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Core Resources Supplemental
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Cartography: Maps, Charts, and Geographic Tools Geography |
What do maps, globes, and charts teach us about the world? What are the five themes of geography?
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For all topics in 6th
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For all topics in 6th
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For Africa (or adapt it to another continent)
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Spatial Patterns and Regions Geography |
What is a region and how are regions defined? What are spatial patterns and how are they created?
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Interaction: People, the Environment, and Culture
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Geography
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PP to introduce students to the ideas of
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Culture Debates: |
Great Tom Synder website that allows students to view on-line videos of cultural issues, view the different points of view on the issue, write your opinion or read others'. One issue could be done in a class period. Good resource for culture.
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History and Culture in World Regions History |
How do countries changed over time? How do interactions between countries change throughout history? What legacies of the past have influenced the people and culture of a country How have significant contributions of the past advanced the science, technology, and the arts of a culture?
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Economics in World Regions Economics |
How do cultural differences affect economic practices How do different economic systems affect people’s daily lives? How does trade affect culture? How does physical geography contribute to the political, economic, and cultural development of a country? What geographic factors stimulate the movement of goods, people, and ideas?
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Civics in World Regions Civics |
How and why do the rules of law develop in a nation? How does religion and government exercise authority over people?
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World Geography
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