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Welcome to the Wonderful World of Geography ScheduleNotes

This is, thus far, the only schedule that the author has provided input for its creation. A special thanks, therefore, goes to Brenda Runkle for not only creating the book, but for her knowledge and expertise in the creation of this schedule.

I’m breaking this into two parts. The first part, “World Physical Geography” is based solely on the book and Teacher’s Guide.

The second part, “Map work” consists of her suggestions for learning countries. Note that under Map work, the first day is for quizzing the student on their country knowledge thus far. The remaining time is to be used to build on their knowledge. Please not only learn the country’s name and location, but the spelling of it as well. Quizzes covering the map work will occur every Monday. However, if the continent is being tested on all its countries it will be counted as a test.

Good, free, outline maps can be found in a variety of places on the web. (Look under “blank outline map”.) Three sites that you may appreciate are: http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/testmaps/maps.htmhttp://www.craftmap-us.box-i.net/http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/

Mrs. Runkle suggests an Atlas, preferably the Nystrom Desk Atlas (ISBN 0-7825-0349-7), for use in this course. I just looked it up and you can pick up a new copy at their website for ~$18 (plus shipping/ handling / tax). (ETA: I picked up a copy – it’s worth it, and there are lots of little tidbits there, and each continent has an “issues-today” section for extra thought.)

Enrichment activities are included and left up to the instructor to determine how to apply them to your own course. (These will be designated by the exclamation bullet, and will be found in the “Notes” section.)

One item that is occasionally done is Map all the ____ in the world (deserts, mountains. . .). Maybe you’d like to do this on transparency paper and overlay them as they are done? Just a thought.

Good websites: (Oh, and by the way, I can’t guarantee the “stability” of websites. . .)

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html

umm, I guess I listed the rest in the notes of the schedule instead of here like I originally planned to. . .

Schedule © Core Foundations

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html

http://www.nystromnet.com/index.cfm?fa=Products.Product&CATEGORY_ID=3&CHILD_ID=387&PRODUCT_ID=1351

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/

http://www.craftmap-us.box-i.net/

http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/testmaps/maps.htm

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Geography Schedule

Week 1 – Schedule Date: Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

GeographyWorld Physical Geography

Les. 1, pgs. 2-6; Earth’s place in space. HOA – centrifugal force and eclipse.

Les. 2, pgs. 7 & 10; How many continents are there?

Pgs. 8-9; HOA – World Map. (Need to keep for next lesson.)

Map work QUIZ * Learn: Strait of Gibraltar, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Mediterranean Sea and Suez Canal

NotesHOA (Hands On Activity), pg. 3 – pencil, string, eraserHOA pg. 4 – lamp, baseball, basketballHOA pg. 8-9 – copy of page 9, scissors, pencil notebook paper

Students are expected to know the vocabulary, as well as answer the review questions.

* HA! Caught you off guard with a quiz on the first day of class, didn’t I? This is a “baseline” quiz. It’s to allow both student and instructor a chance to know where you are “coming from” (geographically speaking). Your teacher will supply you with a blank world map. Because this is a baseline quiz (and not graded), I want you to identify and label the following, from your memory. (As I’m writing the names here for you, please don’t misspell them!)

The 7 continents: North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, Antarctica.5 oceans: Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Antarctic Ocean. (Instructors can use the map here: http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/world_cont.pdf )

Week 2 – ScheduleDate: Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10


Les. 3, pgs. 11, 13-14; The relative puts you in your place!

Pgs. 11-12; HOA – Relative Location of Continents

Les. 4, pgs. 15-18; Where are the oceans?

Map work QUIZ

___ / 8

Learn: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Gulf of Aden

NotesHOA pg. 11-12 – Use parts from previous HOA lesson (pgs. 8-9).

These particular countries in Africa are undergoing terrible civil war. Go on the internet and look up the problems on the Sudan. What is the role of history in this problem? You may find this site interesting: http://www.lostboyschicago.com/.


http://www.lostboyschicago.com/

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/world_cont.pdf

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Geography ScheduleWeek 3 – Schedule

Date: Day 11 Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Day 15


Study for Chapter 1 test

TEST - Chapter 1; Our Planet Earth

____/ 100

Les. 5, pgs. 20-27; What you see is not always what you get! (Reading only)

Map work QUIZ

___ / 14

Learn: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania

NotesThese particular countries in Africa are undergoing terrible civil war. Go on the internet and look up the genocide that occurred in Uganda and Rwanda.



Pgs. 20-27; Discuss questions & vocabulary. Pg. 23 HOA – Great Circle Routes

Pgs. 28-29, CTA – Great Circle Routes

Les. 6, pgs. 30-32 and 36; How do you read a map?

Map work QUIZ

___ / 19

Learn: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Madagascar.

NotesHOA – globe, long piece of string, two push pins (or blu-tack), flat world map (non-Mercator projection)CTA (Critical Thinking Activity) – globe, chart in book.

Democratic Republic of the Congo was previously known as Zaire, and has just had “successful elections” in 2007 seen here: http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html



Pg. 32; HOA - Classroom Map

Pgs. 33-35; CTA – Walking Tour of DC

Les. 7, pgs. 37, 38, 42; When do two jacks equal one gill?

Map work QUIZ

___ / 25

Learn: Swaziland, Lesotho, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Angola.


http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html


HOA – paper, pencilCTA – Just your book, unless you live close. . . Then, it’s time for a field trip!



Pgs. 38-41; CTA – Conversion to Metric Measurements


TEST – Chapter 2; Maps and Their Uses

____ / 100Map work QUIZ

___ / 31

Learn: Congo Republic, Central African Republic, Chad, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon

Notes



Les. 8, pgs. 44-46; Defined by the lines, map grids. Pg. 45; HOA – Polar Map

Les. 9, pgs. 47-49; This Cancer is not a disease! Pg. 49; HOA – Parallels of Latitude

Les. 10, pgs. 50-54; ‘Round and ‘round we go

Map work QUIZ

___ / 37

Learn: Niger, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana

Notes



Pg. 51; HOA - Rotation and Revolution. Pg. 52; HOA – Understanding Artic Days and Nights, Understanding


TEST – Chapter 3; Latitude and Climate


Welcome to the Wonderful World of Geography ScheduleSeasons ____ / 100

Map work QUIZ

___ / 42

Learn: Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau

Notes



Les. 11, pgs. 56-58; If it is Sunday in Los Angeles, it must be Monday in Tokyo.

Les. 12, pgs. 59-61 & 63; Right day, Wrong Time. Stood up!

Pg. 61; CTA – What Time Is It? Pg. 62; HOA – Longitude

Map work QUIZ

___ / 48

Learn: Gambia, Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Western Sahara, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean

Notes



Les. 13, pgs. 64-65 & 67-68; Right day, right time, wrong hemisphere. Stood up again!

Pg. 66, CTA – Time and Day

Pg. 67; HOA – Now Let’s Fly to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Map work TEST - Africa

___ / 55

Learn: Iceland, Scotland, England, Wales, North Ireland and Ireland, Irish Sea, English Channel.

NotesWhat is the difference between North Ireland and Ireland? What do we call these islands? What exactly is the Kingdom of Great Britain?


GeographyWorld Study for TEST – Les. 14, pgs. 70-


Welcome to the Wonderful World of Geography SchedulePhysical Geography

Chapter 4 test Chapter 4; Prime Time Longitude

____ / 100

75; Do we know for sure? Pg. 73; HOA – Earth Layers, Mountain Roots

Map work QUIZ

___ / 8

Learn: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Norwegian Sea, North Sea, Baltic Sea.

NotesThe North Atlantic Drift brings warm water from the equator all the way to the western coasts of Norway, keeping the ports open year round. Russia has coveted Norway for this reason. Norway, Sweden and Finland make up what?



Les. 15, pgs. 76-80; Earth’s changing face

Les. 16, pgs. 81-86; The coming and going of continents

Les. 16 (cont.), pg. 87; Are you worth your salt?

Map work QUIZ

___ / 15

Learn: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Denmark

NotesCheck out Earth’s Active Volcanoes: http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/world.html

Plate tectonics: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/tecmech.html (article) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/ (activity)

Please note Kaliningrad Oblast (found between Lithuania and Poland). This is a geographically separated “city” belonging to Russia (its one good “winter-time” port).



Les. 17, pgs. 88-94; Earthquakes


TEST – Chapter 5; Journey to the Center of the Earth

____ / 100Map work QUIZ

___ / 21

Learn: Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Portugal, Monaco and Andorra


http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/tecmech.html

http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/world.html


Care to find out what happened due to the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake? What about identifying potential “danger zones” that could be caused by earthquakes or volcanoes?

Spain and Portugal lie on the Iberian Peninsula separated from France by the Pyrenees Mountains. The Basque people live in these mountains and are trying to gain their independence from Spain. What can you tell us about these people and their culture?



Les. 18, pgs. 96-102; From the mountains. . .

Les. 19, pgs. 103-105; Mountain formation. Pgs. 106-107, Yellowstone. *

Pg. 108, HOA – Topographic Map

Map work QUIZ

___ / 29

Learn: Italy (Sicily, Sardinia), (Corsica), Vatican City, Malta, San Marino

NotesLet’s map the major mountain regions of the world. You need a blank world map, and your atlas. Discuss mountains as barriers to migration as well as weather, location of natural resources, etc.What caused “the year without a summer”?

* Yellowstone National Park website – you can even see a live cam of Old Faithful. http://www.nps.gov/yell

Please note that Sicily and Sardinia are part of Italy; however they are big enough to warrant learning. Corsica is part of France



Les. 20, pgs. 110-115; Volcanoes (read till reaching heading, “Iceland”)

Les. 20, pgs. 115-122; Volcanoes, continued

Pgs. 120-121; HOA – Mapping Volcanoes

Map work QUIZ

___ / 36

Learn: Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria and Hungry.

Notes


http://www.nps.gov/yell

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Geography ScheduleFeel free to look up Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Fuji and other stratovolcanoes. Let’s throw in some fumaroles to look at as well (i.e. Black Growler steam vents in WY).

The Czech Republic and Slovakia make an interesting comparison between our industrial North and agricultural South here in the US (circa 1860s).




TEST – Chapter 6; Mountain Building

____ / 100

Les. 21, pgs. 124-127; Water world

Map work QUIZ

___ / 42

Learn: Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia.

NotesThese countries used to be part of Yugoslavia until the fall of the Soviet Union. Want to take a look at the dissolution of the former country and its ensuing civil war?



Les. 22, pgs. 128-134; Where’s the water

Les. 23, pgs. 135-139; Where the water is not, deserts of the world. Pg. 139; HOA – Water Cycle

Pgs. 140-141; Misuse of the Aral Sea

Map work QUIZ

___ / 48

Learn: Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, Aegean Sea

Notes


Welcome to the Wonderful World of Geography ScheduleYou need a blank world map. Draw in deserts of the world. http://www.livingdesert.org/deserts/world_deserts.asp Once you see the common denominators of deserts it is easy to understand why they are where they are.Discuss responsibility in disposing of hazardous waste.Did you know that in Albania women were forced to have children who were then put in orphanages and fed with IVs? Because the needles were used over and over there is an extremely high incidence of AIDS among this young population. The ruling dictator thought by increasing the population he would have a larger population to work and fight for him.

Silly Tidbit: While you always want more dessert (2 “s”s), you’d not be very keen on the desert (1 “s”).



Les. 24, pgs. 142-145; The easy way

Les. 25, pgs. 146-148; Water problems

Pg. 148; CTA – Nations’ Homelands

Map work QUIZ

___ / 54

Learn: Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, Black Sea

Notes






Map work TEST – Europe

___ / 59

Learn: Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea

NotesThere are 4 peninsulas in Europe can you name them, and which countries reside on them? There are all kinds of information about Russia’s problems with these former satellite countries, see if you can find some. And yes, you did cover Russia under Europe; Russia is in Europe and Asia.


GeographyWorld Pg. 149; HOA – Les. 26, pgs. Les. 27, pgs.


http://www.livingdesert.org/deserts/world_deserts.asp

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Geography SchedulePhysical Geography

Water Usage 151-157; Waterways of North America

158-161; Rivers of Central and South America

Map work QUIZ

___ / 5

Learn: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan

NotesIdentify major rivers, their headwaters and mouths (NA). Discuss increasing population in areas where there is very little water such as Phoenix and Las Vega. What will happen if there is no water for these people? Who will have to do without in order to meet their needs?Mini-Report: the Panama Canal



Les. 28, pgs. 162-166; Rivers of Africa and Asia

Pg. 167; CTA – Asian Rivers, Part 1


Map work QUIZ

___ / 10

Learn: Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, (Sinai Peninsula)

NotesDo some research into the Three Gorges Dam (China), discuss the pros and cons of such an endeavor.

The Sinai Peninsula (not a country) actually “belongs” to Egypt; however is part of the Asian continent. It has a rather interesting history, if you’d care to take a peek.

Take a look at the Balfour Declaration which created Israel. This area is not historically, nor in present day, deficient in news!




Les. 29, pgs. 168-172; Rivers of Europe

Les. 30, pg. 173; Rivers of Australia

Map work QUIZ

___ / 17

Learn: Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman

NotesIf you want to go into the current “wars”, this would be a good time to start. . .


Welcome to the Wonderful World of Geography Schedule



Les. 31, pgs. 174-176; Economics of Steel Production. Pg. 175; HOA – Why Is Steel so Expensive?

Les. 32, pgs. 177-184; River uses in Tennessee

Les. 33, pgs. 185-191; Rivers within the Oceans

Map work QUIZ

___ / 26

Learn: Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Persian Gulf

NotesLesson 32. This is a fascinating lesson bringing in American history and how we use and misuse land. The Tennessee Valley Authority has dramatically changed the way the government deals with utility companies.



Pg. 192; Evapotranspiration

Les. 34, pgs. 193-200; Rivers of Ice


Map work QUIZ

___ / 31

Learn: India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean

Notes



TEST – Chapter 7; The Hydrosphere

____ / 100

Les. 35, pgs. 202-209; The air up there

Les. 36, pgs. 210-212; Weather Patterns. Pg. 210; HOA – Coriolis Effect

Map work QUIZ Learn: Andaman Sea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea


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Notes



Les. 37, pgs. 213-215; Full of hot air

Les. 38, pgs. 216-221; Elevation and climate and changes. Pg. 38; HOA – Metric to Standard Conversions

Les. 39, pgs. 222-228; Layers of the atmosphere

Map work QUIZ

___ / 47

Learn: Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, China, South China Sea, Philippine Sea

Notes




TEST – Chapter 8; The Atmosphere

____ / 100

Les. 40, pgs. 230-234; Soil is more than dirt

Map work QUIZ

___ / 54

Learn: China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, East China Sea

NotesDid you know that it is entirely possible to have another Dust Bowl and many geographers thing one is in the making.

China is claiming Tibet. I bet you are just itching to do a mini-report on that! Or how about a discussion on the differences between North and South Korea? Are they making progress towards peace?


Geography


Welcome to the Wonderful World of Geography ScheduleWorld Physical Geography

Les. 41, pgs. 235-239; Climate

Les. 42, pgs. 240-243; The role of erosion

Pgs. 244-245; HOA - Absolute Location

Map work TEST – Asia

___ / 62

Learn: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Caribbean Sea, Pacific Ocean

NotesThere are two continents that are not going to be tested in this manner (the way we’ve been studying them). Can you name / locate them? We covered 5 peninsulas in Asia, can you name / locate them?



Les. 43, pgs. 246-252; Plant biomes

Pgs. 253; Juan Valdez wasn’t the first. Pgs. 254-255; CTA – World Crops

Les. 44, pgs. 256-259; Where in the world is Jack’s beanstalk?

Map work QUIZ

___ / 8

Learn: Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana

Notes




TEST – Chapter 9; The Biosphere

____ / 100Map work TEST – South

America

___ / 15

Learn: (Greenland), Canada, United States, Arctic Ocean, Baffin Bay, Hudson Bay, Greenland Sea, Labrador Sea.

NotesOkay, the book is done but let’s finish our world studies. Greenland actually “belongs” to Denmark. Go ahead, ask me why it isn’t a continent like Australia? . . .and since you can’t hear my answer you may as well look it up.


Welcome to the Wonderful World of Geography ScheduleWeek 31 – Schedule

Date: Day 151 Day 152 Day 153 Day 154 Day 155

GeographyMap work QUIZ

___ / 8

Learn: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Gulf of Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama

Notes


GeographyMap work QUIZ

___ / 17

Learn: Cuba, Bahamas, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico. . .

Notes


GeographyMap work TEST – North

America

___ / 23

It is important to note at this point that you have NOT learned all the countries in the world. There are a number of island nations that were skipped (Pacific Ocean / Caribbean Sea, other locales). Feel free to discover them on your own.

NotesWant an extra project to finish your year? (Okay, maybe I’m talking to the “meanie teacher” here.) Do research on “territories / protectorates”. (Puerto Rico and Guam come to mind.) http://www.doi.gov/oia/

Congratulations! You’re done!


http://www.doi.gov/oia/

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