A.12.6 Collect and analyze geographic information to examine the effects that a geographic or environmental change in one part of the world such as volcanic activity, river diversion, ozone depletion, air pollution, deforestation, or desertification, may have on other parts of the world.
A.12.8 Identify the world's major ecosystems and analyze how different economic, social, political, religious, and cultural systems have adapted to them.
A.12.8 Identify the world's major ecosystems and analyze how different economic, social, political, religious, and cultural systems have adapted to them.
Geography Quiz for Africa Geography Quiz for Europe
Geography Quiz for Asia Geography Quiz for South America
Geography Quiz for the World
Geography Quiz for Asia Geography Quiz for South America
Geography Quiz for the World
Lesson 1- Vocabulary
Group 1
River Diversion
Fossil Fuels Polar Ice Melt Sea Level Change Eco-Tourism Greenhouse Gases |
Group 2
Ozone Depletion
Air Pollution Deforestation Biodiversity Ecosystem Environmentalists |
Non Profit/ NGO Impacting the Environment-Poster or Video
Issue 1. What's the problem, causes, effects
Organization 1. Who are they? 2. What's some of the problems they're trying to tackle? 3. What are they doing to combat environmental issues 4. What are some of their solutions? Short Term? Long Term? 5. Why is your Non-Profit the most impactful to environmental change? |
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Lesson 2- Our Impact on the World
Daily Journal 26- Canada
What are educational program like this trying to teach about our environment?
What are educational program like this trying to teach about our environment?
Reading Question
1. What statistics are you most fearful of? Why? |
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Lesson 4- Effects of Water
Daily Journal 27- Philippines
Write at least 2 observations of the satellite photographs. What are the impacts of the changes you observed?
Write at least 2 observations of the satellite photographs. What are the impacts of the changes you observed?
Rising Oceans
Day 2
Daily Journal 28-Norway
How does Norway geography affect how they live? How could that land be affected by climate change?
How does Norway geography affect how they live? How could that land be affected by climate change?
Acidification
Partner 1
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Desertification
Partner 2
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Teaching Acidification
Part 1
Come up with 5-8 bulletpoints to explain how the problem developed, whats happening now, and any solutions. |
Teaching Desertification
Part 1
Come up with 5-8 bulletpoints to explain how the problem developed, whats happening now, and any solutions. |
Acidification or Desertification Debate
Lesson 6- Deforestation
Whats Happening
Deforestation from Alvaro Posadas on Vimeo. |
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Effects of Deforestation
- Water Cycle Disruption
- Soil Erosion
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Biodiversity Losses
TED TALK: What can Save the Rain forests?
Lesson 7- Garbage
Pollution Solutions
Exit Slip-
1. What can you do to help this problem? 2. Should we ban plastics? |
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Summative Assessment
Carbon Emissions
Polar Ice Melting Acidification Deforestation Desertification Garbage/Pollution |
Lesson 8- Big Picture
Bringing it all together
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Before the Flood-Cumulative Test Essay
1. How does climate change affect me? |