Merrillville High School

Course Scope & Sequence

Department: / Social Studies Department
Geography & History of The World / Instructor: / Bojan Jovanovic
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Textbook: Geography and History of the World: McGraw-Hill © 2016

Course Expectations, Goals & Routines
Welcome to Geography and History of the World!
First and foremost, welcome to my classroom. This class will be fun, challenging, interactive, and hopefully one of the best you will ever have. I hope that you tell your grandchildren about this class and how good it was. We will be learning about the Geography of the World while studying some events that shaped it. I hope you will join me in this journey through our World’s history with an open mind. I expect you to challenge yourself to think critically and intellectually about the events that have shaped our nation.
- Participate.
- Be on time. In order to do well you must be here to learn and participate!
- Be prepared: Bring your textbook, notebook, folder, and a writing utensil every day.
- Be respectful.
- Be accountable.
- Cheer on your classmates. Be a positive member of the class.
Good Luck!!! If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
Course Description
Geography and History of the Worldis designed to enable students to use geographical skills and historical concepts to deepen their understanding of major global themes including the origin and spread of world religions; exploration; conquest, and imperialism; urbanization; and innovations and revolutions.
Geographical and historical skills include forming research questions, acquiring information by investigating a variety of primary and secondary sources, organizing information by creating graphic representations, analyzing information to determine and explain patterns and trends, and presenting and documenting findings orally and/or in writing. The historical geography concepts used to explore the global themes include change over time, origin, diffusion, physical systems, cultural landscapes, and spatial distribution and interaction. Using these skills, concepts and the processes associated with them, students are able to analyze, evaluate, and make predictions about major global developments.
·Grade level: 9 – 10
·Credits: 2 trimester course for 2 credits
·Fulfills a Social Studies requirement for the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and Core 40 with Technical Honors diplomas or counts as an elective for any diploma
A Career Academic Sequence or Flex Credit course
Week / Standards / Instructional Content / Activities, Readings, Labs, Interactive Notes, Assignments, etc. / Assessments / Other
1 / WG.1.1-1.5
WG.2.1-2.4
WG.3.1-3.5 / Unit 1: The World / Textbook Scavenger Hunt, Cartography- World Maps / Basic Geography Pre Test
2 / WG.1.1-1.5
WG.2.1-2.4
WG.3.1-3.5 / Unit 1: The World / Cartography- World Maps, 5 themes project, Latitude and longitude worksheets, Landform vocabulary / Chapter 1 Test
Current Event
3 / WG.1.1-1.5
WG.2.1-2.4
WG.3.1-3.5 / Unit 1: The World / Current Event, Earth “Spheres”, Chapter 2 Vocab / Climate and Weather Project.
Ch. 2 Wrap-up
4 / WG.1.1-1.5
WG.2.1-2.4
WG.3.1-3.5 / Unit 1: The World / Ch. 3 Weather and Climate, Sun and Earth Relationship / Ch. 2 and 3 Test, 9/11 Current Event
5 / W.G. 1.1-1.7,2.1-2.8,3.1-3.10,4.1-4.19,5.1-5.10,6.1-6.12 / Unit 2: The United States and Canada / Unit Vocab, Ch 4 - Cultures of the World / Chapter 4 Test
Current Event
6 / W.G. 1.1-1.7,2.1-2.8,3.1-3.10,4.1-4.19,5.1-5.10,6.1-6.12 / Unit 2: The United States and Canada / Ch. 5 and 6, States Project, U.S. Map, Sports and Recreation Project / US Political Map Test
Current Event
7 / W.G. 1.1-1.7,2.1-2.8,3.1-3.10,4.1-4.19,5.1-5.10,6.1-6.12 / Unit 2: The United States and Canada / Ch. 5 and 6, Canada and US Comparison Chart / States Project Presentations
Ch. 5 and 6 Test
8 / W.G. 1.1-1.7,2.1-2.8,3.1-3.10,4.1-4.19,5.1-5.10,6.1-6.12 / Unit 3: Latin America / Latin America Map, Unit Vocab, Ch. 7, 8, 9 / Meso America
Map Test
Current Event in Latin America
9 / W.G. 1.1-1.7,2.1-2.8,3.1-3.10,4.1-4.19,5.1-5.10,6.1-6.12 / Unit 3: Latin America / The Economy of Cuba handout, Guided reading Chapter 9, Unit 3 Study Guide / Unit 3 Test- Ch. 7,8,9
10 / W.G. 1.1-1.7,2.1-2.8,3.1-3.10,4.1-4.19,5.1-5.10,6.1-6.12 / Unit 3: Latin America
Unit 4: Europe / Video, Europe Map, Ch. 10 and 11 – Northern/Northwestern Europe / Europe Map Test,
Current Event in Europe
11 / W.G. 1.1-1.7,2.1-2.8,3.1-3.10,4.1-4.19,5.1-5.10,6.1-6.12 / Unit 4: Europe / Unit 4 Vocab, In class reading: Industrial revolution, printing press, urban growth, Black Death, and German Reunification. Ch. 12 Review, Ch. 12 Vocab. / Time Read and write: "Action will be taken...." handout
12 / W.G. 1.1-1.7,2.1-2.8,3.1-3.10,4.1-4.19,5.1-5.10,6.1-6.12 / Unit 4: Europe
Final Review / Unit 4 Study guide, Semester Review and Study Guide / Unit 4 Quiz
Final Exam