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9 Grade World Geography- Pilot 2007-2008
World Geography (Grade 9)
TEKS/LINKS Student Objectives
1st Six Weeks
(The student will…)
World Geography Foundational Themes
The following themes are taught for foundational concepts & will be applied to specific regions throughout the year.
No. of
Days
6
weeks
5 Geographic Themes
GL- identify and explain the five themes of geography.
G8A- explain the interrelationships among physical and human processes that shape the geographic
characteristics of places such as connections among economic development, urbanization, population
growth, and environmental change. (foundational knowledge)
G9A identify physical or human factors that constitute a region such as soils, climate, vegetation, language,
trade network, river systems, and religion.
1-2
days
1-2
days
G9B- identify the differences among formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
Mapping
G21C- construct and interpret maps to answer geographic questions, infer geographic relationships,
and analyze geographic change.
1-2
days
G21E- use a series of maps, including a computer-based geographic information system, to obtain and
analyze data needed to solve geographic and locational problems.
G22A- design and draw appropriate maps and other graphics such as sketch maps to present geographic
information including geographic features, geographic distributions, and geographic relationships.
Landforms/Resources
G3B- describe physical environment of regions and the physical processes that affect these regions such as
tectonic forces, wave action, and soil-building processes.
1-2
days
G12B- analyze how the creation and distribution of resources affect the location and patterns of movement
of products, capital, and people. (terminology)
1-2
days
Weather and Climate
G3A- attribute occurrences of weather phenomena and climate to annual changes in Earth-Sun
relationships.
1-2
days
G3B- describe physical environment of regions and the physical processes that affect these regions such as
weather, freezing and thawing, and gravity.
G8C- describe the impact of and analyze the reaction of the environment to abnormal and/or hazardous
environmental conditions at different scales such as El Niño, floods, droughts, and hurricanes.
G4A- explain the distribution of different types of climate in terms of patterns of temperature, wind, and
precipitation and the factors that influence climate regions such as elevation, latitude, location near warm
and cold ocean currents, position on a continent, and mountain barriers.
G4C- explain the distribution of plants and animals in different regions of the world using the relationships
among climate, vegetation, soil, and geology.
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Human Geography
Human Systems
G1A- analyze the effects of physical and human geographic patterns and processes on events in the
past and describe their effects on present conditions, including significant physical features and
environmental conditions that influenced migration patterns in the past and shaped the distribution
of culture groups today.
3-4
days
G2A- describe the human and physical characteristics of the same place at different periods of history.
Population
G6A- locate settlements and observe patterns in the size and distribution of cities using maps,
graphics, and other information.
3-4
days
G6B- explain the processes that have caused cities to grow such as location along transportation routes,
availability of resources that have attracted settlers and economic activities, and continued access to other
cities and resources.
G7A- construct and analyze population pyramids and use other data, graphics, and maps to describe the
population characteristics of different societies and to predict future growth trends.
2-3
days
G7B- explain the political, economic, social, and environmental factors that contribute to human migration
such as how national and international migrations are shaped by push-and-pull factors and how physical
geography affects the routes, flows, and destinations of migration.
3-4
days
G7C- describe trends in the past world population growth and distribution.
2-3
days
G7D- develop and defend hypotheses on likely population patterns for the future.
Culture
G18D- evaluate case studies of the spread of cultural traits to find examples of cultural convergence and
divergence.
2-3
days
G17A- describe and compare patterns of culture such as language, religion, land use, systems of education,
and customs that make specific regions of the world distinctive.
2nd Six Weeks
(The student will…)
World Geography Foundational Themes, continued
The following themes are taught for foundational concepts & will be applied to specific regions throughout the year.
No. of
Days
3
weeks
Government/Economics
Government
G13A- prepare maps that illustrate a variety of political entities such as city maps showing precincts, country
maps showing states, or continental maps showing countries.
G14A analyze current events to infer the physical and human processes that lead to the formation of
boundaries and other political divisions.
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Economics
G10A- describe the characteristics of traditional, command, and market economies.
G10C- compare the ways people satisfy their basic needs through the production of goods and
services.
2-3
days
G11A- map the locations of different types of economic activities.
G11B- identify factors affecting the location of different types of economic activities.
Technology/Science
Industrial Development
G19A- evaluate the significance of major technological innovations, including fire, steam power,
diesel machinery, and electricity that have been used to modify the physical environment.
2-3
days
G20A- describe the impact of new technologies, new markets, and revised perceptions of resources.
Agricultural Development
G20B- analyze the role of technology in agriculture and other primary economic activities and identify the
environmental consequences of the changes that have taken place.
2-3
days
*** The remainder of the year is dedicated to the different regions of the world.
On the following pages are listed the regions in order of study. The 2nd six weeks
will pick up with United States/Canada/Mexico. ***
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The following on-going TEKS are taught in each region listed for the remainder of the year.
• United States/Canada/Mexico
• Central/South America/Caribbean
• Europe
• Southwest Asia/North Africa
• Africa South of the Sahara
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia/East Asia
• Russia/Central Asia
• Australia/Pacific Islands
History of a Region
G1A- analyze the effects of physical and human geographic patterns and processes on events in the past and
describe their effects on present conditions, including significant physical features and environmental
conditions that influenced migration patterns in the past and shaped the distribution of culture groups today.
G1B- trace the spatial diffusion of a phenomenon & describe its effects on regions of contact such as the
spread of bubonic plague, the diffusion & exchange of foods between the New & Old Worlds, or the diffusion
of American slang.
G2A- describe the human and physical characteristics of the same place at different periods of history.
G2B- assess how people's changing perceptions of geographic features have led to changes in human societies.
Geography of a Region
G4A- explain the distribution of different types of climate in terms of patterns of temperature, wind, and precipitation
and the factors that influence climate regions such as elevation, latitude, location near warm and cold ocean currents,
position on a continent, and mountain barriers.
G4B- relate the physical processes to the development of distinctive land forms.
G4C- explain the distribution of plants and animals in different regions of the world using the relationships among
climate, vegetation, soil, and geology.
G5B- analyze political, economic, social, and demographic data to determine the level of development and
standard of living in nations.
G6A- locate settlements and observe patterns in the size and distribution of cities using maps, graphics, and
other information.
G6B- explain the processes that have caused cities to grow such as location along transportation routes, availability of
resources that have attracted settlers and economic activities, and continued access to other cities and resources.
Economics of a Region
G12B- analyze how the creation and distribution of resources affect the location and patterns of movement of
products, capital, and people.
G12C- evaluate the geographic and economic impact of policies related to the use of resources such as regulations for
water use or policies related to the development of scarce natural resources.
Government/Citizenship of a Region
G13A- prepare maps that illustrate a variety of political entities such as city maps showing precincts, country maps
showing states, or continental maps showing countries.
Culture of a Region
G16C- compare life in a variety of cities and nations in the world to evaluate the relationships involved in political,
economic, social, and environmental changes.
G17A- describe and compare patterns of culture such as language, religion, land use, systems of education, and
customs that make specific regions of the world distinctive.
G18B- analyze cultural changes in specific regions.
Science and Technology of a Region
G19A- evaluate the significance of major technological innovations, including fire, steam power, diesel
machinery, and electricity that have been used to modify the physical environment.
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G20A- describe the impact of new technologies, new markets, and revised perceptions of resources.
2nd Six Weeks
(The student will…)
No. of
Days
United States, Canada, Mexico
3
weeks
rd
(Will continue into the 3 six weeks.)
History
G1A- analyze the effects of physical and human geographic patterns and processes on events in the past
and describe their effects on present conditions, including significant physical features and environmental
conditions that influenced migration patterns in the past and shaped the distribution of culture groups today.
1-2
days
G1B- trace the spatial diffusion of a phenomenon and describe its effects on regions of contact such as the
spread of bubonic plague, the diffusion and exchange of foods between the New and Old Worlds, or the
diffusion of American slang.
1-2
days
G2A- describe the human and physical characteristics of the same place at different periods of history.
G2B- assess how people's changing perceptions of geographic features have led to changes in human
societies.
1-2
days
Science & Technology
G19A- evaluate the significance of major technological innovations, including fire, steam power, diesel
machinery, and electricity that have been used to modify the physical environment.
2-3
days
G19B- analyze ways technological innovations have allowed humans to adapt to places shaped by physical
processes such as floods, earthquakes, and hurricanes.
G20A- describe the impact of new technologies, new markets, and revised perceptions of resources.
Culture
G16A- describe distinctive cultural patterns and landscapes associated with different places in Texas, the
United States, and other regions of the world, and how these patterns influenced the processes of innovation
and diffusion.
G16B- give examples of ways various groups of people view cultures, places, and regions differently.
G18A- describe the impact of general processes such as migration, war, trade, independent inventions, and
diffusion of ideas and motivations on cultural change.
G16C- compare life in a variety of cities and nations in the world to evaluate the relationships involved in
political, economic, social, and environmental changes.
1-2
days
1-2
days
G17A- describe and compare patterns of culture such as language, religion, land use, systems of education,
and customs that make U.S., Canada, and Mexico distinctive.
G18B- analyze cultural changes in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
Government/Citizenship
G13B- compare maps of voting patterns or political boundaries to make inferences about the distribution of
political power.
1-2
days
G14B- explain how forces of conflict and cooperation influence the allocation of control of Earth’s surface
such as the formation of congressional voting districts or free trade zones.
G15A- identify and give examples of different points of view that influence the development of public policies
and decision-making processes on local, state, national, and international levels.
G15B- explain how citizenship practices, public policies, and decision making may be influenced by cultural
beliefs.
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3rd Six Weeks
(The student will…)
United States, Canada, Mexico
(Continued)
No. of
Days
2
weeks
Economics
G10B- explain how a market economy operates in the United States.
G10C- compare the ways people satisfy their basic needs through the production of goods and services
such as subsistence agriculture versus market-oriented agriculture or cottage industries versus commercial
industries.
G11C- describe how changes in technology, transportation, and communication affect the location and
patterns of economic activities.
G12B- analyze how the creation and distribution of resources affect the location and patterns of movement
of products, capital, and people.
G12C- evaluate the geographic and economic impact of policies related to the use of resources such as
regulations for water use or policies related to the development of scarce natural resources.
1-2
days
1-2
days
Geography
G7B- explain the political, economic, social, and environmental factors that contribute to human migration
such as how national and international migrations are shaped by push-and-pull factors and how physical
geography affects the routes, flows, and destinations of migration.
1-2
days
G8C- describe the impact of and analyze the reaction of the environment to abnormal and/or hazardous
environmental conditions at different scales such as El Niño, floods, droughts, and hurricanes.
G4A- explain the distribution of different types of climate in terms of patterns of temperature, wind, and
precipitation and the factors that influence climate regions such as elevation, latitude, location near warm
and cold ocean currents, position on a continent, and mountain barriers.
G4B- relate the physical processes to the development of distinctive land forms.
G4C- explain the distribution of plants and animals in different regions of the world using the relationships
among climate, vegetation, soil, and geology.
G5A- analyze how the character of a place is related to its political, economic, social, and cultural
characteristics.
1-2
days
G5B- analyze political, economic, social, and demographic data to determine the level of development and
standard of living in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
G6A- locate settlements and observe patterns in the size and distribution of cities using maps, graphics, and
other information.
G6B- explain the processes that have caused cities to grow such as location along transportation routes,
availability of resources that have attracted settlers and economic activities, and continued access to other
cities and resources.
Central/South America/Caribbean
3
weeks
History
G1A- analyze the effects of physical and human geographic patterns and processes on events in the past
and describe their effects on present conditions, including significant physical features and environmental
conditions that influenced migration patterns in the past and shaped the distribution of culture groups today.
G2B- assess how people's changing perceptions of geographic features have led to changes in human
societies.
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1-2
days
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G1B- trace the spatial diffusion of a phenomenon and describe its effects on regions of contact such as the
spread of bubonic plague, the diffusion & exchange of foods between the New & Old Worlds, or the diffusion
of American slang.
1-2
days
G2A- describe the human and physical characteristics of the same place at different periods of history.
G13A- prepare maps that illustrate a variety of political entities such as city maps showing precincts, country
maps showing states, or continental maps showing countries.
Geography
G8B- compare ways that humans depend on, adapt to, and modify the physical environment using local,
state, national, and international human activities in a variety of cultural and technological contexts.
1-2
days
G8C- describe the impact of and analyze the reaction of the environment to abnormal and/or hazardous
environmental conditions at different scales such as El Niño, floods, droughts, and hurricanes.
G4A- explain the distribution of different types of climate in terms of patterns of temperature, wind, and
precipitation and the factors that influence climate regions such as elevation, latitude, location near warm
and cold ocean currents, position on a continent, and mountain barriers.
G4B- relate the physical processes to the development of distinctive land forms.
G4C- explain the distribution of plants and animals in different regions of the world using the relationships
among climate, vegetation, soil, and geology.
G5B- analyze political, economic, social, and demographic data to determine the level of development and
standard of living in Central America, South America, and Caribbean.
G5A- analyze how the character of a place is related to its political, economic, social, and cultural
characteristics.
1-2
days
G6A- locate settlements and observe patterns in the size and distribution of cities using maps, graphics, and
other information.
G6B- explain the processes that have caused cities to grow such as location along transportation routes,
availability of resources that have attracted settlers and economic activities, and continued access to other
cities and resources.
Economics
G10B- explain how traditional, command, and market economies operates in Central and South America.
G10C- compare the ways people satisfy their basic needs through the production of goods and services
such as subsistence agriculture versus market-oriented agriculture or cottage industries versus commercial
industries
1-2
days
G12A- compare global trade patterns at different periods of time and develop hypotheses to explain
changes that have occurred in world trade and the implications of these changes.
G12B- analyze how the creation and distribution of resources affect the location and patterns of movement
of products, capital, and people.
Culture
G18C- analyze examples of cultures that maintain traditional ways.
G16C- compare life in a variety of cities and nations in the world to evaluate the relationships involved in
political, economic, social, and environmental changes.
1-2
days
G17A- describe and compare patterns of culture such as language, religion, land use, systems of education,
and customs that make Central America, South America, and Caribbean distinctive.
G18B- analyze cultural changes in Central America, South America, and Caribbean.
Science/Technology
G19A- evaluate the significance of major technological innovations, including fire, steam power, diesel
machinery, and electricity that have been used to modify the physical environment.
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G20A- describe the impact of new technologies, new markets, and revised perceptions of resources.
G20B- analyze the role of technology in agriculture and other primary economic activities and identify the
environmental consequences of the changes that have taken place.
4th Six Weeks
(The student will…)
No. of
days
Europe
3
weeks
History
G1A- analyze the effects of physical and human geographic patterns and processes on events in the past
and describe their effects on present conditions, including significant physical features and environmental
conditions that influenced migration patterns in the past and shaped the distribution of culture groups today.
1-2
days
G2B- assess how people’s changing perceptions of geographic features have led to changes in human
societies.
G1B- trace the spatial diffusion of a phenomenon and describe its effects on regions of contact such as the
spread of bubonic plague, the diffusion and exchange of foods between the New and Old Worlds, or the
diffusion of American slang.
1-2
days
G2A- describe the human and physical characteristics of the same place at different periods of history.
Government/Citizenship
G13A- prepare maps that illustrate a variety of political entities such as city maps showing precincts, country
maps showing states, or continental maps showing countries.
1-2
days
G14A- analyze current events to infer the physical and human processes that lead to the formation of
boundaries and other political divisions.
G14C- explain the geographic factors that influence a nation’s power to control territory and that shape the
foreign policies and international political relations of selected nations such as the United Kingdom.
Economics
G12B- analyze how the creation and distribution of resources affect the location and patterns of movement
of products, capital, and people.
G12C- evaluate the geographic and economic impact of policies related to the use of resources such as
regulations for water use or policies related to the development of scarce natural resources.
1-2
days
Geography
G4A- explain the distribution of different types of climate in terms of patterns of temperature, wind, and
precipitation and the factors that influence climate regions such as elevation, latitude, location near warm
and cold ocean currents, position on a continent, and mountain barriers.
1-2
days
G4B- relate the physical processes to the development of distinctive land forms.
G4C- explain the distribution of plants and animals in different regions of the world using the relationships
among climate, vegetation, soil, and geology.
G5A- analyze how the character of a place is related to its political, economic, social, and cultural
characteristics.
G5B- analyze political, economic, social, and demographic data to determine the level of development and
standard of living in Europe.
G6A- locate settlements and observe patterns in the size and distribution of cities using maps, graphics, and
other information.
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G6B- explain the processes that have caused cities to grow such as location along transportation routes,
availability of resources that have attracted settlers and economic activities, and continued access to other
cities and resources.
Culture
G16C- compare life in a variety of cities and nations in the world to evaluate the relationships involved in
political, economic, social, and environmental changes.
G17A- describe and compare patterns of culture such as language, religion, land use, systems of education,
and customs that make Europe distinctive
1-2
days
Science/Technology
G19A- evaluate the significance of major technological innovations, including fire, steam power, diesel
machinery, and electricity that have been used to modify the physical environment.
1-2
days
G20A- describe the impact of new technologies, new markets, and revised perceptions of resources.
G20B- analyze the role of technology in agriculture and other primary economic activities and identify the
environmental consequences of the changes that have taken place.
Southwest Asia/North Africa
History
G1A- analyze the effects of physical and human geographic patterns and processes on events in the past
and describe their effects on present conditions, including significant physical features and environmental
conditions that influenced migration patterns in the past and shaped the distribution of culture groups today.
3
weeks
1-2
days
G2B- assess how people’s changing perceptions of geographic features have led to changes in human
societies.
G1B- trace the spatial diffusion of a phenomenon & describe its effects on regions of contact such as the
spread of bubonic plague, the diffusion & exchange of foods between the New & Old Worlds, or the diffusion
of American slang.
1-2
days
G2A- describe the human and physical characteristics of the same place at different periods of history.
Government/Citizenship
G13A- prepare maps that illustrate a variety of political entities such as city maps showing precincts, country
maps showing states, or continental maps showing countries.
1-2
days
G14A- analyze current events to infer the physical and human processes that lead to the formation of
boundaries and other political divisions.
G14C- explain the geographic factors that influence a nation's power to control territory and that shape the
foreign policies and international political relations of selected nations such as Iraq and Israel.
G15B- explain how citizenship practices, public policies, and decision making may be influenced by cultural
beliefs.
Economics
G12B- analyze how the creation and distribution of resources affect the location and patterns of movement
of products, capital, and people.
1-2
days
G12C- evaluate the geographic and economic impact of policies related to the use of resources such as
regulations for water use or policies related to the development of scarce natural resources.
Geography
G4A- explain the distribution of different types of climate in terms of patterns of temperature, wind, and
precipitation and the factors that influence climate regions such as elevation, latitude, location near warm
and cold ocean currents, position on a continent, and mountain barriers.
G4B- relate the physical processes to the development of distinctive land forms.
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G4C- explain the distribution of plants and animals in different regions of the world using the relationships
among climate, vegetation, soil, and geology.
G5B- analyze political, economic, social, and demographic data to determine the level of development and
standard of living in Southwest Asia and North Africa.
1-2
days
G6A- locate settlements and observe patterns in the size and distribution of cities using maps, graphics, and
other information.
G6B- explain the processes that have caused cities to grow such as location along transportation routes,
availability of resources that have attracted settlers and economic activities, and continued access to other
cities and resources.
G8C- describe the impact of and analyze the reaction of the environment to abnormal and/or hazardous
environmental conditions at different scales such as droughts.
Culture
G16C- compare life in a variety of cities and nations in the world to evaluate the relationships involved in
political, economic, social, and environmental changes.
1-2
days
G17A- describe and compare patterns of culture such as language, religion, land use, systems of education,
and customs that make Southwest Asia and North Africa distinctive.
G17B- compare economic opportunities in different cultures for women and religious minorities in Southwest
Asia and North Africa.
G18A- describe the impact of general processes such as migration, war, trade, independent inventions, and
diffusion of ideas and motivations on cultural change.
G18B- analyze cultural changes in specific regions.
Science/Technology
G19A- evaluate the significance of major technological innovations, including fire, steam power, diesel
machinery, and electricity that have been used to modify the physical environment.
1 day
G20B- analyze the role of technology in agriculture and other primary economic activities and identify the
environmental consequences of the changes that have taken place.
5th Six Weeks
(The student will…)
No. of
days
Africa South of the Sahara
3
weeks
History
G1A- analyze the effects of physical and human geographic patterns and processes on events in the past
and describe their effects on present conditions, including significant physical features and environmental
conditions that influenced migration patterns in the past and shaped the distribution of culture groups today.
2-3
days
G1B- trace the spatial diffusion of a phenomenon & describe its effects on regions of contact such as the
spread of bubonic plague, the diffusion & exchange of foods between the New & Old Worlds, or the diffusion
of American slang.
Government/Citizenship
G15B- explain how citizenship practices, public policies, and decision making may be influenced by cultural
beliefs.
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Economics
G10B- explain how traditional, command, and market economies operate in Sub Sahara Africa.
G10C- compare the ways people satisfy their basic needs through the production of goods and services
such as subsistence agriculture versus market-oriented agriculture or cottage industries versus commercial
industries.
1-2
days
G12B- analyze how the creation and distribution of resources affect the location and patterns of movement
of products, capital, and people.
G12C- evaluate the geographic and economic impact of policies related to the use of resources such as
regulations for water use or policies related to the development of scarce natural resources.
Geography
G4A- explain the distribution of different types of climate in terms of patterns of temperature, wind, and
precipitation and the factors that influence climate regions such as elevation, latitude, location near warm
and cold ocean currents, position on a continent, and mountain barriers.
2-3
days
G4C- explain the distribution of plants and animals in different regions of the world using the relationships
among climate, vegetation, soil, and geology.
G5B- analyze political, economic, social, and demographic data to determine the level of development and
standard of living in Africa South of the Sahara.
G6A- locate settlements & observe patterns in the size & distribution of cities using maps, graphics, & other
information.
G6B- explain the processes that have caused cities to grow such as location along transportation routes,
availability of resources that have attracted settlers and economic activities, and continued access to other
cities and resources.
G8B- compare ways that humans depend on, adapt to, and modify the physical environment using local,
state, national, and international human activities in a variety of cultural and technological contexts.
G8C- describe the impact of and analyze the reaction of the environment to abnormal and/or hazardous
environmental conditions at different scales such as droughts.
Culture
G16C- compare life in a variety of cities and nations in the world to evaluate the relationships involved in
political, economic, social, and environmental changes.
2-3
days
G17A- describe and compare patterns of culture such as language, religion, land use, systems of education,
and customs that make Africa South of the Sahara distinctive.
G17B- compare economic opportunities in different cultures for women and religious minorities in Africa
South of the Sahara.
G18B- analyze cultural changes in specific regions.
G18C- analyze examples of cultures that maintain traditional ways.
South Asia
3
weeks
History
G1A- analyze the effects of physical and human geographic patterns and processes on events in the past
and describe their effects on present conditions, including significant physical features and environmental
conditions that influenced migration patterns in the past and shaped the distribution of culture groups today.
G1B- trace the spatial diffusion of a phenomenon & describe its effects on regions of contact such as the
spread of bubonic plague, the diffusion & exchange of foods between the New & Old Worlds, or the diffusion
of American slang.
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days
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Government/Citizenship
G13A- prepare maps that illustrate a variety of political entities such as city maps showing precincts, country
maps showing states, or continental maps showing countries.
1-2
days
G15B- explain how citizenship practices, public policies, and decision making may be influenced by cultural
beliefs.
Economics
G12B- analyze how the creation and distribution of resources affect the location and patterns of movement
of products, capital, and people.
1-2
days
G12C- evaluate the geographic and economic impact of policies related to the use of resources such as
regulations for water use or policies related to the development of scarce natural resources.
Geography
G4A- explain the distribution of different types of climate in terms of patterns of temperature, wind, and
precipitation and the factors that influence climate regions such as elevation, latitude, location near warm
and cold ocean currents, position on a continent, and mountain barriers.
1-2
days
G4C- explain the distribution of plants and animals in different regions of the world using the relationships
among climate, vegetation, soil, and geology.
G5A- analyze how the character of a place is related to its political, economic, social, and cultural
characteristics.
G5B- analyze political, economic, social, and demographic data to determine the level of development and
standard of living in nations.
G6A- locate settlements and observe patterns in the size and distribution of cities using maps, graphics, and
other information.
1-2
days
G6B- explain the processes that have caused cities to grow such as location along transportation routes,
availability of resources that have attracted settlers and economic activities, and continued access to other
cities and resources.
G8C- describe the impact of and analyze the reaction of the environment to abnormal and/or hazardous
environmental conditions at different scales such as floods, droughts, and hurricanes.
Culture
G16C- compare life in a variety of cities and nations in the world to evaluate the relationships involved in
political, economic, social, and environmental changes.
1-2
days
G17A- describe and compare patterns of culture such as language, religion, land use, systems of education,
and customs that make South Asia distinctive.
G18B- analyze cultural changes in South Asia.
Science/Technology
G19B- analyze ways technological innovations have allowed humans to adapt to places shaped by physical
processes such as floods, earthquakes, and hurricanes.
6th Six Weeks
(The student will…)
Southeast Asia/East Asia
No. of
days
3
weeks
History
G1A- analyze the effects of physical and human geographic patterns and processes on events in the past
and describe their effects on present conditions, including significant physical features and environmental
conditions that influenced migration patterns in the past and shaped the distribution of culture groups today.
G1B- trace the spatial diffusion of a phenomenon & describe its effects on regions of contact such as the
spread of bubonic plague, the diffusion & exchange of foods between the New & Old Worlds, or the diffusion
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2-3
days
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9 Grade World Geography- Pilot 2007-2008
of American slang.
Government/Citizenship
G13A- prepare maps that illustrate a variety of political entities such as city maps showing precincts, country
maps showing states, or continental maps showing countries.
1-2
days
G14C- explain the geographic factors that influence a nation's power to control territory and that shape the
foreign policies and international political relations of selected nations such as Japan.
Economics
G10B- explain how traditional, command, and market economies operate in Southeast and East Asia.
G10C- compare the ways people satisfy their basic needs through the production of goods & services such
as subsistence agriculture vs. market-oriented agriculture or cottage industries vs commercial industries.
1-2
days
G12A- compare global trade patterns at different periods of time and develop hypotheses to explain
changes that have occurred in world trade and the implications of these changes.
G12B- analyze how the creation and distribution of resources affect the location and patterns of movement
of products, capital, and people.
Geography
G4A- explain the distribution of different types of climate in terms of patterns of temperature, wind, and
precipitation and the factors that influence climate regions such as elevation, latitude, location near warm
and cold ocean currents, position on a continent, and mountain barriers.
1-2
days
G5A- analyze how the character of a place is related to its political, economic, social, and cultural
characteristics.
G5B- analyze political, economic, social, and demographic data to determine the level of development and
standard of living in nations.
G6A- locate settlements and observe patterns in the size and distribution of cities using maps, graphics, and
other information.
1-2
days
G8B- compare ways that humans depend on, adapt to, and modify the physical environment using local,
state, national, and international human activities in a variety of cultural and technological contexts such as
the tunnels built by the Vietcong during the Vietnam War.
G8C- describe the impact of and analyze the reaction of the environment to abnormal and/or hazardous
environmental conditions at different scales such as floods, droughts, and hurricanes.
Culture
G16C- compare life in a variety of cities and nations in the world to evaluate the relationships involved in
political, economic, social, and environmental changes.
1-2
days
G17A- describe and compare patterns of culture such as language, religion, land use, systems of education,
and customs that make Southeast Asia & East Asia distinctive.
G18A- describe the impact of general processes such as migration, war, trade, independent inventions, and
diffusion of ideas and motivations on cultural change.
Science/Technology
G19B- analyze ways technological innovations have allowed humans to adapt to places shaped by physical
processes such as floods, earthquakes, and hurricanes.
G20A- describe the impact of new technologies, new markets, and revised perceptions of resources.
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1-2
days
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9 Grade World Geography- Pilot 2007-2008
Russia/Central Asia
1.5
weeks
History
G1A- analyze the effects of physical and human geographic patterns and processes on events in the past
and describe their effects on present conditions, including significant physical features and environmental
conditions that influenced migration patterns in the past and shaped the distribution of culture groups today.
1-2
days
G1B- trace the spatial diffusion of a phenomenon and describe its effects on regions of contact such as the spread
of bubonic plague, the diffusion and exchange of foods between the New and Old Worlds, or the diffusion of
American slang.
Government/Citizenship
G13A- prepare maps that illustrate a variety of political entities such as city maps showing precincts, country
maps showing states, or continental maps showing countries.
G14A- analyze current events to infer the physical and human processes that lead to the formation of
boundaries and other political divisions.
Science/Technology
G19A- evaluate the significance of major technological innovations, including fire, steam power, diesel
machinery, and electricity that have been used to modify the physical environment.
1-2
days
G20A- describe the impact of new technologies, new markets, and revised perceptions of resources.
G20B- analyze the role of technology in agriculture and other primary economic activities and identify the
environmental consequences of the changes that have taken place.
Geography
G4A- explain the distribution of different types of climate in terms of patterns of temperature, wind, and
precipitation and the factors that influence climate regions such as elevation, latitude, location near warm
and cold ocean currents, position on a continent, and mountain barriers.
1-2
days
G5B- analyze political, economic, social, and demographic data to determine the level of development and
standard of living in Russia and Central Asia.
G6A- locate settlements and observe patterns in the size and distribution of cities using maps, graphics, and
other information.
G6B- explain the processes that have caused cities to grow such as location along transportation routes,
availability of resources that have attracted settlers and economic activities, and continued access to other
cities and resources.
Economics
G10C- compare the ways people satisfy their basic needs through the production of goods and services
such as subsistence agriculture versus market-oriented agriculture or cottage industries versus commercial
industries.
1-2
days
G12B- analyze how the creation and distribution of resources affect the location and patterns of movement
of products, capital, and people.
G12C- evaluate the geographic and economic impact of policies related to the use of resources such as
regulations for water use or policies related to the development of scarce natural resources.
Culture
G16C- compare life in a variety of cities and nations in the world to evaluate the relationships involved in
political, economic, social, and environmental changes.
G17A- describe and compare patterns of culture such as language, religion, land use, systems of education,
and customs that make Russia and Central Asia distinctive.
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1-2
days
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9 Grade World Geography- Pilot 2007-2008
Australia/Pacific Islands
1.5
weeks
History
G1A- analyze the effects of physical and human geographic patterns and processes on events in the past
and describe their effects on present conditions, including significant physical features and environmental
conditions that influenced migration patterns in the past and shaped the distribution of culture groups today.
2-3
days
G1B- trace the spatial diffusion of a phenomenon & describe its effects on regions of contact such as the
spread of bubonic plague, the diffusion & exchange of foods between the New & Old Worlds, or the diffusion
of American slang.
Geography
G4A- explain the distribution of different types of climate in terms of patterns of temperature, wind, and
precipitation and the factors that influence climate regions such as elevation, latitude, location near warm
and cold ocean currents, position on a continent, and mountain barriers.
1-2
days
G4C- explain the distribution of plants and animals in Australia/Pacific Islands using the relationships among
climate, vegetation, soil, and geology.
G5B- analyze political, economic, social, and demographic data to determine the level of development and
standard of living in nations.
G6A- locate settlements and observe patterns in the size and distribution of cities using maps, graphics, and
other information.
1-2
days
G6B- explain the processes that have caused cities to grow such as location along transportation routes,
availability of resources that have attracted settlers and economic activities, and continued access to other
cities and resources.
G8B- compare ways that humans depend on, adapt to, and modify the physical environment using local,
state, national, and international human activities in a variety of cultural and technological contexts.
Economics
G12B- analyze how the creation and distribution of resources affect the location and patterns of movement
of products, capital, and people.
1-2
days
G12C- evaluate the geographic and economic impact of policies related to the use of resources such as
regulations for water use or policies related to the development of scarce natural resources.
Government/Citizenship
G13A- prepare maps that illustrate a variety of political entities such as city maps showing precincts, country
maps showing states, or continental maps showing countries.
1-2
days
Culture
G16C- compare life in a variety of cities and nations in Australia/Pacific Islands to evaluate the relationships
involved in political, economic, social, and environmental changes.
G17A- describe and compare patterns of culture such as language, religion, land use, systems of education,
and customs that make Australia/Pacific Islands distinctive.
G18B- analyze cultural changes in Australia/Pacific Islands.
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1-2
days