| Week of November 14 | Geography | Daily Oral Geography |
| Monday
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Wrap-Up religions of the world -
Discussion on Sunni and Shiite differences. Assignment: Finish Religions of the World Crossword Puzzle |
1. Which country has the largest
land area in South America? 2. Name three kinds of precipitation. |
| Tuesday
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Identify different types of
government systems around the world - define direct democracy,
representative democracy, absolute monarchy, constitutional monarchy,
dictatorship Notes |
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| Wednesday
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Bead Simulation - students will
participate in an activity to help them understand the different
economic systems in the world
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1. Assuming two cities are at the same latitude, which would probably have the milder climate, one along the ocean coast or one farther inland? 2. What word describes a high ridge that separates the direction in which rivers flow on a continent? |
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Thursday |
Bead Simulation
Debriefing - connect the bead simulation to world economic systems Define: developed and developing countries and give examples of each Notes and discussion |
1. Washington D.C.
: United States : : ________ : China 2. What word describes the amount of moisture in the air? |
| Friday
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Define: import, export, tariffs, quota, free trade and
interdependence - pages 95-96 in books Notes and discussion |
1. What two central African
nations have nearly the same name and are separated by a river with a
similar name? 2. Two other African countries have almost the same name. They were named after a river that runs through both nations. What are the countries and what is the river? |
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