WORLD

Geography

Text: World Geography by McDougal Little (Houghton Mifflin) Student Edition- ISBN 0618689982 or
hard copy- ISBN 10: 0547034741 ISBN 13: 9780547034744

Course Description- This course covers the physical and human geography of the earth- its inner
workings and climates, as well as the diverse cultures and their interactions, patterns and connections
with the environment. A focus will be made on the usage of natural resources and their varying
economies, creation of political boundaries, natural disasters and population growth with its
subsequent challenges. Maps, charts and tables continue to illustrate our understanding of the
natural world and will be heavily resourced. Additional reading/ literature specific to geography
and man’s relationship with nature is included for your reference.

Introduction to Geography- 5 weeks Africa- 3 hours

United States and Canada- 4 hours Southwest Asia- 3 hours
Latin America- 3 hours South Asia- 3 hours
Europe- 3 hours East Asia- 3 hours
Russia/ Soviet Union- 3 hours Southeast Asia, Oceania and Antarctica- 3 hours

Date Assignment BEFORE Class Discussion and Application

Read Ch. 1: Physical Geography- Looking at the Themes& Tools of Geography, Relative vs. Absolute
Week 1 Earth Location; Satellite Imagery Surveying; Types of Maps
(pgs 2-25)
• Five Themes Connect and Apply- Using the 5 themes of geography,
• Geographer’s Tools create a travel brochure in PPT form for your
hometown or favorite vacation location.
Riddle of the Week: Must Include- 2 different types of maps, satellite
This used to be on paper imagery and the 5 themes listed below:
Now you get it on your phone • Location (absolute or relative) Where is it?
It can help you find a route • Place What is it like?
So you don’t get lost and groan • Region How are places similar or different?
• Movement How do people, goods, and ideas move
Where in the World? from one location to another?
25° 40' 60 S and 54° 25' 60 W • Human-Environment Interaction How do people
relate to the physical world?
 Read Ch. 2: Physical Geography- A Living Planet
Week 2 (pgs 26-45)
• The Earth Inside and Out
• Bodies of Water & Landforms
• Internal Forces Shaping the Earth
• External Forces Shaping the Earth
Solar System; Pangea; Inner Earth: Core, Mantle, Crust;
Atmosphere, Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere;
Landforms; Hydrologic Cycle; Hotspots, Plate Tectonics:
Divergent, Subduction, Convergent, Transformative;
Seismographs, Richter Scale, Epicenter; Mechanical and
Chemical Weathering; Erosion: Water, Wind & Glacial

Riddle of the Week: What Am I?
I’m measured on a special scale but I don’t weigh
anything
Where in the World?
37° 19' 1.9452'' N and 113° 1' 21.1332'' W
Connect and Apply - Choose a natural disaster you are
not familiar with and create a PPT slide show
detailing the following:
• Identify the connecting phenomena which
created it and the subsequent cause/ effect
relationship on the environment and its
peoples.
• Ie. hurricane, tsunami, typhoon, earthquake,
tornado, flood, drought, volcanic eruption

Read Ch. 3: Physical Geography- Climate and Hemispheres, Solstice, Equinox; Weather vs. Climate;
Week 3 Vegetation Precipitation: Frontal, Orographic, Convectional; Climate
(pgs 48-65) Factors: Wind & Ocean Currents, Latitude, Altitude; World
• Seasons and Weather Climates; Factors to Climate Change; Ecosystems, Biomes
• Climate
• World Climate Regions Connect and Apply- Write an essay identifying your
• Soils and Vegetation preferred climate to live in. Explain some of the
weather and climate patterns you might experience.
Where in the World? Describe the forest, grassland, desert, or tundra biome
38.466667° N and -28.4° E that surrounds you. What does your landscape look
like? Where is your latitude and how high is your
altitude?

Read Ch. 4: Human Geography- People and Innovation, Diffusion, Acculturation, Language Families,
Week 4 Places World Religions; Dynamic Populations; Forms of
(pgs 70-86) Government; Political Systems; United Nations
• The Elements of Culture
• Population and Geography Connect and Apply- Cite an example of population
• Political Geography migration from the past 100 years. What were the
push/ pull factors of this change? OR Choose a nation
Where in the World? and list:
40-44'58'' N 073-58'04'' W *geographical characteristics (size, shape, location)
*Natural and artificial boundaries
*Form of Government
*Major political, military, or economic units

Read Ch. 4: Human Geography- People and Urban Land Planning: urbanization, megalopolis, CBD;
Week 5 Places Types of Production; Opportunity Cost, Specialization of
(pgs 87-95) Labor; Levels of Economic Opportunity; Natural Resources:
• Urban Geography Renewable/ Nonrenewable; Infrastructure
• Economic Geography
Connect and Apply- Choose two unfamiliar countries- a
Where in the World? developed nation as well as a developing nation.
27.174818° N, 78.04222° E Compare/ Contrast their natural resources, types of
economies, governments, and infrastructure. What do
you think is limiting or sustaining their economic
development?
Read Ch. 5: Physical Geography of the United Rocky Mountains, Appalachians, Great Plains; Continental
Week 6 States and Canada (pgs 116-130) Divide; St. Lawrence Seaway, Intercoastal Waterway, Lock
• Landforms and Resources Systems; Tornado Alley; Oregon & Santa Fe Trails;
• Climate and Vegetation Transcontinental Railroad
 • Human-Environment Interaction
Where in the World?
51.48873° N, -116.24263° E
Connect and Apply- What geographic landforms would
you enjoy traveling to in North America? Create a
travel plan detailing: Location, modes of transportation,
water/ roadways, setting- date and time, wardrobe

AR: Naya Nuki or Soun Tetoken (Thomasma), Indian

Captive (Lenski), Little House on the Prairie (Wilder), Sign
of the Beaver (Speare), Captain’s Courageous (Kipling)
Read Ch. 6: Human Geography of the United American Colonization: Early Settlements, Columbian
Week 7 States: Shaping an Abundant Land (pgs 134-151) Exchange; Wars: French/ Indian, Revolutionary, Civil;
• History and Government Lands: 13 Colonies, Louisiana Purchase, Western
• Economy and Culture Expansion; Agrarian, Industrialization, Information Ages;
• Subregions Democratic Republic, Free Market Economy; Subregions:
New England, South, Midwest, West
Where in the World?
34.05349° N, -118.24532° E Complete Review Questions on American Culture

AR: Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington), Twelve

Years a Slave (Northrup), Slave Dancer (Fox), Caddie
Woodlawn (Brink), Little Britches (Moody), By the Great
Horn Spoon (Fleischman), Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
(Taylor)
Week 8 Read Ch. 7: Human Geography of Canada: Inuit, Vikings; Hudson Bay Company; Dominion of Canada,
Developing a Vast Wilderness (pgs 154-169) Provinces, Parliamentary Government; Yukon Gold Rush;
• History and Government Primary Economic Industries: Services, Manufacturing,
• Economy and Culture Agriculture; NAFTA, Tariffs, Imports, Exports; 50th
• Subregions Parallel, Totems; Subregions: Atlantic, Core, Prairie, Pacific
and Territories
Where in the World?
51.045807 N, -114.059036 E Connect and Apply: Using the text and additional
resources, create a 3-5 min presentation describe one
of Today’s Issues in North America and Canada:
• Terrorism
• Depletion of Resources
• Urban Sprawl

AR: Call of the Wild (London), Anne of Greene Gables

(Montgomery
Read Ch. 8: Today’s Issues- United States and Terrorism: 9/11; Urban Sprawl; Immigration: Melting Pot,
Week 9 Canada (pgs 172- 181) Cultural Diversity; Depletion of Resources: Aquifers
• Terrorism
• Urban Sprawl Student Presentations on Today’s Issues in the United
• Depletion of Resources States and Canada: Terrorism, Depletion of Resources,
https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-103- Urban Sprawl
03/JBartolinoFS(2.13.04).pdf
Kahoot Review: United States and Canada
Where in the World? https://create.kahoot.it/share/world-geo-north-
63° 4′ 10″ N, 151° 0′ 26″ W america/be9f58c5-6e6d-4e45-9600-e120111d1720

Read Ch 9: Physical Geography of Latin America:
Week 10 From the Andes to the Amazon
(pgs 200-213)
• Landforms and Resources
• Climate and Vegetation
• Human-Environment Interaction
New Spain; Simon Bolivar; Andes Mountains, Amazon
River; Llanos, Cerrado, and Pampas; Caribbean: Bahamas,
Lesser & Greater Antilles; Medicinal Plants of the
Rainforest; Climate Zones of S. America; Slash & Burn
Agriculture, Terracing; Urbanization & Tourism
Connect and Apply: What geographic landforms would
you enjoy traveling to in Latin America? Create a
 Where in the World? travel plan detailing: Location, modes of transportation,
-22.91216° N, -43.17501° E water/ roadways, setting- date and time, wardrobe, by sea or
land or air?

AR: Lost City of the Monkey God (Preston)

Read Ch 10: Human Geography of Latin America:
Week 11 A Blending of Cultures (pgs 216-239)
• Mexico
• Central America and the Caribbean
• Spanish Speaking South America
• Brazil
Where in the World?
16° 42' 59.99" N -62° 10' 60.00" W
Political History: Revolutions & Governments; Panama
Canal; NAFTA: Mayan, Spanish Mission, African, Inca
Heritage; Reggae, Calypso, Samba, Capoeira; Mercosur
Trade Group; Treaty of Tordesillas; Carnival
Connect and Apply: What are some cultural similarities
between the traditions you see in your country and
those of the Caribbean, Latin & South America?
What handmade textiles vs. agricultural products or
exports, religious views, political and economic
challenges, traditional music or familiar holiday
celebrations do you share?

AR: Esperanza Rising (Ryan), Secret of the Andes (Clark)

Read Ch 10: Read Ch 11: Today’s Issues Latin
Week 12 America (pgs 244-255)
• Rain Forest and Resources
• Giving Citizens a Voice
Where in the World?
-55.950535° N, -67.271904° E
Rain Forest and Resources: Deforestation, Biodiversity, Debt
for Nature Swap; Giving Citizens a Voice: Coup de-etat,
Junta, Caudilla; Income Gap: Free market, Democracy
Connect and Apply: Imagine you are a Latin American
politician- If money was no limit, what policies would
you adopt to help improve the income gap and/or
deforestation issues of your country?

Read Ch 12: Europe- Physical Geography
Week 13 (pgs 272-285)
• Landforms and Resources
• Climate and Vegetation
• Human-Environment Interaction
Where in the World?
67° 50' 35.39" N 20° 35' 23.99" E
Peninsulas: Balkan, Iberian, Scandinavian, Italian, Jutland;
Mountain Ranges: Apennine, Alps, Pyrenees, Balkan; North
Europe Plain, Land of the Midnight Sun; Dark Forest;
North Atlantic Drift, Mistral, Sirocco; Peat, Fjord, Acid
Rain; Dutch Seawork, Dike, Polder, Terpen; Venice:
Gondolas
Connect and Apply: Choose a place in Europe, and then
find a place in North America at about the same
latitude. Do Internet research to learn about the climate
and vegetation of the two places. Create a chart
comparing the two.

AR: Heidi (Spyri), Musical: Sound of Music (Rodgers),

Grimm’s Fairytales (Grimm), Aesop’s Fables, Adam of the
Road (Vining), Crispin, Cross of Lead (Avi), Secret Garden
or Little Princess (Burnett)
Read Ch 13: Human Geography of Europe- Civilizations: Rome, Greece, Byzantine; Christianity and
Week 14 Diversity, Conflict, Union (pgs 288-315) Islam Influence: Crusades, Renaissance; Bubonic Plague;
• Mediterranean Europe Charlemagne, Martin Luther, Bonaparte; WW2- Nazis,
• Western Europe Axis, Allis, Berlin Wall; Nordic Countries: British
• Northern Europe Imperialism, Industrialization, Social Welfare; Eastern
• Eastern Europe Europe: Balkanization, Satellite Nations; European Union

Where in the World? Connect and Apply: Using the text and additional
42°30′N 1°30′E resources, create a 3-5 min presentation describe one
of Today’s Issues in Europe:
• Turmoil in the Balkans
• Cleaning up Europe
• European Union
 AR: Aesop’s Fables, The Silver Branch (Sutcliff), The Boy
Who Dared (Bartoletti), Von Trapp Family Singers
(Trapp), The Book Thief (Zusak), The Hiding Place (Ten
Boom), The Chosen (Potok), The War that Saved My Life
(Brubaker); Movies: JoJo Rabbit; Life is Beautiful; Tora,
Tora, Tora; Darkest Hour; Monuments Men, Valkyrie,
Swing Kids (preview all) The Wave (pts 1 & 2, 1981)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJQCIYs0eiI&t=39s
Read Ch 14: Europe- Today’s Issues (pgs 318- 329) Yugoslavia: Serbs, Croatia, Ethnic Cleansing; Air and Water
Week 15 • Turmoil in the Balkans Pollution: Causes and Solutions; EU: Seen/Unseen
• Cleaning up Europe Consequences, Brexit
• European Union
Student Presentations on Today’s Issues in Europe
Where in the World?
51.5079° N, -0.08772649° E Kahoot Review Latin America and Europe
https://create.kahoot.it/share/0463af41-2ad1-4012-
a244-3868f9cac26d

Read Ch 15: A Land of Extremes- Physical Ural & Caucus Mountains; Kamchatka Peninsula; Caspian
Week 16 Geography of Russia (pgs 344-356) & Aral Seas, Lake Baikal; Siberia: Tundra, Permafrost,
• Landforms and Resources Taiga, Steppe, Continentality; Trans-Siberian Railroad
• Climate and Vegetation
• Human-Environment Interaction Connect and Apply- Where would you travel on the
Trans-Siberian Railway? Create a travel plan
Where in the World? detailing: Which class would you stay in? List the stops
59.93318° N, 30.30603° E and tourism sites you would visit and extraordinary
experiences you might have!
Edpuzzle:
https://edpuzzle.com/media/5f020b6952c0793f298eda5b
Russian Winters
Read Ch 16: Human Geography of Russia and the Baltic Republics, Czar, Russian Revolution, Cold War,
Week 17 Republics- A Diverse Heritage (pgs 360- 379) USSR, Command Economy, Collective Farm; Yurts, Supra,
• Russia and the Western Republics Banya, Dachas; Caspian Sea- Land of Flames;
• Transcaucasia Transcaucasia, Nomadic Lifestyle; Chernobyl, Nuclear
• Central Asia Fallout

Where in the World? Connect and Apply- How has the political environment
55.868435° N, 109.736115° E of Russia and the Republics limited the economic
potential of its natural resources? Cite examples to
support your answer.

AR: The Endless Steppe (Hautzig), The Long Walk

(Rawicz), Last of the Breed (LaMour)
Read Ch 17: Russia and the Republics – Today’s Caucasus Unrest: Chechnya, Georgia, Armenia and
Week 18 Issues (pgs 384-395) Azerbaijan; Economic Challenges: Command Economy to
• Regional Conflict Market, Privatization, Distance Decay, Organized Crime;
• Struggle for Economic Reform Nuclear Legacy: Political, Economic and Environmental
• Soviet Union’s Nuclear Legacy Challenges

Where in the World? Connect and Apply: Imagine you are a Russian
56.91748° N, 160.4178° E politician and prominent member of the mafia. How
can you remove yourself from your illegal activities
while improving the economy of Russia today?

AR: Execution by Hunger (Dolot), Red Famine

(Applebaum), Bloodlands (Snyder)
 Read Ch 18: Africa- Physical Geography: The
Week 19 Plateau Continent (pages 413-435)
• Landforms and Resources
• Climate and Vegetation
• Human-Environment Interaction
Ch 19: Africa- Human Geography: Beginnings to
New Nations
• East
Rift Valley, Sahara Desert, Aquifer, Oasis, Ibn Butatta,
Savannah, Serengeti Plains, Desertification, Aswan High
Dam, Olduvai Gorge, Suez Canal, Colonization of Africa;
Swahili, Aids
Connect and Apply: Where would you travel in Africa?
Create a travel plan detailing unique landforms and
regions you would visit.

Where in the World?

-3.071908° N, 37.35827° E
Read Ch 19: Africa- Human Geography: Ancient Egyptians, Carthage, Nile River, Famine; Souks,
Week 20 Beginnings to New Nations Medina, Stateless Societies, Ashanti: Kente Cloth; Bantu,
(pages 436- 457) Congo River, David Livingstone & Henry Stanley, Berlin
• North Conference; Fang Sculpture; Great Zimbabwe, Mutapa
• West Empire; Apartheid, Nelson Mandela
• Central
• South Connect and Apply: Using the text and other resources,
create a 3-5 min presentation describing one of Today’s
Where in the World? Issues in Africa: Economic Development, Healthcare,
-17.91667° N, 25.85° E or Effects of Colonialism.

AR: Roots: Saga of an American Family (Haley), Long

Walk to Water (Park), The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
(Kamkwamba); Movies: Invictus, Queen of Katwe- A
Story of Life, Chess and One Extraordinary Girl’s Rise from
an African Slum.
Week 21 Read Ch 20: Africa- Today’s Issues Commodities, Diverse Economic Systems; Epidemics:
(pages 460-471) Malaria, Cholera, Tuberculosis, HIV/ Aids; Colonialism
• Economic Development Outcomes: Political Unrest & Ethnic Tension
• Healthcare
• Effects of Colonialism Student Presentations on Today’s Issues in Africa

Where in the World? Kahoot Review Russia and Africa

29 N, 31 E https://create.kahoot.it/share/world-geo-africa-
russia/0613f6c9-b795-4a14-8425-3b9192b342ec

AR: Born a Crime (Noah)

Week 22 Read Ch 21: Southwest Asia- Physical Geography
(pages 486-499)
• Landforms and Resources
• Climate and Vegetation
• Human-Environment Interaction
Jordan River & Rift Valley, Golan Heights, Dead Sea, Tigris
& Euphrates Rivers, Petra; Petroleum, Oil Spills; Iceberg
Project, Qanat, Drip-irrigation, Noria, Wadi,
Desalinization, Fossil Water, National Water Carrier
Project

Where in the World? Connect and Apply: Where would you travel in the
30.32613° N, 35.47423° E Middle East? Create a travel plan detailing the unique
landforms and regions you would visit- what would
you consider most interesting to see?

AR: The Bible, The Quran

Week 23 Read Ch 22: Southwest Asia- Human Geography Theocracy, Islam: Five Pillars, Ramadan; OPEC, Souk;
(pages 502-519) Israel: Jerusalem, Palestine, PLO, Six Day War 1967,
• The Arabian Peninsula Kurds, Sunni and Shiite Muslims; Iraq: Operations
• The Eastern Mediterranean Enduring Freedom & Operation Iraqi Freedom
• The Northeast
Connect and Apply: What impact does the presence of
Where in the World? oil have on the economies of southwest Asia? How
25.286 N, 51.534 E have their economies changed since its discovery? OR
 **How has the presence of many different ethnic
groups caused political unrest? Cite examples of
religious traditions that are in conflict.

AR: The Robe (Douglas), Bronze Bow (Speare)

Week 24 Read Ch 23: Southwest Asia- Today’s Issues Stateless Nations: Kurds, Palestinians; Economic Diversity-
(pages 524-535) Strategic Commodities, Agricultural Improvements,
• Population Relocation Developing Human Resources; Israel: West Bank, Gaza
• Oil Wealth Fuels Change Strip; Political & Religious Turmoil; Masada
• Religious Conflict Over Land
Connect and Apply: Imagine you are a politician in
Where in the World? Israel, in your opinion, which solution would best meet
31.315556° N, 35.35389° E the needs of the Palestinians Arabs, Christians and
Jews?

AR: I am Malala (Yousafzai)

Week 25 Read Ch 24: South Asia- Physical Geography Subcontinent; Himalayas, Mt. Everest, Indus River Valley,
(pages 550-563) Land Where the Continents Collide Deccan Plateau, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Atolls; Indo- Gangetic
• Landforms and Resources Plain, Climate: Monsoon; Hinduism: Ganges River,
• Climate and Vegetation Dharma, Karma; Feni River Dam
• Human-Environment Interaction
Connect and Apply: Where would you travel in the
Where in the World? South Asia? Create a travel plan detailing the unique
27.980799° N, 86.92077° E landforms and regions you would visit- what would
you consider most interesting to see?

AR: Into Thin Air (Krakauer)

Week 26 Read Ch 25: South Asia- Human Geography Mahatma Ghandi; Hinduism: Caste System; Muslim
(pages 566-587) Region of Conflicts Regions: Bangladesh & Pakistan, Sultans, Ramadan,
• India Purdah, Punjabi, Bengali; Micro-credit; Sherpa; Buddhism:
• Pakistan and Bangladesh Siddhartha Gautama, Mandalas
• Nepal and Bhutan
• Sri Lanka and Maldives Connect and Apply: Using the text and other resources,
create a 3-5 min presentation describing one of Today’s
Where in the World? Issues in South Asia- Population Explosion, Living
27.712017° N, 85.31295° E with Extreme Weather, Territorial Dispute

AR: A Long Way Home (Brierly), Siddartha (Hesse)

Week 27 Read Ch 26: South Asia- Today’s Issues Population Pyramid; Summer and Winter Monsoons,
(pages 592- 603) Poverty; Education Demands, Illiteracy; Maharajah Rule,
• Population Explosion Kashmir: India, China or Pakistan- Territorial Nuclear
• Living with Extreme Weather Threat
• Territorial Dispute
Student Presentations on Today’s Issues in South Asia
Where in the World?
3°15′N 73°00′E Kahoot Review: Southwest and South Asia
https://create.kahoot.it/share/0613f6c9-b795-4a14-
8425-3b9192b342ec

Week 28 Read Ch 27: East Asia- Physical Geography Great Wall, Taklimakan & Gobi Deserts, Dinosaur Fossils;
(pages 606-631) Port Cities: Macao, Hong Kong, Hainan Island, Korean
• Landforms and Resources Peninsula; Yellow & Yangtze Rivers, Grand Canal, Three
• Climate and Vegetation Gorges Dam; Yuan Dynasty Invasion Japan, Typhoon,
• Human-Environment Interaction Kamikaze; Tibet: Dalai Lama, Autonomous Zones; Landfills:
Reclaimed Land
Where in the World?
29° 39' N 91° 07' E Connect and Apply: What factors must a people consider
when they are trying to decide what to do about
 flooding along one of their great rivers? Do you agree
that the benefits outweigh the costs? OR
** Imagine you are traveling to East Asia. Create a
travel plan identifying what landforms and regions
you would visit. If you were an archeologist, hydro-
electric engineer or pollution specialist, which areas
would you visit and why?

Week 29 Read Ch 29: East Asia- Human Geography Dynasties, European Spheres of Influence, Boxer Rebellion,
(pages 634-657) People’s Revolution, Communist Party, Chairman Mao;
• China Economic Reform: Trade Agreements; Confucianism,
• Mongolia & Taiwan Taoism, Buddhism; Population Growth; Mongolia; Taiwan:
• The Koreas- North and South Economic Tiger, Pacific Rim; Korean Peninsula; Japan:
• Japan Shogun, Samurai, Daimyo; Mt. Fuji, Kabuki Theater

Where in the World? Connect and Apply: Imagine you are a time traveler,
35.3575° N, 138.73056° E which time period would you travel to in East Asia?
What would you see, who would you visit, and where would
you consider most interesting to see?

Week 30 Read Ch 30: East Asia- Today’s Issues Ring of Fire: Tectonic Plates: Subduction Zone, Richter
(pages 660-671) Scale, Earthquake, Tsunami, Warning Buoy, Seismic
• The Ring of Fire Building Construction; Economic Policies- Isolationism,
• Trade and Prosperity Westernization, Industrialization; Four Tigers, Labor,
• Population and the Quality of Life Capital, Technology; Population Controls, Global Warming

Where in the World? Connect and Apply: The case study (pg670) suggests that
25.038412° N, 121.563705° E population controls were the correct answer to solve
the economic and social problems as well as temper
global warming. List the arguments against it and the
possible solutions from the article, “Population Controls
Are Ill-Advised and Inhumane”, 2017 John Bianchi
https://fee.org/articles/population-controls-are-ill-advised-
and-inhumane/

AR Movie: Commanding Heights (PBS- 3 part series) New

Rules to the Game- Globalization
https://youtu.be/SgFrBedelIA
Week 31 Read Ch 31: South East Asia, Oceania & Indonesia, Australia, Great Barrier Reef, New Zealand,
Antarctica- Physical Geography Region of Extremes Antarctica, Polynesian Islands, Archipelago, Rain Shadow,
(pages 688-703) Monsoon, Early Navigation Techniques; Outrigger Canoe
• Landforms and Resources vs. Voyaging, Invasive Species: Rabbits, Bikini Atoll:
• Climate and Vegetation Nuclear Testing
• Human-Environment Interaction
Connect and Apply: Imagine you were an early explorer-
Where in the World? create a travel plan identifying which continent(s) you
-25.344683° N, 131.03737° E would visit, marine/ land wildlife you may see and how you
would travel. What supplies would you bring and how
would you adapt to the needs of your environment?

AR: The Endurance (Shackleton), The Dove (Graham),

Watership Down (Adams)
Week 32 Read Ch 32: South East Asia, Oceania & French Indochina, Vietnam War; Cambodia: Angkor Wat,
Antarctica- Human Geography Mandalas; ASEN; Krakatoa; Oceania: Micronesia,
(pages 704-723) Melanesia, Polynesia; Australia: Cook, British Colonization,
• Southeast Asia Aborigines; New Zealand: Maori, Haka; Antarctica:
• Oceania Shackleton, Endurance, Research Stations
• Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica
 Connect and Apply: Using the text and other resources,
Where in the World? create a 3-5 min presentation describing one of Today’s
13.4125° N, 103.8670° E Issues in Southeast, Oceania & Antarctica - Aboriginal
Land Claims, Industrialization Sparks Change, Global
Environmental Change OR Choose Your Own

AR: Anna and the King (Landon), The Big Wave (Buck),
To Destroy You is No Loss (Mam); Movie: Anna and the
King (1991)
Week 33 Read Ch 33: South East Asia, Oceania & Australia: Aborigines, Indigenous People, Terra Nullius,
Antarctica- Today’s Issues Assimilation, Stolen Generation; Industrialization:
(pages 726-732) Push/Pull Factors; Challenges; Climate Change Arguments
• Aboriginal Land Claims
• Industrialization Sparks Change Student Presentations on Today’s Issues in Southeast Asia,
Oceania & Antarctica
READ- How the Debate on Climate Change is
Cooling Down Kahoot Review: Southeast Asia, Oceania & Antarctica
https://fee.org/articles/how-the-debate-on-climate- and East Asia
change-is-cooling-down/ https://create.kahoot.it/share/east-asia-oceania-australia-
anarctica/f9ce571c-e872-478b-9d50-4d66a7eed7fd
Where in the World?
33.8568° S, 151.2153° E AR: Rent Collector (Wright)