical Features, Vegetation and Resources
(Chapter 15)

Sept. 22 - History of Russia (PowerPoint);

Sept. 23 - SPAWN activity - Historical Briefing assignment; Culture notes

Sept. 24 - The Last Tsar; assignment: Video Jacket (due Sept. 25)

Sept. 25 - Economic & environmental issues of region; EARTHWEEK

Sept. 26 - Unit 5 Test - Russia and the Eurasian Republics; notebook due;
Physiographic Map on Middle East

Sept, 29 - Physical Features of the Middle East (color code); Reading: History of Israel;
Assignment: research and write report on terrorism in the Middle East (al' Qaeda and
another terrorist group); report due Wed., Oct. 1

Sept. 30 - Climate, vegetation and resources of the region; Reading: Answan Dam; read Chapter 21

October 1 - Population; Political Map study; Impact of oil and water resources;

October 2 - The Hajj; Venn Diagram of the three major religions; Quiz: Physical Features,
Vegetation and Resources

October 3 - Ethnic groups of region; Customs and traditions; Assign groups for Stolen Lives play

October 6 - History Alive Middle East Timeline; Create stick puppets, scenery, narration and dialogue for play

October 7 - Earthweek: Middle East; Article Critiques

October 8 - Essay Test; groupwork on Stolen Lives scenery and script

October 9 - Economic and Environmental issues; groupwork on play

October 10 - Culminating Activity: class play on Stolen Lives; Political maps on Subsaharan Africa

October 13 - Introduce Sub-Saharan Africa; Physiographic Map

October 14 - Tour of Africa; Climate & Vegetation; Resources

October 15 - PSAT (10th & 11th graders); Note: Special Schedule for all students due to testing - 9th graders will be taking their ADEP class

October 16 - History Alive activity (human imprint); Acrostic Poem (due October 20)

October 17 - Quiz: Chapter 18; Scavenger Hunt on African History (laptops); Africa in Transition

October 20 - History Alive Timeline; Research on African topics (assigned in class)

October 21 - Economic & Environmental Issues

October 22 - SPAWN writing activity; Roots

October 23 - Sub-Saharan Africa Earthweek; Discussion on African research

October 24 - History Alive Response Groups

October 27 - Unit 5 Test: Sub-Saharan Africa; notebook evaluation; Latin America maps

October 28 - Introduction to Latin America; Physiographic maps; Assign: Diversity Poster (due Friday)

October 29 - Climate, vegetation and resources of region; Highland Climate chart; Study for tomorrow's quiz

October 30 - Quiz on Physical Features, Climate & Vegetation and Resources; Urbanization; Primate Cities;
Map study of countries and capitals in region; Assign: research Conquistadors

October 31 - One-way migration; Ethnic Diversity; Population Distribution; Desert Activity; Diversity Poster due

Nov. 3 - History of region; Native Indian Chart; Vertical Timeline; Excavation of Inca Mummy;
Assign: Conquistador Hero/Wanted Poster - two perspectives (due Nov. 5)

Nov. 4 - Election Day; Student Holidy/Teacher Professional Learning Day

Nov. 5 - Culture notes; Murals - Diego Rivera; Hero/Wanted Poster due

Nov. 6 - Latin America Earthweek; Economic & Environmental issues

Nov. 7 - Unit 6 Test on Latin America; Interactive Notebook evaluation; Assign: Political Map for South Asia

Field Trip Notice **

Wednesday, December 3, 2008: Tutankhamun The Golden King and The Great Pharaohs at the Atlanta
Civic Center and China's Terracotta Army at the High Museum; all checks ($50.00 payable to Pope High School) and permission
forms are due by Thursday, November 13. Students must be passing all subjects to be eligible to attend.

Nov. 10 - Introduce South Asia; Physiographic Map with Matrix; Critical-Thinking Questions; Read Chapter 24

Nov. 11 - Climate - Monsoon Map; Resources; Study for Chapter 24 Quiz (physical features, climate, vegetation & resources)

Nov. 12 - Quiz, Chapter 24; Hindu Activity; Assign: Mandala (due Thursday, Nov. 13)

Nov. 13 - Population Pyramids; History Alive: Buddhist's Path; Hindu Mandala due today;

Nov. 14 - History notes and timeline; British Colonialism and Gandhi

Nov. 17 - South Asia Earthweek; Play on South Asian culture - Ramayana; Economy notes

Nov. 18 - Environmental Issues; South Asia Bingo

Nov. 19 - Unit 6 Test; Notebook due; Physiographic map & mapping questions on China

Nov. 20 - East Asia Earthweek; Intro to East Asia; PowerPoint on Physical Features of region

Nov. 21 - Climate, Vegetation & Resources of region; East Asia in Transition; Assign: Report on
King Tutankhamun and Terracotta Statues (due Dec. 2)

Nov. 24 - 28 - Thanksgiving Holiday

* Email and Pinnacle are unavailable during the Thanksgiving break while the county works on the system

Dec. 1 - Chart: Comparing US and China; Population Distribution and Density; Population Dilemmas;
One-Child Policy discussion;

Dec. 2 - Quiz: Physical Features, Climate, Vegetation and Resources; Japanese map and handout

Dec. 3 - **Field trip to Tutankhamun The Golden King and The Great Pharaohs at the Atlanta
Civic Center and China's Terracotta Army at the High Museum

Dec. 4 - Group Project: Chinese History Timeline on wall; History notes; Assign: Maps on SE Asia

Dec. 5 - Human Rights Discussion; Korean Education; Cultural Differences; Confucius

Dec. 8 - Chinese Ideograms; Asian Tigers; Assign: Australian Essay

Dec. 9 - Donkey Activity; Hiroshima

Dec. 10 - Maps: Pacific Theater; Australia and Oceania; Antarctica; Assign: US Physiographic Map

Dec. 11 - Earthweek: US/Canada; State Study; Climate/Vegetation; Assign: Canadian Map

Dec. 12 - Province Review; Population; Native American Chart

Dec. 15 - History of region; French/British influences

Dec. 16 - Review Games

Dec. 17 - Review Games

Dec. 18 - Final Exam - 1st and 2nd period classes

Dec. 19 - Final Exam - 3rd and 4th period classes

Dec. 22 - Jan. 6 - Winter Break

Jan. 7 - First day of classes for 2nd semester

Reminder - required reading quiz will be on Friday, January 16 over Stolen Lives by Malika Oufkir.

January 7- Explain Interactive Notebook; Review State Standards and Essential Question; Continent Activity; Geography Theme: Place

January 8 - Organize Interactive Notebook; Themes of Geography - Human Environmental Interaction, Movement and Region;
Assign: Super Hero project (due January 12)

January 9 - Notes: Geographer's Tools, Map Skills; Geography Themes Worksheet on Critical Thinking;
Geography Skills review on map skills and geographer's tools

January 12 - Notes: Nature & Structure of Earth; Super Hero Project due; Assign: Landform research (due Tuesday, January 13)

January 13 - Notes: Landforms and waterways; Illustrate water cycle in notebook; Assign: Create a Continent Project (due January 20)

January 14 - Notes: Resources; Climate project research - wireless lab

January 15 - Notes: Earth's Rotation & Revolution; Climate project research - wireless lab

January 16 - Quiz: Stolen Lives; Notes: Latitude, Elevation, Wind & Ocean Currents and Landforms affect on Climate;
Climate project presentations;

January 19 - Martin Luther King Holiday

January 20 - Climate Project presentations (complete); Explanation of group project Earthweek; Create a Continent due

January 21 -Study for Unit I test; organize notebook for evaluation; States review

January 22 - Unit 1 Test, Chapters 1 - 3; notebook evaluations; Trace language family

January 23 - Chapter 4: Peds and Pings; Farming and Population; US Population activity

January 26 - Culture hearths; Cultural diffusion; Demographics

January 27 - Environmental Hazards; Cultural and Economic regions; Wireless Lab - Web design on culture
(use as notebook cover page, due Monday, February 2)

January 28 - Chapter 4 Quiz; Assign Earthweek regions; Introduce Europe; Data Tables; Map study - physical & political;
Read Chapter 12

January 29 - Climate, Vegetation and Resources of region; Factors affecting climate

January 30 - Population Pyramids; Population notes; Reading from Geography Alive; Read Chapter 13

Feb. 2 -Lab on Population Pyramids - Immigration problems in Europe; Free Response Essay on Push & Pull factors;
Inspiration cover page due

Feb. 3 - Quiz: Chapter 12; European Culture; Culture Map; Cultures and Conflicts; historical time periods

Feb. 4 - Art History of Europe; Create Title Page for Unit 2 incorporating European art; Research: European Union member nations
(create list); Early Release Day

Feb. 5 - Complete Art History of Europe; European Union; EU Play;

Feb. 6 - Economic issues of region; Read Chapter 14

Feb. 9 - Essay Test (European Art History - Styles of Art)/Notebook due;

Feb. 10 - Environmental Issues of the region; Europe in Transition

Feb. 11 - Europe EARTHWEEK; ***Just Announced: Class Meetings in theater explaining new schedule
(note: 1st period class will need to present Earthweek on Thursday due to this conflict);
Political Map on Russia; Introduce Russia and the Eurasian Republics: Physical Features;

Feb. 12 - Read Chapter 15; Complete: Physical Features of region; Climate, Vegetation and Resources of the region

Feb. 13 - Quiz: Physical Features, Vegetation and Resources
(Chapter 15); Population; Ethnic Groups of region and diversity; Web designs (Inspiration)

Feb. 16 - Teacher In-Service/Student Holiday

Feb. 17 - History of Russia (PowerPoint); Cyrillic Alphabet; Create Unit 3 Title Page using photos of Russian history:
include title and name using Cyrillic alphabet

Feb. 18 - Culture (notes and slides) of region; The Last Tsar (Czar); Document 10 quotes that characterize the historical context of the era;
Assign: Create a cover using quotes and analysis from historical documentation; Read Chapter 17; PTSA Spring Open House

Feb. 19 - SPAWN Essay activity - historical analysis (five essays on problem solving and POV); The Last Tsar cover due

Feb. 20 - Economic & environmental issues of region; Create a Before and After cartoon comparing Russia's past
Command Economy to its present Market Economy

Feb. 23 - Russia EARTHWEEK; Geography Alive: "The Shrinking Aral Sea" documentary (skits) presenting POV of
fishermen, farmers and government agents; Study for Unit 3 Test; Organize for notebook evaluation (Tuesday)

Feb. 24 - Unit 3 Test - Russia and the Eurasian Republics; notebook due;
Assign: Political and Physiographic Maps on Middle East

Feb. 25- Physical Features of the Middle East (color code map);
Assignment: research and write report on terrorism in the Middle East (al Qaeda and
another terrorist group); report due Friday, Feb. 27

Feb. 26 - Climate, vegetation and resources of the region; Reading: Answan Dam; read Chapter 21

Feb. 27 - Quiz: Physical features, climate, vegetation and resources of Middle East; Population; Political Map study; Impact of oil and water resources;

March 2 - Ethnic groups of region; Customs and traditions; water resources activity

March 3- History Alive: Middle East Timeline; The Hajj; Early Release Day

March 4 - Earthweek: Middle East; Venn Diagram of the three major religions;

March 5 - Venn Diagram of the three major religions; Article Critiques and demographic study

March 6 - Essay Test; Notebook due

March 9 - Economic and Environmental issues; Political maps on Subsaharan Africa

March 10 - Introduce Sub-Saharan Africa; Physiographic Map

March 11 - Tour of Africa; Climate & Vegetation; Resources

March 12 - History Alive activity (human imprint); Acrostic Poem (March 16)

March 13- Quiz: Chapter 18; Scavenger Hunt on African History (laptops); Africa in Transition

March 16 - History Alive Timeline; Research on African topics (assigned in class); Acrostic Poem due

March 17 - Economic & Environmental Issues; Roots

March 18 - Sub-Saharan Africa Earthweek; SPAWN writing activity; Roots

March 19 - Discussion on African research; History Alive Response Groups

March 20 - Unit 5 Test: Sub-Saharan Africa; notebook evaluation; Latin America maps

March 23 - Introduction to Latin America; Physiographic maps; Assign: Diversity Poster (due Thursday)

March 24 - Climate, vegetation and resources of region; Highland Climate chart; Study for tomorrow's quiz

March 25 - Quiz on Physical Features, Climate & Vegetation and Resources; Urbanization; Primate Cities;
Map study of countries and capitals in region; Assign: research Conquistadors

March 26 - One-way migration; Ethnic Diversity; Population Distribution; Desert Activity; Diversity Poster due

March 27 - History of region; Native Indian Chart; Vertical Timeline; Excavation of Inca Mummy;
Assign: Conquistador Hero/Wanted Poster - two perspectives (due March 30)

March 30 - Culture notes; Murals - Diego Rivera; Hero/Wanted Poster due

March 31 - Latin America Earthweek; Economic & Environmental issues

April 1 -Pre-AP Field Trip to: Tutankhamun The Golden King and The Great Pharaohs at the Atlanta
Civic Center and China's Terracotta Army at the High Museum; all checks ($50.00 payable to Pope High School) and permission
forms are due by March 6. **Students must be passing all subjects in order to attend

April 2 - Unit 6 Test on Latin America; Interactive Notebook evaluation; Assign: Political Map for South Asia

April 3- Introduce South Asia; Physiographic Map with Matrix; Critical-Thinking Questions; Read Chapter 24

April 6 - 10 - SPRING BREAK

April 13 - Climate - Monsoon Map; Resources; (* * NOTE: April 3 and April 13 activities reversed)

April 14 - Hindu Activity; Assign: Mandala (due April 16); Study for Chapter 24 Quiz

April 15 - Quiz, Chapter 24; Population Pyramids; History Alive: Buddhist's Path;

April 16 - History notes and timeline; British Colonialism and Gandhi; Hindu Mandala due today;

April. 17 - Play on South Asian culture - Ramayana; Economy notes; S. Asia DBQ

April 20- South Asia Earthweek; Environmental Issues; S. Asia DBQ

April 21 - South Asia Bingo; S. Asia DBQ

April 22 - S. Asia DBQ

April 23 - Unit 6 Test; Notebook due; Physiographic map & mapping questions on China

April 24 - Intro to East Asia; PowerPoint on Physical Features of region

April 27 - Climate, Vegetation & Resources of region; East Asia in Transition

April 28 - Chart: Comparing US and China; Population Distribution and Density; Population Dilemmas;
One-Child Policy discussion;

April 29 - Quiz: Physical Features, Climate, Vegetation and Resources; Japanese map and handout

April 30 - East Asia Earthweek; History notes; Human Rights Discussion;

May 1 - Group Project: Chinese History Timeline on wall; Assign: Maps on SE Asia;;

May 4 - Korean/Japanese Education; Cultural Differences; Confucius

May 5 - Chinese Ideograms; Asian Tigers;

May 6 - Donkey Activity; Hiroshima

May 7 - Unit Test: E. Asia; Maps: Pacific Theater; Australia and Oceania; Antarctica;

May 8 - Australian Essay - write and share; Assign: US Physiographic Map/Political Map

May 11 - Physiographic study US/Canada; Venn Diagrams

May 12 - State Study; Climate/Vegetation; Assign: Canadian Province Map

May 13 - Earthweek: US/Canada; State Study; Province Review; Population;

May 14 - Quiz: States, Provinces and Territories; Native American Chart; History of region

May 15 - French/British and Cultural influences; Assign Review Groups

May 18 - Units 1 - 9 Review

May 19 - Review Games: Groups 1 & 2

May 20 - Review Game: Group 3

May 21 - Final Exam - 1st and 2nd period classes

May 22 - Final Exam - 3rd and 4th period classes

SUMMER VACATION - May 25 - August 7

No current assignments beyond this point