Fourth Nine Weeks Lesson Plans:
March 12-16
Wld. Geo. Periods: 1st,2nd,&5th
Chap.17 Russia,Ukraine,and Belarus
Objectives: 1)Identify the landforms and rivers in Russia,Ukraine,& Belarus;2)
Explain the factors that influence the region's climates& vegetation; 3)
Describe the region's natural resources; 4)Identify some major events in the
growth of the Russian Empire; 5)Analyze how the Soviet Union developed
Monday: warmup- p.372-pol.map ques.; Ch.17.1 voc.terms;graphic organizer on
landforms&rivers; use map on p.381 to locate sources& mouths of rivers
Tuesday:warmup-p.374- Climate map ques.; notes on climates&vegetation; sketch
map on landforms&bodies of water; H.W. Chap.17.1w.s.
Wednesday: warmup-ques. on board; Chap.17.2 voc.terms; identify early Russian
groups; notes on Russian Empire; H.W. essay on Russian Revolution
Thursday:warmup-ques.on board; create timeline on Russia; reading check
ques.on p.369; Chap.17.2 w.s.
Friday;warmup-Chap.17.3 voc.; graphic organizer on Economic Development; dvd
on Impact of Pollution
March 19-23
Wld. Geo. Periods: 1st,2nd,&5th
Chap.19- Persian Gulf and Interior
Objectives:1)Identify the landforms&rivers of Southwest Asia; 2)Explain what
effect the region's geography has on its climates; 3)Identify the important
resources; 4)Describe the history of the region
Monday:ques.on board; work on Chap.17. study guide; H.W. study for test on
ch.17
Tuesday: Chap.17 test; p.424- pol.map on S.W.Asia
Wednesday: warmup-chap.19.1voc.terms; notes on ch.19.1; sketch map on
S.W.Asia; H.W. chart on landforms
Thursday:warmup-p.426,climate map ques.; complete graphic organizer on
factors affecting climate; locate major resources in the region; H.W.
complete ch.19.1 w.s.
Friday:warmup- chap.19.2 voc.; create timeline on peoples&empires of
S.W.Asia; map on countries&capitals
March26-30
Wld. Geo. Periods:1st,2nd,&5th
Chap.19-20
Objectives:1)Identify the major economic activities of the region;2)Explain
some issues/challenges in the region;3)Describe the landforms&rivers in the
eastern Mediterranean region;4)Identify the region's climates,biomes,and
natural resources;5)Trace the early groups that influenced the eastern
Mediterranean region
Monday:warmup- reading check ques.on p.440; ch.19.3 voc.terms; graphic
organizer on economic development; interpret graph on p.443; H.W.chap.19.3
w.s.
Tuesday:warmup- social studies skills on p.447; Review for Chap.19 test;
H.W.study for Ch.19 test
Wednesday: Chap.19 test; Ch.20.1 voc.terms; map activity on Eastern
Mediterranean
Thursday:warmup-reading check ques.on p.450; graphic organizer on Ch.20.1;
case study on Palestine(453-454); H.W. ques.1-3 on p.450
Friday:warmup-chap.20.2 voc.; graphic organizer on early empires&peoples in
the eastern Mediterranean; Unit 6 atlas activity; H.W. complete map activity
April 16-20
Wld.Geo. Periods: 1st,2nd,and 5th
Unit7,Chap.21 North Africa
Objectives:1)Identify the landforms in North Africa; 2)Analyze the factors
that influence the region's climate; 3)Describe the region's natural
resources; 4)Identify the peoples who settled&ruled this region; 5) Describe
the cultural features of North Africa
Monday: warmup-Chap.21.1 voc.; sketch map of North Africa; notes on landforms;
H.W.p.472 pol.map ques.
Tuesday:warmup-ques. on board; graphic organizer on climates; notes on
natural resources; Ch.21.1 w.s.; H.W. study for map test on Unit 6
Wednesday: Unit 6 map test; chap.21.2 voc.; classify early groups
Thursday: warmup-ques.on board; graphic organizer on cultures; Ch.21.2 w.s.
Friday:warmup-interpret visual on p.490; dvd on Egypt's pyramids; map
activity on N.Africa
April 23-27
Wld. Geo. Periods: 1st,2nd,&5th
Chap.22-23
Objectives: 1)Identify West&Central Africa's landforms and rivers; 2)Describe
the climates; 3)Identify the major challenges the countries face; 4)Analyze
the economic development
Monday: review for Chap.21 test; H.W. study for chap.21 test
Tuesday: Chap.21 test; Chap.22 voc.
Wednesday:warmup- ques. on board; grahic organizer on landforms&rivers;
worksheet on chap.22.1; H.W. work on poster project
Thursday:warmup- map ques.on p.505; timeline on history of West&Central
Africa; geog. for life on p.508; H.W.posters due on Friday
Friday:warmup- ques. on board; graphic organizer on economic development;
social studies skills on p.515
May 7-11
Wld. Geo. Periods:1st,2nd,&5th
Chap.24 Southern Africa
Objectives;1)Identify the major landforms&rivers of southern Africa;2)
Describe the climates&natural resources of the region;3)Trace the history of
the region;4)Describe the cultural features of the region;5)Identify the main
economies of southern Africa;6) Explain the challenges facing the region
Monday: Chap.23 test; Define Ch.24 voc. terms
Tuesday:warmup- ques. on board; sketch map on southern Africa; notes on
chap.24.1; H.W.worksheet on ch.24.1
Wednesday:warmup-reading check ques.on p.537;graphic organizer on early
history of southern Africa; video on Impact of Apartheid; H.W. ques.on
chap.24.2
Thursday;warmup- ques. on board; graphic organizer on economic activitirs;
interpret chart on p.543; map exer.on p.549
Friday;warmup-reading check ques.on p.544; notes on Chap.24.3; case study on
Geography of Diseases
