Curriculum Map Course Title: World Geography Quarter: 2 Academic Year: 2011-2012 Essential Questions for this Quarter: What do the multiple cultures in America have in common? How does the common strand of Latin America relate to the region’s past? Distinguish how the size of Western Europe determines population density. What are some of the main economic activities of Western Europe? Unit/Time Frame Standards Content Skills Assessment Resources Unit 3: Latin America (4.5 Chapter 9: Regional Atlas Introduction to – Latin America 9.1 Historical Content Standards Influence of Describe Worksheet Chapter 9 Overview Content Standards European cultures significant events Map Activity Worksheet 9.2 Physical Independence in and developments Chapter Quiz Chapter 9 Quiz Characteristics the 1700’s and 1800’s. in the history of Map Test Chapter 9 Power 9.3 Climates Physical constraints Latin America Individual Project Point 9.4 Ecosystems to living in America Identify the Unit 3 Atlas 9.5 People and Diversity of physical Activity Culture ecosystems characteristics of Unit 3 Map Test 9.6 Economics, Diversity of the Latin America. Computer Technology, and population and mixed Compare Environment ethnic heritiage climate regions in 9.7 Database Comparing Latin America economies of wealthy Describe and poor countries in the characteristics of region major ecosystems in Latin America
Curriculum Map Course Title: World Geography Quarter: 2 Academic Year: 2011-2012 Essential Questions for this Quarter: What do the multiple cultures in America have in common? How does the common strand of Latin America relate to the region’s past? Distinguish how the size of Western Europe determines population density. What are some of the main economic activities of Western Europe? Unit/Time Frame Unit 3: Latin America (4.5 Chapter 9: Regional Atlas – Introduction to Latin America 9.1 Historical Overview 9.2 Physical Characteristics 9.3 Climates 9.4 Ecosystems 9.5 People and Culture 9.6 Economics, Technology, and Environment 9.7 Database Standards Content Standards Content Standards Content Influence of European cultures Independence in the 1700’s and 1800’s. Physical constraints to living in America Diversity of ecosystems Diversity of the population and mixed ethnic heritiage Comparing economies of wealthy and poor countries in the region Skills Describe significant events and developments in the history of Latin America Identify the physical characteristics of Latin America. Compare climate regions in Latin America Describe characteristics of major ecosystems in Latin America Assessment Worksheet Map Activity Chapter Quiz Map Test Individual Project Resources Chapter 9 Worksheet Chapter 9 Quiz Chapter 9 Power Point Unit 3 Atlas Activity Unit 3 Map Test Computer
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