Month

Six Weeks

Major Topics / Learning Focus

Major Assessments / Products

August

1st Six Weeks

Course introduction & expectations; Introduction to World Geography; Geography Basics; Our Planet/Earth; Climates & Ecosystems; People & the Environment; Culture & Society; Economic Basics; Trade & Development; Government.

Lesson 1 Quiz; Government Quiz

September

1st / 2nd Six Weeks

United States & Canada; North American Indian Cultures; European Colonization; World Trade; Building Nations; Middle America; Mexico & Central America; Spanish Colonization; South America; Challenges Facing South America; Incan Civilization; Independence for South America & Central America.

Unit Test; World Geography Project & Presentations; Quiz; South America/Central America Test

October

2nd Six Weeks

South America at Work; Country Project; The Caribbean Today; Caribbean; Ancient Rome; Ancient Greece; Middle Ages in Europe; Europe Today; Europe & its Economy; Living & Working in Europe; Euro & Types of Currency; Cultures in Europe; Government in Europe.

Presentations; Country Project Recap; Caribbean Assignment; Test; Europe Quiz; Presentations

November

3rd Six Weeks

Europe Through Time; Ancient Greece & Rome; Africa Introduction; Colonization & Independence of Africa; Living in Africa; Challenges Facing Africa; Africa at Work; Later African Civilizations; Africa Project.

Review/Test; Africa Test; Africa Project

December

3rd Six Weeks

Introduction to Asia; Origins of Civilization; Origins & Beliefs of Judaism; Origins & Beliefs of Christianity; Building Nations; Writing Workshop; Southwest Asia Through Time; Presentations; Semester Review.

Quiz; Writing Workshop; Presentations; Review; Semester Finals

January

4th Six Weeks

Continents Review; Natural Disasters; Ring of Fire; Droughts & Wildfires; Climate Zones; Causes & Human Impact; Global Patterns Project; Cultural Geography; Religions; Religion World Mapping; Sacred Spaces & Sites.

Quiz; Global Patterns Project & Presentations; Cultural Geography Review; Test

February

4th / 5th Six Weeks

Ethnic Groups; Languages; Migration; Migration Map; Comparing Cultural Differences; Comparing Countries Project; Oceans & Rivers; Weathering & Erosion; Deposition; Deserts Research; Forest Regions.

Quiz; Comparing Countries Project & Presentations; Oceans/Rivers Quiz

March

5th Six Weeks

Deserts Research; Forest Regions; Mountains; Grasslands; Understanding Physical Maps; Understanding Types of Graphs; Equator & Hemisphere Review; Project; Australia & Pacific Challenges; Challenges Facing Asia & Southeast Asia; Challenges Facing Europe; South America; Middle America; United States & Canada.

Review/Test; Project & Presentations; World Challenges Recap

April

5th / 6th Six Weeks

World Challenges Recap; Water Cycles; Temperatures & Elevations; Understanding Diagrams; Wind & Why Wind Forms; Ocean Floor; Deep Ocean Trenches; Seafloor Spreading; Sediment; Volcanoes; Pompeii; Islands; Mapping of Islands.

World Challenges Quiz; Water/Weather Test; Sediment Quiz; ongoing mapping/research activities

May

6th Six Weeks

Continents & Differences; Climate Recap; Earth's Layers Recap; Final Review; Semester Finals.

Final Review; Semester Finals