Curriculum Calendar Human Geography
Curriculum Calendar Human Geography
Unit 6: Urban PatternsCh.12- Services + Chp. 13: Urban Patterns
Assignments
- Rubenstein Text. Ch.12 – pp. 372-401
- Key Issue (KI-K4) worksheets or notes
- Prepare for Reading Quizzes (RQ) daily
- Vocabulary and map tests (South Asia and USA) Friday, March 28
- MC and CRQ Exams (both in one day)
- Case Study: Is America Declining or Is That a myth? Time magazine March 2011
- Power of Place DVDs: Brazil: A Sleeping Giant” (Disc 4, # 23); “Boston: Ethnic, Megalopolis” (Disc 5, #24a); “Chicago: Suburban Sprawl/Edge Cities” (Disc 5, #24b); “Tokyo: Anatomy of a Mega City” (Disc 2, #12b);”Liverpool: from Manufacturing to Services Jobs (Disc #1, #5a); “Shanghai: Head of the Dragon” (Disc #2, #9)
Date / March – April 2013 / Assn.
3/30 / Intro to Chp. 12 Services Assign KI#1: Where Did Services Originate? / KI#1 pp. 372-381
4/1 / RQ KI#1. Discussion and review of concepts. Power of Place Video:"Liverpool: A tale of Two Cities " (#1 Dis1, #5a) / KI #2 pp. 381-387
4/2 / KI#2 : Where Are Contemporary Services Located? Pages 1-2 due Notes on Wirth Model: 3 Characteristics of a City – YouTube Top 10 Cities of the World – To- 25 Richest Country by IMF / KI#2 pp. 381-387
4/3 / KI#3 done with Mrs. Tweed – PowerPoint Notes. Introduce Christaller’s Model with notes – Rank Size Rule vs. Primate City
4/4 / Read UPFRONT Magazine about China’s cities and moving rural people to cities. DVD: “A Taste of Chocolate” Business, Culture / No Homework SpringBreak
Weekend / Spring Break April 5 – April 13 NO Homework – Study Vocab on Sunday, 4/13 for ½ hour for May 13, 2014 AP TEST / HW: Study Vocabulary
4-14 / KI#3: Why Are Consumer Services Distributed in a Regular Pattern?. Review Christaller’s Theory. Introduced 4/3. Review and finish up. Not homework. Done with Mrs. Tweed. / HW: KI#4 pp. 394-401
4-15 / KI#4: Why do Business Services Cluster in Large Settlements? Due for grade pg. 1-2 only. NO VOCAB Test. Intro Map Work SE Asia, USA / Study for Test
4-16 / REVIEW Entire Period for Chp. 12 Services / Study for Test
4-17 / #12 Unit Test – Chp. 12 Services – 60 Points – CRQs Christaller, Wirth, and Rank Size vs. Primate / Do not due KI#1 Chp. 13
4-18 / Correct M.C. Introduce Chp. 13 Urban Patterns. Last chapter! Do not do KI#1. Do KI#2 for Tuesday. Map practice. / HW: KI#2 pp. 410-418
Weekend / Key Issue #1 Chp. 13 Urban Patterns Due / HW: KI#4
4-21 / Key Issue #1: Why Do Services Cluster Downtown? Do this key issue with Mrs. Tweed in class. Map practice. / HW: KI#2 pp.410-418
4-22 / KI#2 due. Where Are People Distributed Within Urban Regions? / HW: KI#3 due Thurs. pp. 418-423
4-23 / Discussion of: Concentric Zone Model of urban structure, Hoyt Sector Model, Multiple Nuclei Model
4-24 / KI#3 is due: Why do Inner Cities Face Distinctive Challenges? / HW: KI#4 pp. 424-434
4-25 / Power of Place: “City Scapes” / HW: KI#4 pp. 424-434
Weekend 4-26/-27
4-28 / Key Issue #4 due. Why Do Suburbs Have Distinctive Problems?PowerPoint Discussion. / Review for Test Chp. 13.
4-29 / REVIEW for Test Chp. 13 Urban Patterns – Vocabulary Quiz / Study for Vocab
Study for Unit Test
Study for Map Test
4-30 / Chapter 13 Test: Urban Patterns: Multiple Choice - CRQs
5-1 / Correct M.C. Map Test over USA, S Asia, Canada / Study
5-2 / REVIEW for May 13 Test / Study
Weekend / Review for AP May 13 Test – Take Home CRQs / ES
5-5 / Review for May 13 AP Test / Study
5-5 / Review for May 13 AP Test – / Study
5-7 / Review for May 13 AP Test - Practice Test 2:30-4:30 p.m. LIC / Study
5-8 / Review for May 13 AP Test – Practice Test: 2:30-4:30 p.m. LIC / Study
5-9 / Review for Mrs. Tweed’s Final, Monday, May 12. / Study
Mon., 5/12: Mrs. Tweed’s Final. Choose either Wed., 5/7 or Thurs., 5/8 to take a practice test. Tuesday, May 13, 2014 – AP Human Geography Test in North Commons – 11:30 a.m.