Geography Unit Organizer: Unit 1 The Geographer’s World The Big Picture: Unit 1 examines the foundations of world geography and its reaches into other disciplines. The skills and foundation principles learned in the first unit, will be used throughout the course. Content areas include the Six Essential Elements, Weather & Climate, Landforms & Natural Resources, Human Geography (population, political geography, economic geography, regions, and religions), and Human Systems. Current Unit: The Previous Unit: None Next Unit: North Africa/Southwest Asia Geographers World Homework Unit Pacing: Key Terms and Phrases: (Chapter 1 only) (Complete Skill Builder on Back) 8/8 Seating Charts & Procedures See attached calendar – 8/9 6 Essential Elements of Geography – 8/12 Pretest – 8/13 Complete the 6 Essential Elements – 8/14 Latitude & Longitude – (Formal/Functional) 8/15 Latitude & Longitude – Regions 8/16 Deciphering Maps/Skills & Latitude/Longitude Quiz 8/19 Landforms and Climate – Longitude 8/20 Population (Geography Alive!) Meridian 8/21- Population Continued Parallel 8/22 Population Dilemmas (Population – Map projections Paradox) Literacy Atlas 8/23 Population Quiz / Culture (Traits) – Great-circle route 8/26 Religion (Judaism, Christianity, & Compass Rose – Islam) Legend 8/27 Religion Continued – Contiguous 8/28 Religion (Hinduism & Buddhism) Topography – 8/29 - Religion Continued Climate Graphs Population Pyramids 8/30 Religion’s Role in Global – Relationships & Conflicts (Literacy) 9/2 Language –
Geography Unit Organizer: Unit 1 The Geographer’s World The Big Picture: Unit 1 examines the foundations of world geography and its reaches into other disciplines. The skills and foundation principles learned in the first unit, will be used throughout the course. Content areas include the Six Essential Elements, Weather & Climate, Landforms & Natural Resources, Human Geography (population, political geography, economic geography, regions, and religions), and Human Systems. Previous Unit: None Current Unit: The Geographers World Next Unit: North Africa/Southwest Asia Unit Pacing: Homework (Complete Skill Builder on Back) Key Terms and Phrases: (Chapter 1 only) 8/8 – Seating Charts & Procedures 8/9 – 6 Essential Elements of Geography 8/12 – Pretest 8/13 – Complete the 6 Essential Elements 8/14 – Latitude & Longitude 8/15 – Latitude & Longitude 8/16 Deciphering Maps/Skills & Latitude/Longitude Quiz 8/19 – Landforms and Climate 8/20 Population (Geography Alive!) 8/21- Population Continued 8/22 – Population Dilemmas (Population Paradox) Literacy 8/23 – Population Quiz / Culture (Traits) 8/26 – Religion (Judaism, Christianity, & Islam) 8/27 – Religion Continued 8/28 – Religion (Hinduism & Buddhism) 8/29 - Religion Continued 8/30 – Religion’s Role in Global Relationships & Conflicts (Literacy) 9/2 – Language See attached calendar (Formal/Functional) Regions Longitude Meridian Parallel Map projections Atlas Great-circle route Compass Rose Legend Contiguous Topography Climate Graphs Population Pyramids