World Geography 1st Semester Unit 2 Middle and South America

Essential Questions:
How has the physical environment of Middle and South America affected the human
geography of Middle and South America?
How have European, African, and Native influences contributed to Middle and South
American development?
How do current (political, economic) conditions in Middle and South America affect the US?
How does Middle and South America deal with political, economic, and social issues?
Monday 9/25 Tuesday 9/26 Wednesday/ Thursday Block Friday 9/29
WU: Mind Map of L.A WU: Map of Day 9/27 or 9/28 Ch. 9 reading and map Quiz
WU: Map of Day
Pretest over Latin America Outlining the text for Patterns of physical and
Labeling/color Map physical geography MAP LAB Latin America political geography
concepts
HW: Key terms due 9/29 HW: Key terms due 9/29
Maps due 9/29 HW: Key terms due 9/29 Ch. 9 reading quiz 9/29 HW: Key Terms Ch10
Ch. 9 reading quiz 9/29 Ch. 9 reading quiz 9/29
Monday 10/2 Tuesday 10/3 Wednesday/ Thursday Block Friday 10/6
WU: Map of Day WU: Map of Day 10/4 or 10/5 Ch. 10 & 11 Reading quiz
WU: Map of Day
Intro to Culture in L.A Lecture - Urbanization Economic resources map
Outline of Human Introduce Mexico as case Spatial inequality
Geography concepts study Cadillac Desert Mexico City
HW: Missing Work
HW: Key Terms- Fri 10/6 HW: Key Terms Fri 10/6 HW: Key Terms due Fri 10/6 Key Terms due Fri 10/13
Monday 10/9 Tuesday 10/10 Wednesday/ Thursday Block Friday 10/13
WU: Map of Day WU: Map of Day 10/11 or 10/12 Ch 12 & 13 reading quiz
WU: Map of Day
Case Study: Columbia Case Study Brazil
Case study: Columbia,
Case study: Brazil Favela continued
Dynamics of a Drug War HW: One Pager for Case Tourism, corruption, Olympics
Study due 10/13 HW: Missing Work
HW: Key Terms due 10/13 HW: Key terms due 10/13
Monday 10/16 Tuesday 10/17 Wednesday/ Thursday Block Friday 10/20
WU: Map of Day WU: Map of Day 10/18 or 10/19
WU: Map of Day
Case study: Contesting Case study: Contesting NO SCHOOL
Cuba Past Cuba Future Case study: Guatemala & Fair
trade coffee
HW: Key terms due 10/25 HW: Key terms due 10/25
or 26 or 26 HW: Key terms due 10/25 or 26
UNIT TEST 10/25 or 26 UNIT TEST 10/25 or 26 UNIT TEST 10/25 or 26
Monday 10/23 Tuesday 10/24 Wednesday/Thursday Block Friday 10/27
WU: Map of the day WU: Map of the day 10/25 or 10/26 WU: Map of the day
Unit 2 Test Latin America
The Devils Miner Devils Miner - Debrief Unit 3: Political and Physical
Warm-up and Key Terms Due maps of Europe
HW: Study for Test
HW: Study for Test Key terms and warm ups HW: All missing work due for All missing work due for
Key terms due 10/25 or 26 due 10/25 or 26 credit 10/27 credit!!!!
**NOTE: There will be additional readings, maps, projects, and other assignments that will be given out that are not listed on the
calendar. It is your responsibility to make sure these additional assignments get turned in on time.**
Unit 2 Key Terms Chapters 9-11
Read and use the chapter first to complete the key terms. Use the glossary or a dictionary as a last resort.
KEY TERMS MUST BE HANDWRITTEN, NO TYPING
Chapter 9
1. Spatial inequality
2. Standard of living
3. Aqueduct
4. Urbanization
5. Rural decline
6. Communal lands (ejidos)
7. Smog
8. Haciendas
Chapter 10
9. Indigenous peoples
10. Cloud forests
11. Subsistence farming
12. Ethnic group
13. Slash-and-burn
14. Migrant workers
15. Barter
Chapter 11
16. Cash crop
17. Tropical cyclone
18. Meteorology
19. El Nino
20. Coriolis effect
21. Rain-bands
Chapter 12
22. Land-use conflict
23. Deforestation
24. Sustainable development
25. Clear-cut
26. Forestry
Chapter 13
27. Altitudinal zonation
28. Terracing
29. Vertical trade
30. Navigable lake
31. Llanos
Not in book but still need for Unit Test (will be given in lectures and activities)
32. Institutional Revolutionary Party
33. Mestizo
34. Maquiladoras
35. Cultural hearth
36. United Provinces of Central America
37. Informal economy
38. Quechua
39. Mercosur
40. Capoeira
41. Debt-for-nature swap
42. Oligarchy
43. Favelas