Course Description
This course combines both physical and human geography in an effort to familiarize students with their physical and human environments. We will begin
with the physical world around us and the earth’s systems, moving into analyzing the world focusing upon early civilization, human migration, and political and cultural institutions. The main themes of the course are: Physical Geography, Population, Cultural Patterns and Processes, and Political Organization of Space.
with the physical world around us and the earth’s systems, moving into analyzing the world focusing upon early civilization, human migration, and political and cultural institutions. The main themes of the course are: Physical Geography, Population, Cultural Patterns and Processes, and Political Organization of Space.
Download the Course SyllabusClick "Download File" to view the document and download it to your computer. This would be good to do so that you have it on record.
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Sparks
If you are missing any sparks so far this year for any reason you make download them here and write them, along with a 3-5 sentence response, in your journal. There are 4 sparks in each word document and they are organized by week. If there are not four sparks in a document it means we had a day off of school or maybe (if you were lucky) you didn't have a spark that day. Sparks are part of your Journal which is 20% of you grade. Your Sparks are graded on the following criteria:
- 1 pt - Title
- 1 pt - Prompt
- 3 pts - Writing 3-5 sentences in your response
First Semester Sparks
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Second Semester Sparks
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Activities/Assignments
If you are missing any activities or assignments for this year so far you may download some of them here. Please note this is not all of the assignments we have done, as I do not have copies of everything on the computer in a downloadable format. If you are missing something that is not here please see me and I can give it to you. Activities and assignments are worth 35% of your grade.
First QuarterUnit: The Five Themes of Geography & The U.S. and CanadaThe Five Themes of Geography Notes - Read the following information. Write a 1-2 sentence summary of each theme of geography and complete the activities in your notes.
Guidelines for Latitude - See me for worksheet
Guidelines for Longitude - See me for worksheet
Mercator Maps - See me for worksheet
Find the Coordinates Activity - Use a map with latitude/longitude, pick any city in the world and find it's coordinates. Write them down on a piece of paper
Mystery Postcards - Follow the directions on the worksheet (except you can choose your destination)
Reno: Then and Now - Look through the following PowerPoint with pictures of Reno from the past and present, then answer the prompt from the last slide.
Made In... & Read All About It - Follow the directions on the document below to make posters that will help illustrate the 4th and 5th themes of Geography.
Five Themes of Geography Quiz - See me if you need to make up this quiz.
Unit: The U.S. & CanadaThe U.S. in Depth - You get to choose the projects you want to complete in this project, that we will be working on for several weeks. You must choose at least one project from each category, and the projects you choose must have a point total of 120.
The Northeast - See me for packet. Read it and copy the following outline into your notes.
The South - Take notes from the following PowerPoint. Practice your paraphrasing, do not write down everything. Summarize each slide.
The Midwest - See me for the packet. Read it and answer the following questions.
The West - See me for packet. Read it and copy the following outline into your notes.
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Second QuarterCanada Map - Fill in the blank map of Canada with the information listed in the second document below. Use the map in the second document to help you label the provinces, territories, and their capitals.
Canada PowerPoint - Use the PowerPoint below to fill in your note guide on the physical geography of Canada.
Unit: PopulationWorld in the Balance - Watch the documentary World in the Balance and answer the questions below.
Population PowerPoint - Read the following information on population and answer the questions on the worksheet.
Create-a-Country Challenge - See me for worksheet. Follow the directions to create a map of your own imaginary country with a partner. Then we will add "people" to your country to help demonstrate a carbon footprint.
Unit: Southern AsiaMap of South Asia - See me for map. Label and color it using the information below.
Road to Independence - See me for packet. Read the section about India gaining independence from Britain and answer the questions.
India & Other Countries of South Asia - See me for a print out of this PowerPoint (it is too large to be uploaded) and use it to answer the questions.
Facebook Arrests Ignite Free-Speech Debate - Read this article about a recent event that took place in India. Answer the questions and fill out a News Article Analysis worksheet.
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Third QuarterUnit: MigrationMigration PPT + Notes - Read the follow PowerPoint and answer the questions that go with it as your introduction to our unit on Migration.
Diverse Issues Pretest - See me for the worksheet. Take the pretest, answering to the best of your ability. I do not expect you to know all of the answers. We will go over the answers as a class and talk about some of the myths surrounding migration in this country.
The Circuit + Questions - I will read you a story from a book called The Circuit, which tells the story of a little boy whose parents are migrant workers in California. As I am reading, answer the questions below.
Citizenship Test - Do your best to answer the questions from the U.S. citizenship test to see if you could pass.
Unit: Latin AmericaIntroduction to Latin America - See me for the reading, and use it to answer the questions on the following worksheet.
Geography of Mexico - Copy the following outline into your notes.
Brazil - Glue the following PowerPoint into your notebook and as we go over it as a class, take notes on any additional information you think may be important to know.
Latin America Poster Project - Work with a partner to complete a poster on a country in Latin America that we have not studied so far (Mexico and Brazil). Use the rubric below to help guide you. I have also made an example for you using information about Mexico.
Unit: Climates, Ecosystems & Plate TectonicsEcosystems - See me for the packet, and use it to answer the questions on the worksheet below.
Climate Types and Factors - See me for a print out of the PowerPoint on climate types and factors, then use it to answer the questions below.
Changes within the Earth - Glue the following PowerPoint into your notebook. Then, as we review it as a class, color in the pictures accordingly.
Plate Tectonics Crossword - See me for the crossword puzzle and use your notes to fill it in.
Snack Tectonics Activity - We will complete this activity in class.
Unit: East AsiaMap of East Asia - Color and label the following map.
China Webquest - Complete the following webquest about China to familiarize yourself with this country.
Emergence of Modern China Pt 1 - Read the following PowerPoint and answer the questions below.
Emergence of Modern China Pt 2 - See me for the reading and answer the questions below.
Tiananmen Square Protests - See me for the copy of Upfront Magazine that contains this article, then fill out a news article analysis.
Japan: Land of the Rising Sun - See me for the packet and use it to answer the questions below.
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Fourth QuarterUnit: Political & Economic SystemsCountries & Boundaries PPT - Read the following PowerPoint and use it to answer the questions below to learn about sovereignty, and what all countries must have to obtain sovereignty.
Political & Economic Systems - See me for the packet. We will be reading it as a class, and learning how to write an outline. Below, is the outline that we created together.
Types of Government - Glue the following PowerPoint into your notebook. We will be drawing pictures to represent each type of government.
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