GEOGRAPHY MEGACHART WITH RESOURCES

(Note: PH = Prentice Hall text, GA=Geography Alive Materials, N=Nystrom Atlas) Standard Standard GEO 1 Latin America Objective Objective 1.1 Students will understand the geography of Latin America in spatial terms Required Knowledge 1.1.1 Locate major physical characteristics of Latin America: Amazon River Basin Andes Mountains Pampas Panama Canal Patagonia Yucatan Peninsula Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea Strait of Magellan Locations of countries in the region 1.1.2 Recognize the criteria used to define Formal, Functional, and Perceptual Regions 1.2.1 Define imports/exports and NAFTA 1.2.2 Define Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary Economic Activities 1.2.3 Define Command, Market, and Traditional economies 1.2.4 Discuss Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Gross National Product (GNP). 1.2.5 Define subsistence farming, commercial farming, and cash crops and cottage industries 1.2.6 Define deforestation, conservation, and ecotourism Resources 1.1.1 - PH 204-215, 246 248 N 33,82-93 GA 132 Required Skills 1.1.3 Use Latitude and Longitude to find a location in Latin America (grid system coordinates, cardinal directions) 1.1.4 Use relative location to identify a place in Latin America 1.1.5 Locate the Equator, Tropic of Cancer, and Tropic of Capricorn 1.1.6 Interpret a map of Latin America (using scale, map, projections, and legend) 1.1.7 Use the criteria defining Formal, Functional, and Perceptual Regions to identify specific regions in Latin America (e.g. Amazon Basin as both formal and functional region) Resources 1.1.3 ,1.1.4 , 1.1.5, 1.1.6 GA 12-18, 22-23 N 7-33, 82-93 PH 204-2-15, 16-21 GA 18 1.1.7 PH 40-41, 204-215, 257258 GA 38-39

1.1.2 PH 204-215

Objective 1.2 Students will understand the environment, economics of Latin America

1.2.1- PH 214-217, 221231, 240, 249-250 GA 47 1.2.2- PH 115-119 1.2.3 PH 103-105 1.2.4 - PH 118 GA 108-109, 362 1.2.5- PH 115-119, 260263, 270-271

1.2.7 Describe the conflicts about land use and resources relevant to conservation, deforestation, subsistence farming, commercial farming, and cash crops.

1.2.7 GA 117 189 PH 262-263 National Geographic Magazine Issue January 2007 Titled Amazon

1.2.6 PH 262-263 GA 177-189

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Standard: GEO 2 Western & Central Europe, and Northern Eurasia

Objective 2.1 Students will understand the geography of Western & Central Europe, and Northern Eurasia in spatial terms

2.1.1 Locate major bodies of water/rivers in Western & Central Europe, and Northern Eurasia: North Sea Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean Mediterranean Sea English Channel Black Sea Caspian Sea Strait of Gibraltar Rhine River Danube River Volga River Lake Baikal Arctic Ocean 2.1.2 Locate major land features in Western & Central Europe, and Northern Eurasia: Alps Mountains Caucasus Mountains Iberian Peninsula Scandinavian Peninsula Siberia Ural Mountains Locations of countries in the region 2.1.3 Locate the prime meridian and arctic circle 2.2.1 Define the types of governments Unitary Federation Confederation Dictatorship Democracy Monarchy Totalitarianism Authoritarianism 2.2.2.Define specific concepts of

2.1.1 - PH 288-295, N 8-35 GA 204-211

2.1.2 PH 288-299 N 8-9, 94 GA 204-213

Objective 2.2 Students will understand the concepts of human systems in geography of Western and Central Europe, and Northern Eurasia

2.1.3 PH 288-299 N 8-9, 94 GA 204-213 2.2.1 PH 100-103 (We would also suggest that you work with the definitions Civics teachers use to be consistent)

2.2.3 Explain how human migration influences this region 2.2.4 Make and interpret a population pyramid 2.2.5 Explain reasons for population changes in the region. 2.2.6 Explain reasons for urbanization in the region. 2.2.7 Explain the process of cultural diffusion

2.2.3 PH-204, 212 2.2.4 PH 218-219 GA 215-227 2.2.5 PH 212 2.2.6 PH- 212 2.2.7 PH - 204

2.2.2 GA 34-35 PH- 87-98

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Standard: GEO 3 Southwest and Central Asia (including Afghanistan and Pakistan)

Objective 3.1 Students will understand the geography of Southwest and Central Asia in spatial terms

population, culture, and languages operating in the region Cultural Diffusion Immigrant/Emigrant Urbanization Rural Cultural Hearth Population Density Birth/Death Rates Settlement Patterns Population Pyramid Definition of Culture Language Families 3.1.1 Locate major bodies of water/rivers in Southwest and Central Asia Black Sea Caspian Sea Persian Gulf Gulf of Oman Red Sea Gulf of Aden Arabian Sea Indian Ocean Aral Sea Aegean Sea Tigris River Euphrates River Jordan River Dead Sea Sea of Galilee 3.1.2 Locate major land features of Southwest and Central Asia: Arabian Peninsula Plateau of Iran Hindu Kush Mountains Khyber Pass Zagros Mountains Caucasus Mountains Gaza Strip

GA 119-129

GA 443-453 GA 225-237

3.1.1 PH 438-449, 590-601 GA 348-355

3.1.2 - PH 438-449, 590601

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Objective 3.2 Students will understand the world resources of Southwest and Central Asias Objective 3.3 Students will understand the dominant religions/belief systems of Southwest and Central Asia Standard: GEO 4 Africa Objective 4.1 Students will understand the geography of Africa in spatial terms

West Bank Golan Heights Sinai Peninsula. Locations of countries in the region 3.2.1 Define natural resources including renewable and nonrenewable sources. 3.2.2 Define fossil fuels, nuclear energy, water power, geothermal power, and solar power 3.2.3 Define OPEC (member nations, locations,) 3.3.1 Identify the foundations of religions/belief systems in this region: Key beliefs of Judaism, Christianity, Islam Holy cities of Judaism, Christianity, Islam Important writings of Judaism, Christianity, Islam 4.1.1 Locate major bodies of water/rivers important to the geography of Africa: Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Red Sea Mediterranean Sea Lake Victoria Nile River (White and Blue) Congo River Suez Canal 4.1.2 Locate major land features of Africa Sahara Desert Congo Basin (Rainforest) Ethiopian Highlands Great Rift Valley Serengeti Plain Atlas Mountains Mt. Kilimanjaro

3.2.1 - GA 358-359 PH Video Natural Resources: The Countries of Southwest Asia, Tape 3 3.2.2 - PH 109-113 3.2.3- GA 364-365 PH 488-492, 494-495

3.2.4 3.2.5

Describe the political impact of fossil fuels and water in the region Describe how OPEC influences world trade

3.2.4 GA- 357-367 PH 488-492 3.2.5 GA 364-365 PH- 488-492

3.3.2 Analyze how culture and religions/belief systems influence perceptions of places and regions explain how the three dominant religions view Jerusalem) 3.3.3 Discuss how religions/belief systems impact culture in the region - diet, calendar, language 4.1.1 PH 506-517 GA 278-285

3.3.2 - PH 470-474, 478-481 3.3.3 - PH 470-474, 478-481

4.1.2 PH 506-517 GA 278-285

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Objective 4.2 Students will understand the climate, ecosystems, and other features that shape Africa

Standard: GEO 5 South and East Asia, and the Pacific World

Objective 5.1 Students will understand the geography of South and East Asia, and the Pacific World in spatial terms

Kalahari Desert Sahel Locations of countries in the region 4.2.1 Define weathering and erosion 4.2.2 Identify world climate regions and their characteristics Tropical Dry/Arid Moderate/Mid-latitude Continental Polar Highlands 4.2.3 Define ecosystem and biome 5.1.1 Locate major bodies of water/rivers in South and East Asia, and the Pacific World Arabian Sea Indian Ocean Southern Ocean (check recent sources) South China Sea Pacific Ocean Bay of Bengal Sea of Japan Yangzi River Huang He (Yellow River) Ganges River Indus River Mekong River/Delta 5.1.2 Locate major land features of South and East Asia, and the Pacific World Himalaya Mountains Gobi Desert Plateau of Tibet Indochina Peninsula Malay Peninsula Great Barrier Reef Great Victorian Desert Mt. Fuji

4.2.1 PH 52-57 4.2.2 PH 70-73, GA 280281

Analyze how climates and ecosystems affect settlement patterns 4.2.5 Describe how humans impact ecosystems 4.2.6 Describe how weathering, erosion, and desertification shape the geography of Africa

4.2.4

4.2.4 PH 77-83 PH 506-520 GA 299-309

4.2.3 PH 77-83 5.1.1 PH 590-603, 634647 N 118-125, 130-131, 136-137

5.1.2 PH 590-603, 634647 N 118-125, 130-131, 136-137

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 Objective 5.2 Students will understand the dominant religions/belief systems of South and East Asia, and the Pacific World

Ring of Fire Locations of countries in the region 5.2.1 Identify foundations of dominant religions/belief systems of this region Key beliefs of Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, Taoism, and Confucianism Holy cities of Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, Taoism, and Confucianism Important writings of Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, Taoism, and Confucianism

5.2.1 PH 667-669, 670671, 685-686, 608-610, 614-615, 617, 642

5.2.2

Analyze how religions/belief systems 5.2.2 PH- 685 influence perceptions of places and regions - how Japanese attitudes towards the environment are shaped by religious beliefs) 5.2.3 Explain how religions/belief 5.2.3 PH 615-616 systems impact culture - diet, calendar, language)

Objective 5.3 Students will understand the natural hazards of South and East Asia, and the Pacific World Objective 5.4 Students will understand the impact of economic development occurring in South and East Asia, and the Pacific World

5.3.1 Define and explain causes of Natural Hazards: Earthquakes Volcanoes Tsunamis Monsoons/floods Typhoons/Hurricanes 5.4.1 Identify the levels of Economic Development in this region: Developed and Developing 5.4.2 Define globalization

5.3.1- GA 399-407, 163175 PH- 45-51, 206-209, 221222, 531, 623, 626-627 PH Video Natural Hazards Mexico, Tape 1 5.4.1 GA 455-465 5.4.3

5.3.2 Explain the impact of natural hazards on human systems in this area.

5.3.2 -GA 399-407, 163-175 PH- 45-51, 206-209, PH Video Natural Hazards Mexico, Tape 1

5.4.2 GA 455-465

Discuss how globalization and 5.4.3 GA 455-465 economic development impacts this region outsourcing brain drain multinational corporations

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