World Geography – Eastern Hemisphere Binder Component Please divide a three ring binder into the following sections: Course Orientation (Must include Pacing Disclaimer, Binder Instructions, Course Weightings, Major Units of Study, Calendars, and Assignment Sheets) Daily Reading Notes Classroom Lecture Notes Lab Experiments Unit Vocabulary Terms Map Projects & Directions Research Projects & Directions Misc. course work, Chapter reviews, Etc. *This binder will be particularly helpful in assisting you to prepare/study for the comprehensive final World Geography exam at the end of this school year. As such, it is vital that you maintain and update this binder throughout the course. An organized binder with applicable downloads in it is DUE on September 4, 2009. To give you another incentive to keep it updated, I will be grading it at the end of each unit as well. (That’s 10 more times throughout the school year!!!) Don’t forget! 2009-2010

Please Note This Disclaimer! This is the predicted calendar of events for my World Geography course in the 2009-2010 school year. As with all things in life, occasionally we may need to make adjustments for unanticipated events (such as pep rallies, inclement weather, and the like…) Please try to remain patient and flexible. I will most certainly make every attempt to stay on the course that I have plotted for us. However, it is at the my discretion as to how things will be rearranged on the calendar if an unanticipated event should occur. Rest assured, we will keep up with the assigned reading schedule regardless of any classroom disturbances or special events that we may encounter. It is my sincere hope that this calendar helps you to plan your best strategy for success in this course. Mrs. Alves

Major Units of Study for 2009-2010 World Geography: 1st Semester: Unit I = The World Geography Skills Handbook, Chapters 1-4 Unit II = The United States and Canada Chapters 5-7 Unit III= Latin America Chapters 8-10 Unit IV= Europe Chapters 11-13 Unit V= Russia Chapters 14-16 Unit VI= North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia Chapters 17-19 2nd Semester: Unit VII= Africa South of the Sahara Chapters 20-22 Unit VIII= South Asia Chapters 23-25 Unit IX= East Asia Chapters 26-28 Unit X= Southeast Asia Chapters 29-31 Unit XI= Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica Chapters 32-34 Covered in 6th Grade World Geography

World Geography – Eastern Hemisphere Weighting of Course Components: Binder checks 100 pts 2% Lab Experiments 90 pts Other work (Activities, discussions, chapter reviews, etc.) 1350 pts 32% Map Projects / Map Quizzes 270 pts 6% Research Projects / Presentations 360 pts 9% Daily Reading Quizzes 540 pts 13% Tests and Exams 1300 pts 31% Unit Vocabulary / Vocabulary Tests 225 pts 5% Total 4235 pts 100%

My Classroom Expectations: World Geography - September 2009 August 31st 1 2 3 Introduction to Unit I: Map Skills Review/The World Read Boehm, pp 1-7 4 Welcome! Handouts: Syllabus and Expectations No assigned reading! Lecture: Mapping Unit I Vocabulary due 9/28 Read Boehm, pp 8-15 Research Project I DUE 9/22. Continue Lecture Read Boehm, pp 16-22 Binder Check #1 Map Packet Due 9/8 Read Boehm, pp. 23-29 7 Unit I Map Packet DUE Unit I Map QUIZ Complete Ch 1 Assessment, pp 30-31 8 9 10 11 Labor Day Holiday! Lecture: Our ever-changing World Read Boehm, pp 32-38 Cont. Lecture Read: Boehm, pp 39-45 Discussion: Invasive Species Read: Boehm, pp 46-51 NO School! 14 15 16 17 18 Video: Six Degrees Read Boehm, pp 60-65 Lab Activity #1 Complete Ch 2 Assessment, p 52-53 Lab Write Ups DUE Lecture: Climate/Weather Read Boehm, pp 54-59 Discussion of Global Warming Complete Ch 3 Assessment, pp 72-73 Cont. Video Read Boehm, pp 66-71 Lecture: Population, Culture, Systems of Government & Economics. Read Boehm, pp 74-79 21 22 Unit I Project Presentations (Day 1) Read Boehm, pp 86-91 Mid-Quarter Progress Reports 23 24 25 Cont. Lecture Research Project I DUE Read Boehm, pp 80-85 Unit I Project Presentations (Day 2) Read Boehm, pp 92-97 Unit I Project Presentations (Day 3) Complete Ch 4 Assessment, pp 98-99 30 My Classroom Expectations: Be Prompt Be Polite Be Prepared Be Professional 28 29 Project II Due 12/15. Unit I Review NO Assigned reading – study for Unit I Exam Unit I Vocabulary DUE Unir I Vocabulary QUIZ Unit I EXAM Binder Check #2 Read Boehm, pp 254-259

World Geography – Assignment Sheet For Unit I Map Skills and The World Name: _______________________________________ World Geography – Assignment Sheet For Unit I Map Skills and The World Final Grade for Unit I - ___________________________

World Geography - October 2009 1 2 Intro. to Unit IV: Europe Unit IV Map Project due 10/16. Read Boehm, pp 260-265 Staff Development Day NO School! 5 6 7 8 9 Lecture: European Physical Geography Unit IV Vocabulary due 10/22 Read Boehm, pp 266-271 Cont. Lecture Read Boehm, pp 272-277 Video: Greece Current Event #1 DUE Read Boehm, pp.286-291 Europe’s Economic and Social Geography Read Boehm, pp 278-283 Complete Ch 11 Assessment, pp 284-285 Lecture: European Culture - Pictorial Read Boehm, pp 292-297 12 13 14 15 16 Cont. Lecture Read Boehm, pp 298-303 Unit IV Map DUE Unit IV Map QUIZ Read Boehm, pp 312-317 Focus on Catholicism Read Boehm, pp 304-309 Focus on Protestantism Complete Ch 12 Assessment, pp 310-311 19 20 Unit IV Vocabulary DUE Unit IV Vocabulary QUIZ Complete Ch 13 Assessment, pp 330-331 21 22 23 Unit IV Review NO Assigned Reading! Study for Unit IV Exam! Unit IV EXAM Binder Check #3 Read Boehm, pp 332-336 Lab Activity #2 Read Boehm, pp 318-323 Lab Write Up DUE Read Boehm, pp 324-329 Introduction to Unit V: Russia Unit V Map Project due 11/12 Read Boehm, pp 337-341 26 27 28 29 30 Cont. Lecture Unit V Vocab. due 11/13 Read Boehm, pp 342-346 Video: Stalin Read Boehm, pp 347-351 Finish video Read Boehm, pp 352-357 End of 1st Quarter Lab Activity #3 Complete Ch 14 Assessment, pp 358-359

World Geography – Assignment Sheet For Unit IV Name: _______________________________________ World Geography – Assignment Sheet For Unit IV Europe Final Grade for Unit IV – ____________________

World Geography - November 2009 3 4 5 6 2 Lecture: Russia’s Cultural and Economic Geography Boehm, pp 367-371 Parent Conferences – Early Dismissal Read Boehm, pp 377-383 Focus on Judaism Complete Ch 15 Assessment, pp 384-385 Finish Lecture Read Boehm, pp 372-376 Lab Activity Write-Up DUE Read Boehm, pp 362-366 9 10 11 12 Unit V Review Unit V Vocabulary DUE / Vocabulary QUIZ NO Assigned Reading. Study for Unit V Exam! 13 Unit V Map DUE Unit V Map QUIZ Complete Ch 16 Assessment, pp 402-403 Russia: Pictoral Lecture Read Boehm, pp 386-391 Video: Commanding Heights Read Boehm, pp 392-397 Cont. video Read Boehm, pp 398-401 Lecture: Physical and Cultural Geography Unit VI Vocabulary due 12/11 Read Boehm, pp 416- 421 16 17 18 19 20 Unit V EXAM Binder Check #4 Read Boehm, pp 404-409 Intro to Unit VI: North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia Read Boehm, pp 410-415 Focus on Islam Read Boehm, pp 428-433 Cont. Lecture Current Event #2 DUE Read Boehm, pp 422-427 23 24 25 26 27 Complete Skill Builders Activity NO Assigned Reading! Thanksgiving Break! Map Skill Builders Complete Ch 17 Assessment, pp 434-435 Enjoy your break! No work from me!!!! NO School! 30 Lecture: Economic Geography Of SW Asia Read Boehm, pp 438-442

World Geography – Assignment Sheet For Unit V Name: _______________________________________ World Geography – Assignment Sheet For Unit V Russia Final Grade for Unit V – ____________________

HAVE A NICE, RELAXING WINTER BREAK! World Geography - December 2009 4 1 2 3 Lsb Activity #4 Read Boehm, pp 443-448 Lab Write Up DUE Read Boehm, pp 449-454 Lecture: Pictoral Read Boehm, pp 455-459 Cont. Lecture Complete Ch 18 Assessment, pp 460-461 Video: Egypt Read Boehm, pp 462-467 Mid-Quarter Progress Reports 7 8 9 10 11 Unit VI Review Unit VI Vocab. DUE/ Vocab. TEST NO Assigned Reading. Study for Unit VII Exam. Finish video Water – The Bigger Picture Read Boehm, pp 468-472 Unit VI Map DUE Unit VI Map QUIZ Read Boehm, pp 473-477 Current Event #3 DUE Complete Ch 19 Assessment, pp 478-479 14 15 16 17 18 Individual Research Report DUE (Project II) Research Report Presentations (Day 1) Unit VI EXAM Binder Check #5 Research Report Presentations (Day 2) Research Report Presentations (Day 3) Research Report Presentations (Day 4) 21 22 23 24 25 HAVE A NICE, RELAXING WINTER BREAK! SEE YOU IN THE NEW YEAR! 28 29 30 31 1

World Geography – Assignment Sheet For Unit VI Name: _______________________________________ World Geography – Assignment Sheet For Unit VI North Africa, Southwest Asia, & Central Asia Final Grade for Unit VI - ___________________________

World Geography - January 2010 --- Welcome Back!!! --- 4 5 6 7 8 Review Jeopardy: Maps, Graphs, Charts, and Diagrams Review Jeopardy: Unit I – The World Review Jeopardy: Unit IV- Europe Review Jeopardy: Unit V - Russia Review Jeopardy: Unit VI - North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia 11 12 13 14 15 MIDTERM EXAMS Early Dismissal Staff Development Day NO School! (End of 1st Semester) MIDTERM EXAMS Early Dismissal MIDTERM EXAMS Early Dismissal Review Jeopardy: Final Day (All Units) 18 19 20 21 Lecture: SSA Physical Geography Unit VII Map Project due 2/5 Read Boehm, pp 486-491 22 Introduction to Unit VII: Africa South of the Sahara Read Boehm, pp 480-485 Current Event #4 DUE Cont. Lecture Read Boehm, pp 492-497 Martin Luther King Jr. Day! NO School! Go over Midterm Exams! 25 26 27 28 29 Video: Black Gold Unit VII Vocab due 2/9. Read Boehm, pp 498-503 Finish video Read Boehm, pp 504-509 Mid-Quarter Progress Reports Understanding Time Zones Complete Ch 20 Assessment, pp 512-513 Lecture: SSA Economic Geography Boehm, pp 514-519 Finish Lecture Read Boehm, pp 520-525

World Geography – Assignment Sheet For Unit VII Name: _______________________________________ World Geography – Assignment Sheet For Unit VII Africa South of the Sahara Final Grade for Unit VII - ___________________________

World Geography - February 2010 3 4 Unit VII Map Project DUE Unit VII Map QUIZ Read Boehm, pp 546-551 5 Lab Write Up DUE Complete Ch 21 Assessment, pp 534-535 Skill Builder Exercise Read Boehm, pp 541-545 Lab Activity #5 Read Boehm, pp 526-533 Then and Now. Discuss the Ivory Trade. Read Boehm, pp 536-540 Unit VII Review Unit VII Vocab. DUE/ Vocab. QUIZ NO Assigned Reading! Study for Unit VIII Exam. 8 9 10 11 12 Current Event #5 DUE Complete Ch 22 Assessment, pp 552-553 Introduction to Unit VIII: South Asia Unit VIII Vocab due 3/5. Read Boehm, pp 554-559 Lecture: South Asia Physical Geography Unit VIII Map due 2/19. Read Boehm, pp 560-565 Unit VII EXAM Binder Check #6 15 16 17 18 19 Pictorial lecture of SE Asia Read Boehm, pp 566-571 Unit VIII Map DUE Unit VIII Map QUIZ Complete Ch 23 Assessment, pp 582-583 President’s Day Holiday! No School! Lecture: Cultural Geography and Social Geography Read Boehm, pp 572-577 11 Cont. Lecture Read Boehm, pp 578-581 23 24 25 26 22 Lab Activity #6 Read Boehm, pp 586-591 Compare and Contrast Religions Complete Ch 24 Assessment, pp 608-609 Lab Activity Write-Up DUE Read Boehm, pp 592-597 Video: Hinduism Read Boehm, 598-602 Video: Buddhism Read Boehm, pp 603-607

World Geography – Assignment Sheet For Unit VIII Name: _______________________________________ World Geography – Assignment Sheet For Unit VIII South Asia Final Grade for Unit VIII - ________________________

World Geography - March 2010 3 4 Time to work on Project III. Current Event #6 DUE Read Boehm, pp 622-627 5 6 1 Unit VIII Vocab. DUE/ Vocab. QUIZ Complete Ch 25 Assessment, pp 628-629 Time to work on Project III Read Boehm, pp 610-615 Read Boehm, pp 616-621 Time to work on Project III –End of 3rd Quarter Unit VIII Review No Assigned Reading! Study for Unit IX Exam. 9 10 11 12 13 Physical Geography of East Asia/ Unit IX Map Due 4/07. Read Boehm, pp 636-641 Introduction to Unit IX: East Asia Unit IX Vocab. Due 4/8. Read Boehm, pp 630-635 Unit VIII EXAM Binder Check #7 Lab Write Up DUE Read Boehm, pp 648-653 Lab Experiment #7 Read Boehm, pp 642-647 16 17 18 19 20 Economic Geography of East Asia Lecture Complete Ch 26 Assessment, pp 658-659 Current Event #7 DUE Read Boehm, pp 671-676 Cultural Geography of East Asia Lecture Read Boehm, pp 654-657 Finish Lectures Read Boehm, pp 660-664 Video: East Asia Read Boehm, pp 665-670 LAST CHANCE to work on Project III. Read Boehm, pp 677-681 23 24 25 26 27 Group Research Project III DUE Complete Ch 27 Assessment, pp 682-683 Presentations (Day 1) Presentations (Day 2) End of 3rd Quarter! Presentations (Day 3) 29 30 31 1 Spring Break!!! NO School!

World Geography – Assignment Sheet For Unit IX Name: _______________________________________ World Geography – Assignment Sheet For Unit IX East Asia Final Grade for Unit IX - _____________________

World Geography- April 2010 Keep Smiling - We’re Almost There! 6 7 5 Unit IX Vocab. DUE/ Vocab. QUIZ Complete Ch 28 Assessment, pp 702-703 8 Unit IX Review NO Assigned Reading! Study for Unit IX Exam. 9 Unit IX Map DUE Unit IX Map QUIZ Read Boehm, pp 696-701 Focus on Asia Read Boehm, pp 684-689 Handout and Discussion Read Boehm, pp 690-695 12 13 14 15 16 Unit IX EXAM Binder Check #8 Read Boehm, pp 704-709 Introduction to Unit X: Southeast Asia Unit X Vocab. Due 4/30 Read Boehm, pp 710-715 Cont. Lecture: Physical Geography Read Boehm, pp 716-721 Cont. Lecture Unit X Map due 4/28. Read Boehm, pp 728-731 Lecture: Economic and Cultural Geography Read Boehm, pp 722-727 19 20 21 22 23 Video: SE Asia Complete Ch 29 Assessment, pp 732-733 Lab Write Up DUE Read Boehm, pp 746-751 Discuss Vietnam War from Geographic standpoint Read Boehm, pp 752-755 Finish Video Read Boehm, pp 734-739 Lab Experiment #8 Read Boehm, pp 740-745 26 27 28 29 30 Unit X Vocab. DUE/ Vocab. QUIZ Complete Ch 31 Assessment, pp 776-777 Cartogram Activity Complete Ch 30 Assessment, pp 756-757 Unit X Map DUE Unit X Map QUIZ Read Boehm, pp 764-769 Lecture: People and the Environment Read Boehm, pp 758-763 Current Event #8 DUE Read Boehm, pp 770-775

World Geography – Assignment Sheet For Unit X Name: _______________________________________ World Geography – Assignment Sheet For Unit X Southeast Asia Final Grade for Unit IX - _____________________

World Geography - May 2010 Review for Unit X Exam 4 5 6 7 Review for Unit X Exam NO Assigned Reading! Study for Unit X Exam. 3 Unit X EXAM Binder Check #9 Read Boehme, pp 778-783 Introduction to Unit XI: Australia, Oceania, & Antarctica Read Boehm, pp 784-789 Pictorial Lecture: Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica. Read Boehm, pp 796-801 Cont. Lecture: Physical Geography Read Boehm, pp 790-795 10 11 12 13 14 Lecture: Cultural Geography Complete Ch 32 Assessment, pp 806-807 Video: Australia Read Boehm, pp 809-813 Lecture: Economic Geography Read Boehm, pp 802-805 Current Event #9 DUE Read Boehm, pp 814-818 Problem Solving Activity Read Boehm, pp 819-823 17 Lab Write Up DUE Complete Ch 33 Assessment, pp 830-831 19 20 21 18 Proofreading/Revision of Research Project IV. Read Boehm, pp 832-836 Unit XI Map DUE Unit XI Map QUIZ Read Boehm, pp 842-845 Lab Experiment #9 Read Boehm, pp 824-829 Cont. peer editing exercise. Read Boehm, pp 837-841 Unit XI Vocab. DUE/ Vocab. QUIZ Compete Ch 34 Assessment, pp 846-847 24 25 26 27 28 Unit XI Review NO Assigned Reading! Study for Unit XI Exam. Prep for Project IV Presentations! Research Project IV DUE Unit XI EXAM Binder Check #10 31 Memorial Day! NO School!

World Geography – Assignment Sheet For Unit XI Name: _______________________________________ World Geography – Assignment Sheet For Unit XI Australia, Oceania, & Antarctica Final Grade for Unit VIII – _____________________

Have a Wonderful Summer ! ! ! World Geography - June 2010 We Made It!!! 1 2 3 4 CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2010! Project Presentations (Day 1) Project Presentations (Day 3) Project Presentations (Day 2) 7 8 9 10 11 Review Jeopardy: Unit IX Review Jeopardy: Unit X Review Jeopardy: Unit XI Review Jeopardy: Unit XII Review Jeopardy: Unit XIII 14 15 16 17 18 Final Exams! Early Dismissal! Final Exams! Early Dismissal! Final Exams! Early Dismissal! LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! 21 22 23 24 25 Have a Wonderful Summer ! ! ! 28 29 30 -------------See you next year!!!

World Geography – Eastern Hemisphere Instructor Contact Information: Mrs. Colleen Alves Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy (208) 676-1667 calves@cdacharter.org