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Course: 7th Grade World Geography 1st Nine Weeks Foundational Unit: Introduction to Physical Geography Estimated Time: 15 Days Instructional Guide GLE: 3.01 Understand the characteristics and uses of maps, globes, and other geographic tools and technologies 3.02 Know the location of places and geographic features, both physical and human, locally, regionally and globally. 3.03 Understand the characteristics and uses of spatial organization of Earth’s surface. 3.07 Understand how physical systems and the physical environment affect human systems. 6.03 Understand how a geographic view is a significant tool in interpreting the present and planning for the future. Prerequisite Skills: Acquiring Information: read to gain literal meaning; use chapter and section headings, and topic sentences to select main ideas; detect cause and effect relationships; use picture clues and picture captions to aid comprehension; read from a variety of sources; use maps, graphs, globes, media and technology sources. Communication: demonstrate beliefs through multimedia projects; recognize beliefs through simulation and role play. Problem Solving and Analysis of Data: identify relevant factual material; critically examine data from a variety of sources; note cause/effect relationship and draw inferences from a variety of data. Historical Awareness: prepare and analyze maps, charts, and graphs; incorporate the use of technological resources Essential Question: How do Earth’s physical systems make life on Earth possible? Unit Vocabulary: physical feature, landform, physical processes, topography, tributary, archipelago, basin, contour lines, elevation, fjord, isthmus, ocean current, permafrost, plate tectonics, steppe, climate, weather, arid, water cycle (hydrologic cycle), weathering, erosion Checks for Understanding Identify and define various physical features (landforms and bodies of water) on the earth’s surface. State Performance Indicators 7.3.spi.2. locate the Earth's major physical characteristics 7.3.spi.9. identify the location of Earth's major landforms and Assessments Identify the location of Earth's major physical characteristics such as continents, landforms, bodies of water, climate regions, vegetation, and natural resources. Instructional Resources Nystrom Atlas set Connections Create student maps illustrating geographic terminology (e.g. archipelago, atoll, bay, canyon, cape, continental divide, delta, estuary, fjord, headwaters, glacier, gulf, island, isthmus, lagoon, mesa, ocean currents, peninsula, plateau, reef, strait.) bodies of water Identify and examine the physical processes below and on the earth’s surface which impact change on earth’s landforms. 7.3.spi.11. recognize specific physical processes that operate on the Earth's surface (i.e., erosion, volcanoes, earthquakes, wind and water currents, plate tectonics, and weathering). Identify types of Earth's physical processes such as tectonic activity, changing landforms. Consider the effect of weathering and erosion, the hydrologic cycle and climate change. Analyze physical patterns and ecosystems found locally, regionally, and globally. Examine the consequences of a specific physical process operating on Earth's surface. Create a bar graph showing the various physical processes Diagram or reconstruct the movement of continents and tectonic plates USGS website: www.usgs.gov Natural Disasters: Exploring Plate Tectonics Lesson: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpe ditions/lessons/07/g68/noaadisaster.ht ml Language Arts/Science: Research past geographic phenomena and their impact on societies (e.g., volcanoes, earthquake, hurricanes, flooding, typhoons, etc.) Identify the factors that influence weather/climate (i.e. ocean currents, wind currents, geographic location, landforms, etc.) and define climate regions. Identify and describe the earth’s major vegetation regions and their relation to climate and geographic location. 7.3.spi.10 identify the characteristics that define a region geographically. Holt World Geography pp. 50-65 7.3.spi.13. recognize the definitions of modifications on the physical environment (i.e. global warming, deforestation, desert, urbanization). Geography’s Impact: World Geography Video Series (Ch. 3: Impact of Weather) 7.3.spi.10 identify the characteristics that define a region geographically. Geography’s Impact: World Geography Video Series (Ch. 2: Impact of Water on Earth) Science: Research local weather patterns and forecast the weather. National Weather Service Website: www.weather.gov PBS Video: Global Warming: The Signs and the Science (2005) Identify the location of Earth's major physical characteristics such as climate regions and vegetation. Identify the spatial distribution of major ecosystems such as tropical rainforest, desert and grassland. Holt World Geography, pp. 50-65 Science: Analyze ecosystems through the use of posters and illustrations.