Unit 1 Road Map- Details of Where We Are Going!
Unit 1 Big Ideas- At the end of the unit you should be able to talk about these things:
- geographic features influence settlement, locations and development.
- cultures are created and diffused through trade and migration.
- natural resources are distributed throughout the world unevenly.
Units/Lessons:
1. Cultural Ecology/Knowing Your Own Geography- 1 week
2. Water- Uneven Distribution/Precious Natural Resource- 2 weeks
3. Silk Road- 3 1/2 weeks
4. Ancient Civilizations (Egypt, Rome, Greece, China, Mesopotamia)- 2 weeks
1. Cultural Ecology/Knowing Your Own Geography- 1 week
2. Water- Uneven Distribution/Precious Natural Resource- 2 weeks
3. Silk Road- 3 1/2 weeks
4. Ancient Civilizations (Egypt, Rome, Greece, China, Mesopotamia)- 2 weeks