Sandra Dobbs
World Geography
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Course Information
Syllabus - PreAP
Syllabus - Regular
Scope & Sequence
Textbook Online
Cool World Geography Sites
Parent Information
Student Information
Fall 2007 Calendars
First Six Weeks
Second Six Weeks
Third Six Weeks
Spring 2008 Calendars
Fourth Six Weeks
Fifth Six Weeks
Sixth Six Weeks
World Geo A Units - Fall
Intro to Geography
Physical Geography
Phys Geo - N. America
Early US History
Growth of US Govt
U.S. and Canada
Latin America
Europe
Russia
Review - Geo A
Geo B Units - Spring
Middle East
Africa
South Asia
East Asia
TAKS Review Unit
Southeast Asia
Australia

This year you will embark on a learning adventure around the world!
        I have high hopes for your success in this class. My goal is to help you learn and grow as an individual as you learn about the world around you.
        This website has been created for the purpose of helping students to succeed in my classes.

1312006_113555_0.png Announcements!!!
Next  Quiz  - TBA

Next Unit TEST - TBA
Next Map  Test - Tuesday, November 25 -  Europe Map

Reminder - Unit Folders are due on test day and always include the review for the test



Week at a glance
 Current week -

Monday  11/24
Recognizing European countries - due end of class
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Due Today:  


Tuesday 11/25
Map TEST - Europe
Due Today


Wednesday 11/26
Thanksgiving Holidays - no school
Due Today

Thursday  11/27
Thanksgiving Holidays - no school
Due Today

Friday   11/28

Thanksgiving Holidays - no school
Due Today


11/17-11/21

Monday  11/17
Finish notes -  Modern Issues in Europe
Start notes - People and Culture of Europe
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Due Today:  
Conflict and Co-operation packet

Tuesday 11/18
Finish notes - People and Culture of Europe
Internet activity - European Culture on the WWW (turn into unit folder)
Due Today


Wednesday 11/19
Review for test tomorrow
Due Today

Thursday  11/20
TEST - Europe Unit
Due Today
unit folders
Friday   11/21

Europe map practice - due end of class
Due Today


11-10-11/14

Monday  11/10
Notes - World War 2 and After
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Due Today:  


Tuesday 11/11
Finish WW2 notes
H.W. - Living in Conflict -due Friday11/14
Due Today


Wednesday 11/12
Notes - Conflict and Co-operation
Due Today

Thursday  11/13
Finish Notes - Conflict and Co-operation
Start notes - Modern Issues
Due Today

Friday   11/14

Substitute - Students received an assignment sheet!
Assignments: United States of Europe reading - due end of class
Conflict and Co-operation packet - due Mon 11/17
Due Today
United States of Europe

11/3-11/7

Monday  11/3
Notes - Physical Geography of Europe
- Europe Maps - due 11/6
Due Today:  


Tuesday 10/28
Map TEST - Latin America
Due Today


Wednesday  10/29

Notes - Early European History
Due Today

Thursday  10/30
Finsh notes - Early European history
Questions - Early European History - due 10/31
Due Today
Europe Maps
Friday   10/31

Notes - World War 1
Due Today
Questions - Early European History

10/27-10/31

Monday  10/27
Notes - Finish Latin America Today
- Writing activity - Pollution in Mexico
Due Today:  


Tuesday 10/28
Internet Activity - Living in a Developing Country
Due Today

Immigrant story reading questions
Wednesday  10/29

Review - Test tomorrow
Due Today

Thursday  10/30
TEST - Latin America Unit
Due Today
Unit folders - includes rainforest internet activity
Friday   10/31

Due Today


10/20 - 10/24

Monday  10/20
Notes - Rainforest
-Reading assignment - Ch 10-11-12 -due Wed 10/22
Latin America maps - due Thurs 10/23
Due Today:  


Tuesday 10/21
Picture Day
Video and guide - Rainforests
Due Today


Wednesday  10/22

Notes - Latin America History and Culture
Homework - Rainforest internet activity - turn into unit folder on test day
Due Today

Thursday  10/23
Notes - Patterns of Migration
Immigrant story reading - due Tues 10/28
Due Today

Friday   10/24

Notes - Latin America Today
continue with immigrant story readings
Due Today


10/13 - 10/ 17

Monday  10/13
No School - Staff Development Day
Due Today:  


Tuesday 10/14
Class activity - Immigration policy
Review for test
Due Today
Assignment-Living in the US packet

Wednesday  10/15

PSAT DAY - classes 5th - 7th meet
Review
Due Today

Thursday  10/16
Quiz - Canada map
Review
Due Today
Canada map
Friday   10/17

TEST - Unit - U.S. and Canada
Due Today
Unit Folders

10/6- 10/10

Monday  10/6
Notes - Expanision and Urbanization
Assignment - Expansion and Urbanization packet - due Thurs 10/9
Gave out - Review for this unit
Due Today:  


Tuesday 10/7
Notes - Living in the US and Canada
Assignment-Living in the US packet - due Tues 10/14
Due Today


Wednesday  10/8

Notes - People of the US
Due Today

Thursday  10/9
TEST - Map - 50 States and Capitals  of United States
Due Today
Expansion and Urbanization packet
Friday   10/10

Notes - Canada overview
Canada Map - due 10/16
Due Today


9/29-10/3

Monday  9/29
Notes - U.S. Revolution and Founding Fathers

Due Today:  
13 Colonies Map/questions

Tuesday 9/30
Notes - Foundations of U.S. Govt
Review for test
Consi
Due Today
U.S. Political Maps/questions

Wednesday -October 1

Notes - Civil
Due Today

Thursday  10/2

Due Today

Friday   10/3

TEST - Revolution/Govt. of United States
Due Today
Unit Folder

9/22 - 9/26

Monday  9/22
Notes - National Parks
Illustrating National Parks

Due Today:  


Tuesday 9/23
Internet activities - Resources of North America and National Parks activity
Due Today
Physical Maps of North America

Wednesday 9/24

Continue internet activities and review for map test
Due Today
Ilustrating National Parks
Thursday  9/25
TEST - Physical Geography/Map of United States
Political maps of United States - due Tues 9/30
Due Today
Unit Folder
Friday     9/26

Notes - Early Settlement Patterns of the US
13 colonies map practice - due Mon 9/29
Due Today
9/15-9/19

Monday  9/15
Notes - Factors Affecting Climate
Practice - ocean currents
Climate map - due Tuesday
Due Today:  
Map - The Physical World

Tuesday 9/16
Quiz - Rotation and Revolution
Notes - Plate tectonics, physical processes
Video and guide - Plate tectonics
Due Today


Wednesday 9/17

Review for test tomorrow
Due Today
Climate maps
Thursday  9/18
TEST - Physical Geography
Due Today
Unit Folder - Physical Geography
Friday     9/19

Notes - Intro to Physical Geography of the United States
Map - Physical geog of US - due Tuesday 9/23
Due Today

9/8-9/12

Monday  9/8
Discuss "Analyzing charts and graphs"
Review for test tomorrow
Due Today:  
Charts and graphs assignments

Tuesday 9/9
TEST - Intro to Geography
Due Today
Unit folders

Wednesday 9/10

Notes - Intro to Earth Science
Map - The Physical World - due Friday
Due Today

Thursday  9/11
Notes - Rotation and Revolution
Skills practice on Rotation and Revolution
Due Today

Friday     9/12

NO SCHOOL - Bad weather

Due Today

Week of 9/1-9/5

Monday  9/1
Conitinue with notes on Cultural Measurements
Due Today:  


Tuesday 9/2
Quiz - Rules and Procedures
-Notes - Population Pyramids and demographc tranisitions
HW - Pop Pyramids - Due 9/5
Due Today


Wednesday 9/3

Finish notes - Pop pyramids
Chart - practice: Dev vs. Developing
Gathering Data - using an almanac
Due Today
Culture terms - definitions
Thursday  9/4
Gathering Data - creating charts and graphs
Charts and graphs - Due Monday 9/8
Due Today

Friday     9/5

Quiz - Culture Terms
Analyzing charts and graphs
Due Today
Population pyramids questions

Prior Week - First Week of school 8/25 - 8/29

Monday  8/25

Welcome to Rudder High School!
Orientation activities
Due Today:  

Tuesday 8/26
Welcome to World Geography
Class rules and expectations
Assignment - Student Info sheet to be signed by parents and returned
Due Today


Wednesday 8/27

Notes - Intro to Geography
Skills activity practice 4/5
Due Today
Student Info Sheet - signed by parents
Thursday  8/28
Practice quiz on Global Skills
Notes - 5 Skills of Geography
-The  Grid System practice
Due Today

Friday     8/29

Quiz - Global Skills
Notes - Cultural Measurements
Due Today



Units in World Geography A


United States and Canada
Latin America
Physical Geography of North America
Europe
Early U.S. History - Colonization
Russia and the Eurasian Republics
Growth of U.S. Government
Review for Final - World Geography A



                                     

Online World Atlas
Online maps of the world, including individual maps of each country.
Online Atlas
Test Your Geography Knowledge
This site is great for practicing your knowledge of maps of countries around the world!
Map Practice
Educational and News Sites on the Internet
Very large listing of excellent resources including news and a wide variety of subjects!
Internet Resource links
Social Studies TAKS Review Games
An online library full of games to play to help review important TAKS objectives that you need to know!
TAKS Review Games
Geography in the News - Glossary terms
A resource for looking up terms relating to geography.
Geography Terms
Map Games - Regions of the World
Play map games of the different world regions to help you learn the countries.
Map Games Practice
Geography Games
Sheppard Software has a variety of fun Geography games to play!
Sheppard Software Games

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