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Unit 1: Basic Concepts and Intro to “Development” 2021 – 2022

| |Topic |In-Class Activity/Discussion |Homework |

|8/30 |Admin. |Introduction (syllabus), seating chart, unit calendar/hw schedule, |Complete “Contact Info Form” link found on website |

| |(Special Bell |website, EXPECTATIONS, and guided readings |Read Rubenstein p 4 – 7 |

| |Schedule) | |Review Unit 1 Guided Reading #1 – 6 |

|8/31 |Basic Concepts |Teacher-led mapping activity “regionalizing” the world. |Read Rubenstein p 8 – 11, 20 – 21 |

| |(Special Bell |(bring a darker colored pen/marker to delineated regional borders) |Review Unit 1 Guided Reading #7 – 12, 22 – 23 |

| |Schedule) |Map Test #1 (World Regions) Study Guide | |

|9/01 |Basic Concepts |Guided Reading check (these will NOT normally be listed on the schedule, |Scale exercise is due by 11:59 pm |

| | |it is important that you stay current with the assignments under the |Read Rubenstein p 12 – 13, 42 |

| | |“homework” column to the right) |Review Unit 1 Guided Reading #14 |

| | |Powerpoint lecture on history of geography, scale/aggregation. | |

| | |Begin Scale Exercise (Google Classroom) | |

|9/02 |Basic Concepts |Powerpoint lecture on projections, models, thematic maps. |Read Rubenstein p 14 – 15, 22 – 23 |

| | | |Read de Blij p 11 (The Spatial Perspective) – 13 (stop at “Cultural |

| | | |Landscape” |

| | | |Review Unit 1 Guided Reading #15 – 16, #25 |

|9/03 |Basic Concepts |Powerpoint lecture on the five themes of geography (location and |Contact Info Form should be submitted electronically by the end of the|

| | |geographic tools) |day (link on Weebly site) |

| | |“Longitude and Latitude Exercises” (Google Classroom) |Complete “Longitude and Latitude” Exercises (due 9/6) |

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|9/06 |NO SCHOOL |Labor Day Holiday |“Longitude and Latitude Exercises” due by 11:59 pm |

|9/07 |Basic Concepts |Guided Reading check (see warning above on 9/05) |“Properties of distribution” exercise due by 11:59 pm |

| | |Powerpoint lecture on the five themes of geography (place and the | |

| | |properties of spatial distribution) | |

| | |Begin “Properties of distrib.” exercise (Google Classroom) | |

|9/08 |Basic Concepts |Powerpoint lecture on the five themes of geography |Start working on upcoming assignments |

|(adv) | |(types of density measures) | |

| | |Begin “Density measures” exercise (Google Classroom) | |

|9/09 |Basic Concepts |AP Classroom signup assignment (due by end of day) |Guns, Germs and Steel video (Day One) (to 29:49) |

| | |Read Rubenstein p 24 – 25, 39 | |

| | |Review Unit 1 Guided Reading #24, 26 – 28 |Complete video questions as you watch (google classroom) (due by |

| | | |Sunday @ 11:59 pm) |

|9/10 |Basic Concepts |Read Rubenstein p 16 – 19, de Blij p 13 – 15, 28 – 29 |Guns, Germs and Steel video (Day Two) (from 29:50 – end) |

| | |Review Unit 1 Guided Reading #17 – 21 | |

| | | |Complete video questions as you watch (google classroom) (due by |

| | | |Sunday @ 11:59 pm) |

| | | |Due by Sunday @n 11:59 pm |

| | | |Guns Germs and Steel video questions (both days) |

| | | |“Density measures” exercise |

|9/13 |Basic Concepts |Read Rubenstein p 34 – 38, 40 – 41 |Read Rubenstein p 30 – 33 |

| | |Review Unit 1 Guided Reading #36 – 37 |Review Unit 1 Guided Reading #29 – 30 |

| | |Watch videos on environmental determinism vs. possibilism (Weebly website | |

| | |under Unit 1 scroll down to video links) | |

|9/14 |Basic Concepts |Guided Reading check (see warning above on 9/05) |Study for World Regions Map Exam |

| | |Powerpoint lecture on the five themes of geography (three types of | |

| | |regions) | |

|9/15 |Basic Concepts |Powerpoint lecture on the five themes of geography (movement/diffusion) |“Diffusion activity” (due by 11:59 pm) |

|9/16 |Basic Concepts |Powerpoint lecture on the five themes of geography (human-environmental |Read: Carl Sandburg, “Chicago” |

| | |interaction, environmental determinism and possibilism) |Read: Chicago Economic Geography and History reading |

|9/17 |Basic Concepts |Powerpoint lecture on the five themes of geography (“Site and Situation” |Read Rubenstein p 354 – 361 |

| | |examples) |Unit 1 Guided Reading #36 – 38 & Graphic Org. (last page) |

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|9/20 |Basic Concepts |1st and 2nd period: BOY Exam |Read Rubenstein p 362 – 369 |

| | |Read Rubenstein p 362 – 369 |Review Unit 1 Guided Reading # 39 – 44 |

| | |Review Unit 1 Guided Reading # 39 – 44 | |

|9/21 |Development |Guided Reading check (see warning above on 9/05) |Study for World Regions Map Exam |

| | |How does Chicago fit into the Five Themes of Geography and the concepts of| |

| | |“Site and Situation”? Class discussion | |

|9/22 |Development |Hans Rosling “200 countries, 200 years, 4 minutes” |Study for World Regions Map Exam |

|(adv) | |Powerpoint lecture on development indices. | |

|9/23 |Development |World Regions Map Exam (20 minutes) |Pre-read HDI Mapping Activity questions and formulate ideas for small |

| |Map Exam |Wallerstein’s World System Theory Discussion |group work (practice FRQ writing) |

| | | |Read FRQ Writing tips (website under study tools) |

|9/24 |Development |Powerpoint lecture on development indices, distribution and their relation|Review powerpoint(s) and guided reading for unit exam |

| | |to gender issues. (30 minutes) |AP Classroom Review Assignment |

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|9/27 |Development |HDI Mapping Activity (small groups)/FRQ practice |Review powerpoint(s) and guided reading for unit exam |

|9/28 |Review |Stimulus-based questioning, Application of knowledge practice |Review powerpoint(s) and guided reading for unit exam |

|9/29 |Review |Review HDI Mapping Activity for FRQ writing skills |Review powerpoint(s) and guided reading for unit exam |

| | |AP Classroom Review Assignment Review | |

|9/30 |Review |Crossword review (group competition) |Review powerpoint(s) and guided reading for unit exam |

|10/1 |Assessment |Basic Concepts and Development FRQ |Use study guide to review for the multiple choice |

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|10/4 |Assessment |Basic Concepts and Development Multiple Choice |Unit 2a Guided Reading (#1 – 13) |

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