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Month
August
Main Concept
(General terms)
Exploration of
“Geography”
Geographic
Approach
September Data Charts
Pie Charts
Bar Charts
Line Charts
Climograph
Population
Pyramid
Maps
Choropleth
Dot
Cartogram
Political
Physical
Topographic
Road
October
Physical Geography
Climate v. Weather
Landforms
Delta
Peninsula
Standards/Objec
tives
Assessments
“Where in
the World” –
Data
Collection
Standard 1,
Objective 1
Data Content
Quiz
Map Content
Quiz
“Where in
the World”
Data and Map
Standard 1,
Objective 1
&3
Standard 2,
Objective
1, 2, 3
Standard 3,
Objective
1, 2
Physical
Geography
Content Quiz
Landform
Mapping Quiz
Human
1
Vocabulary
Resources
Absolute
Location
Relative Location
Hemisphere
Equator
Latitude
Longitude
Cartogram
Map Projection
Cylindrical
Projection
Mercator
GIS
Holt
McDougal
“Geography”
Chapter 1
Solstice
Equinox
Weather
Climate
Greenhouse
Effect
Holt
McDougal
“Geography”
Chapter 2 - 4
Holt
McDougal
“Geography”
Chapter 1
End of 1
Term
st
Strait
Island
Mountain
Lake
Bay
Plain
Plateau
Geography
Content Quiz
Standard 4,
Objective 1
Orographic Effect
(Rain Shadow)
Tributary
Tornado Alley
Tundra
Permafrost
River & Tributaries
Latitude & Longitude
Time Zones
Human Geography
Major Religions
o Christianity
(Protestant and
Catholic)
o Judaism
o Islam
o Sikh
o Hinduism
o Buddhism
o Confucianism
o Indigenous
Religions
Culture
Acculturation
Diversity
Diffusion
Innovation
Push-Pull Factors
Population
Density
State
Nation
Urban
Rural
Economy
GDP
Infrastructure
Overpopulation
Ethnicity
Economics
Demographics
2
Month
Main Concept
November
United States and
Canada
Physical Geography
Major Landforms
Climate Zones
Tornado Alley
Major Regions
Natural
Resources
Human Geography
Megalopolis
Population
Distribution
Region
Characteristics
Separatism in
Quebec
Constitutional
Monarchy
NAFTA
Latin America
Physical Geography
Major Landforms
Climate Zones
Natural Hazards
(Earthquakes)
Natural
Resources
Human Geography
Regions
December
Standards &
Objectives
Standard 2,
Objective 1,
2, 3
Standard 3,
Objective 2
Standard 4,
Objective 1,
2
Standard 5,
Objective 2
Standard 6,
Objective 1,
2
Assessments
United States
Physical
Geography
Content
Quiz
United States
Human
Geography
Content
Quiz
United States
Political
Mapping
Quiz
United States
Physical
Mapping
Quiz
Megalopolis
Renewable
Resource
Globalization
Export
Import
First Nations
Coalition
Terrorism
NAFTA
Holt
McDougal
“Geography”
Chapter 5-8
Standard 2,
Objective 1,
23,
Standard 3,
Objective 2
Standard 4,
Objective 1,
2
Standard 5,
Objective 2
Latin
America
Physical
Geography
Content
Quiz
Latin
America
Human
Geography
West Indies
Mulatto
Ecotourism
Maquiladora
Cerrado
Pampas
Llanos
Rain Forest
Deforestation
Holt
McDougal
“Geography”
Chapter 9 11
3
Vocabulary
Resources
Population
Distribution
Ecotourism
Panama Canal
Human
Characteristics
Maquiladora
January
End of 2nd
Term
Europe
Physical Geography
Major Landforms
Climate Zones
North Atlantic
Drift
Natural
Resources
Human Geography
Regions
Population
Distribution
Microstates
Human
Characteristics
European Union
Content
Quiz
Latin
America
Political
Mapping
Quiz
Latin
America
Physical
Mapping
Quiz
Europe
Content
Physical
Geography
Quiz
Europe
Content
Human
Geography
Quiz
Europe
Political
Mapping
Quiz
Europe
Physical
Mapping
Quiz
Standard 6,
Objective 1,
2
Standard 2,
Objective 1,
2, 3
Standard 3,
Objective 2
Standard 4,
Objective 1,
2
Standard 5,
Objective 2
Standard 6,
Objective 1,
2
4
Slash-and-burn
Informal
economy
Biodiversity
Fjord
North Atlantic
Drift
Polder
Dike
City-State
Anti-Semitism
Market Economy
Satellite nation
Ozone
Holt
McDougal
“Geography”
Chapter 1214
Month
Main Concept
February
Russia and the
Republics
Physical Geography
Major Landforms
Climate Zones
Land Size
Natural Resources
Human Geography
Regions
Population
Distribution
Communism v.
Capitalism
Human
Characteristics
Cold War
March
Africa
Physical Geography
Major Landforms
Climate Zones
Savanna
Desertification
Natural Resources
Human Geography
Regions
Population
Distribution
End of 3rd
Term
Standards &
Objectives
Standard 2,
Objective 1,
2, 3
Standard 3,
Objective 2
Standard 4,
Objective 1,
2, & 3
Standard 5,
Objective 2
Standard 6,
Objective 1,
2
Assessments
Russia
Physical
Geography
Content
Quiz
Russia
Human
Geography
Content
Quiz
Russia
Political
Mapping
Quiz
Russia
Physical
Mapping
Quiz
Eurasia
Taiga
Trans-Siberian
Railroad
Cold war
Command
Economy
Communism
Capitalism
Nomad
Caucusus
Privatization
Distance Decay
Holt
McDougal
“Geography”
Chapter 1517
Standard 2,
Objective 1,
2, 3
Standard 3,
Objective 2
Standard 4,
Objective 1,
2
Standard 5,
Objective 1,
2
Africa
Content
Physical
Geography
Quiz
Africa
Content
Human
Geography
Quiz
Africa
Rift Valley
Escarpment
Aquifer
Oasis
Desertification
Cash Crop
Pandemic
Islam
Stateless society
Apartheid
Holt
McDougal
“Geography”
Chapter 1820
5
Vocabulary
Resources
Tribalism
Human
Characteristics
Disease and
Pandemic
Results of
Colonization
(Aparthied)
Month
March
Main Concept
Middle East
(Southwest Asia)
Physical Geography
Major Landforms
Climate Zones
Regions
Natural
Resources
Human Geography
Population
Distribution
Human
Characteristics
Religion Conflicts
Stateless
Countries
Political
Mapping
Quiz
Africa
Physical
Mapping
Quiz
Standard 6,
Objective 1,
2
Standards &
Objectives
Standard 2,
Objective 1,
23
Standard 3,
Objective 2
Standard 4,
Objective 1,
2
Standard 5,
Objective 2
Standard 6,
Objective 1,
2
Assessments
Middle East
Content
Physical
Geography
Quiz
Middle East
Content
Human
Geography
Quiz
Middle East
Political
Mapping
Quiz
Middle East
Physical
Mapping
Quiz
6
Commodity
Nile Delta
Colonialism
Landlocked
Serengeti
Vocabulary
Wadi
Fossil Water
Desalinization
Mecca
Mosque
Theocratic
OPEC
Mesopotamia
Taliban
Stateless Nation
Sunni
Shi’ite
Jerusalem
Theocracy
Fertile Crescent
Resources
Holt
McDougal
“Geography”
Chapter 2123
April
Asia
Physical Geography
Major Landforms
Climate Zones
Natural
Resources
Monsoons
Human Geography
Regions
Population
Distribution
Population
Growth and
Pressure
Human
Characteristics
Polytheistic
Religions and
World
Philosophies
Standard 2,
Objective 1,
2, 3
Standard 3,
Objective 2
Standard 4,
Objective 1,
2
Standard 5,
Objective 2
Standard 6,
Objective 1,
2
Asia Content
Physical
Geography
Quiz
Asia Content
Human
Geography
Quiz
Asia Political
Mapping
Quiz
Asia Physical
Mapping
Quiz
India Plate
Eurasia Plate
Ganges River
Subcontinent
Alluvial Plain
Archipelago
Atoll
Monsoon
Cyclone
Hinduism
Ganges River
Estuary
Caste System
Hinduism
Ramadan
Constitutional
Monarchy
Sherpa
Typhoon
Dynasty
Ring of Fire
Holt
McDougal
“Geography”
Chapter 2429
May/June
Australia and Oceania
Physical Geography
Major Landforms
Climate Zones
Great Barrier
Reef
Natural
Resources
Human Geography
Regions
Standard 2,
Objective 1,
23
Standard 3,
Objective 2
Standard 4,
Objective 1,
2
Standard 5,
Objective 2
Oceania
Content
Physical
Geography
Quiz
Oceania
Content
Human
Geography
Quiz
Khmer Empire
Micronesia
Polynesia
Melanesia
Penal Colony
Aboriginal People
Maori
Outback
Antarctic Treaty
Holt
McDougal
“Geography”
Chapter 3032
End of 4th
Term
7
Population
Distribution
Human
Characteristics
Standard 6,
Objective 1,
2
Oceania
Political
Mapping
Quiz
Oceania
Physical
Mapping
Quiz
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