August	September	October	November	December
Essential Questions	What is geography? What are the Five Themes!  How do the Five Themes of Geography explain our connection to our environment?  Class Procedures	What is Place?  What is the character of a place?   How many people live, work, or visit a place?	What is the location of a place?  Where is a place?  What is a places relative location?   How do people, goods, and ideas move between places?	How do people interact with the natural environment of a place?  How have we changed our natural environment?  How have people reacted to changes in their environment? To what degree have humans altered the landscape?	How are place similar to and different to other places?  What makes a region viable?  What are the different types of regions? How can a region be defined or cataloged?  What is the criteria for being a region?
Content (topics, unit titles)	Introduce Place, Location, Human-Environment Interaction, Regions and Movement, Looking at the world and its people	Physical Characteristics, Human Characteristics, How place are similar and how are they different, describe locations,	Absolute Location and Relative Location, latitude, longitude, hemispheres, Equator, Prime Meridian, Map Projections, Influences of Locations, Impact of movement	How people use their environment, what are the consequences of changes.  Intentional and accidental changes, Favorable and destructive changes, Human Interdependence	Formal Regions, Political Regions, Functional Regions, Physical Regions, Cultural Regions, Technology Changes
Skills (verbs)	Create a working definition of geography and understand the origin of the term.  Locate continents, oceans, and seas using a world map, as well as, latitude, longitude and elevation. Understand and describe the five themes of geography!	Observe natural features of place Identify how groups in  society view places differently, Analyze how.places change over time, give examples of how places can be damaged or destroyed over time,	Locate Places using absolute, Locate Places using  relative location, analyze  Physical and Human Characteristics, Evaluate how the impact that geography has on movement, analyze how place, cities, change functions to prosper economically,	Study Native Americans view of land ownership, Analyze the Human Impact on our Environment, Identify Patterns and Connections, Observe population profiles, Study land in its Natural vegetation and settings	Divide the world into many different types of regions, Define regions using several different types of criteria, Evaluate how regions overlap, Analyze physical and cultural regions,
Standards/Benchmarks aligned to content/skills	SS-1G-1A         SS-1G-1B   SS-1G-3D SS-1G-6A         SS-1G-3B	SS-1G-2A        SS-1G-3C    SS-1G-4C SS-1G-5C        SS-1G-1C	SS-1G-1D        SS-1G-6C    SS-1G-4A SS-1G-2B        SS-1G-3D    SS-1G-3E	SS-1G-6D           SS-1G-5A SS-1G-2C           SS-1G-4B	SS-1G-3A       SS-1G-4C     SS-1G-1D SS-1G-6A       SS-1G-5B     SS-1G-4D
Activities	5 Themes Projects, Computer Mapping, Class Graded In-Class Projects, Room Tour, Carbon Dating of Globes and Maps, New Countries!	Mapping Projects, Computer Mapping, Graded In-Class Projects, Worksheets, Videos, Podcast, National Geographic Interactive,	Mapping Projects, Computer Mapping, Graded In-Class Projects, Worksheets, Movement Mapping project, slideshow place project,	HEI Project, Land Altered Mapping Project, Google Earth Computer Mapping, Slideshow change over time,	Regions Worksheets, Create Regions project, new regions, mapping growing regions, Google Earth Mapping
Assessments	Five themes review test Chart using Five Themes Procedures Quiz	Map Completion, Places Test Worksheets, Physical Project Rubrics,	Projection Test, Attributes of Location Explorer Test, Movement Test, Google Earth Mapping Project	Land Use Test Environment Changes Project Position on the Earth’s Surface Worksheet	Regions Test, Create project to educate the public about geography, Regions Project, Room Tour
Resources	Textbook, Internet, Wall Maps and Charts, Computer Projected Maps and Themes	Textbook, Internet, Wall Maps and Charts, Computer Projected Maps and Themes,	Textbook, Internet, Wall Maps and Charts, Computer Projected Maps and Themes,	Internet, Wall Maps and Charts, Computer Projected Maps and Themes, Videos, Podcast, Journals!	Internet, Wall Maps and Charts, Computer Projected Maps and Themes, Videos, Weather Data, Class Readings and Projections
Incorporation in BOLD	CE          MCFG         TI GE          HOTS	CE          MCFG         TI GE          HOTS	CE          MCFG         TI GE          HOTS	CE          MCFG         TI GE          HOTS	CE          MCFG         TI GE          HOTS

	January	February	March	April	May
Essential Questions	What is the physical geography of the Pacific islands?  Why would geography make it difficult to explore this region? How do different landforms create a diverse landscape in Australia? What physical features make New Zealand unique?	How do Climates vary according to elevation, location and latitude? What are Microclimates and why do they exist?  What factors make deserts and extreme weather events.  How does the weather affect who is rich and who is poor? What is the impact of global warming and is it real?	What are some unique factors about the Middle East? What cycles impact the cost, availability, or use of oil in the United States? What are the most important aspects of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism? What accounts for violence in the Middle east and can it be stopped?	What obstacles are slowing Africa's attempts at industrialization? How have Africa's boundaries changed from colonial times to present day and why? Should the United States and the United Nations police disputes in Africa involving ethnic genocide?	How do the four regions of Europe differ from each other? How has the 15 new countries (after the break-up of the U.S.S.R.) changed the world? Is Russia a superpower or was the U.S.S.R. ever a superpower? Are the former republics of the U.S.S.R. changing for the bad or the good?
Content (topics, unit titles)	Use a variety of maps, charts, diagrams to depict geographic situations. Identify past and present trends in human migration and cultural interaction and their impact on physical and human systems. Identify the global impact of human changes in the physical environment. Analyze the explorers of different regions of the world.	Use  a variety of climate maps, data, and climate history to depict climate patterns.  Understand climate factors that combine to make each type of climate. Utilize climate trends and the human impact of climate to help predict the future.	Identify how cultural and technological characteristics can link or divide regions. Identify how social, cultural and economic factors contribute to the dynamic nature of regions Evaluate how the allocation of control of the Earth's surface affects interactions between people in different regions.  Womens Rights and Education.	Evaluate how cultural and technological characteristics can link or divide regions. Understands past and present trends in human migration and cultural interaction and their impact on physical and human systems. Evaluate the relationships between resources and the exploration of different regions.	Analyze how cultural and technological characteristics can link or divide regions. Identify how social, cultural and economic factors contribute to the dynamic nature of regions. Identify how the allocation of control of the Earth's surface affects interactions between people in different regions.
Skills (verbs)	Locate and label countries, territories of Australia, major cities, capitals, and bodies of water.  Familiarize themselves with the languages spoken in Australia while learning about the different features of the continent. Differentiate between New Zealand's two islands. Understand the role the Captain James Cook played in exploring the region.	Locate all the different types of climates and where they are found. Familiarize themselves with climate factors and why they are important. Demonstrate the ability to match up climate data with the climate of a place, city or etc.	Evaluate the role the religion plays in people’s lives in regards to nationalism.  Analyze the United States foreign policy in regards to this region.  Analyze the history of the Middle East and the connection between current disputes. Identify how natural resources have changed this region in the last century.	Analyze the borders of African countries to understand how Africa’s borders contribute to ethnic conflicts. Analyze South Africa and study the civil rights parallels between the United States and South Africa! Gauge the impact of AIDS on the population of sub-Saharan Africa.  Analyze climate changes on Mt. Kilimanjaro from Global Warming!	Analyze population issues in Europe. Analyze the benefits and "costs" of belonging to the European Union. Study  the ongoing ethnic conflicts in Europe. Evaluate the success of each republic in a post-Soviet system Students will understand the causes and results of the accident at Chernobyl in 1986.
Standards/Benchmarks aligned to content/skills	SS-2G-1C          SS-2G-4C SS-2G-2A          SS-2G-3A	SS-2G-2A           SS-2G-3C SS-2G-4C           SS-2G-3E	SS-2G-4A           SS-2G-6A SS-2G-6C           SS-2G-2B SS-2G-3C	SS-2G-6A          SS-2G-1 SS-2G-2C          SS-2G-4B	SS-2G-1B           SS-2G-6C        SS-2G-1E           SS-2G-3B
Activities	Mapping Projects, Computer Mapping, Graded In-Class Projects, Region Worksheets, Climate Worksheets, Applying 5 Themes to Oceania	Study Climate maps, Analyze Climate Factors, Evaluate World Weather Controls, Study Prevailing Winds and Pressure Systems, Snow Sites with NOAA Data	Den of Lions excerpts, Religion Maps and rites, the Hajj, the Isreali and Arab situation, PLO and what is a terrorist, Return to the Loins Den Video, Podcast!	Mapping Projects, Computer Mapping Graded In-Class Projects, Region Worksheets, Climate Worksheets, Applying 5 Themes to Africa	Mapping Projects, Computer Mapping Graded In-Class Projects, Region Worksheets, Climate Worksheets, Pod-cast, Video’s, National Geographic Interactive Sites!
Assessments	Unit Test, Mapping Project, Travel Warnings Brochure, Room Tour	Match-up Climate Data Test, Island Project with 7 Maps, Climate Test	Lebanon Test, Natural Resource Mapping, UNIFIL Test, Topography Project Rubrics, Presentations	On-line Test, Mapping Project, Africa-Trek Test, Rwanda Genocide Project and Rubrics	Map of region Slide-show of Russia (showing change) Natural Resource Project Population Trends  End of Year Hands Made Project!
Resources	Textbook, Captain Cook Reading, 5 Themes Book, Maps, Projections, Room Tour	Textbook, Climate, Maps, Microclimate Studies, Snow Mapping	Den of Lions, CNN, Maps, Podcast, Newspapers, Projections	Africa-Trek, Africa Online Project, Climate Change Web Sites, Hotel Rwanda, World Heritage,	Textbook, Web Sites, National Geographic Interactive Web, Weather Underground,
Incorporation: (circle)	CE          MCFG         TI GE          HOTS	CE          MCFG         TI GE          HOTS	CE          MCFG         TI GE          HOTS	CE          MCFG         TI GE          HOTS	CE          MCFG         TI GE          HOTS