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World Geography Pacing Guide 2011-2012 1st Marking Period: CBA on 9/28 or 9/29 2 weeks August 22-September 2 UNIT 1: Introduction Skills Skills handbook Types of maps Map skills Globes to maps Projections TODALSIGS Social Studies Skills OPTIC SOAPStone SQ3R Cornell Notes Map bias Vocabulary Landforms Water bodies Basic geography Why geography matters Essential physical features – (Sahara, Himalayas, etc.) Activities: World Geography Primer Explorer story (mapping activity) Projection heads Higher level thinking activity – World Grid Hurricane maps Grapefruit peel to map Xpeditions from National Geographic - map projections Map projection kit Bermuda Triangle Activity – NGS Geography Bingo – land water forms World physical map essentials – Map#2 How to Make an A on maps –TODALSIGS Cookie maps Physiographic map (Europe is the example) Xpeditions NGS formal, functional, and perceptual regions Map bias PPT Point of View Activity – Football game Time Zones TEKS: 9A – regions 9B – formal, functional, perceptual 21C – create interpret maps 22A – design draw graphics 22C – geography vocabulary 22D – spelling, etc. 3 ? weeks September 6 – September 27 UNIT 2: Physical Geography Climate Parts of a river External – Internal forces of change Plate tectonics Sphere – hydro, litho, atom, and bio Water cycle Seasons, etc. Earth – Sun Relationship Global grid Climate factors Climate regions Climographs Ecosystems / biomes Natural hazards Climate change Biomes Activities: Apple Earth Earth Essentials Orographic effect diagram Climate detective Can you pass the climate test? Earth – Sun relationship worksheet Forces of change graphic organizer Plate tectonic diagrams Water cycle – USGS – US Geological Survey LACEMOPS Climate map Global grid Climate chart NGS Climographs deductive reasoning (TC Toolkit pg 164-172) Gang of 14 BBC’s Planet Earth Natural Hazard museum activity (add el Ni?o) Parts of a river I am Climate Biomes TEKS: 3A – weather climate 3B – phys