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Helena-West Helena School District Year at a Glance Subject: World Geography_____________________________
Spring 2015
Unit 1 Our World: The Western Hemisphere Thinking Like a Geographer
How does geography influence the way people live?
WST.1.7.1 Evaluate the characteristics, functions, advantages, and disadvantages of various geographic representations and geospatial technologies for analyzing spatial patterns and distributions. WST.2.7.1 Compare visual and written explanations of the spatial organization and spatial patterns of people and places, and environments.
Textbook Maps Globes Supplemental material
RH.6-8.2 Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
WHST.6-8.2 Write informative/explanatory texts, include the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
SL.7.2 Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issues under study.
absolute location, relative location, geography, spatial, landscape, latitude, longitude, Equator, Prime Meridian, region, environment, landform, climate, resource
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Tools Used by Geographers
How does geography influence the way people live?
WST.2.7.2 Compare spatial connections among people, places, and their environments over time
Textbook Maps Globes Supplemental material, videos, info graphics
RH.6-8.7 Integrate visual information with other information in print and digital texts.
WHST.6-8.2 Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.2 Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats
hemisphere, key, scale bar, compass rose, map projection, scale, elevation, relief, thematic map, technology, remote sensing
Chapter 2: Earth’s Physical Geography (Earth and the Sun)
How does geography influence the way people live?
WST.4.7.1 Explain physical and cultural changes in places and regions over time using a variety of
Textbook Maps Globes Supplemental material
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and
orbit, axis, revolution, atmosphere, solstice, equinox, climate, precipitation, rain shadow
Helena-West Helena School District Year at a Glance Subject: World Geography_____________________________
Spring 2015
sources including geographic representations.
specific to history/social studies.
findings and emphasize salient points.
Forces of Change
How does geography influence the way people live?
WST.1.7.3 Explain relationships between places and regions using geographic representations.
Textbook Maps Globes Supplemental material, videos
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
continent, tectonic plate, fault, earthquake, Ring of Fire, tsunami, weathering, erosion, glacier
Landforms and Bodies of Watetr
How does geography influence the way people live?
WST.1.7.4 Analyze how environmental and cultural characteristics of places and regional have changed over time.
Textbook Maps, Supplemental material, videos, globes
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and
plateau, plain, isthmus, continental shelf, trench, desalinization, groundwater, delta, water cycle, evaporation, condensation,
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history/social studies.
emphasize salient points.
acid rain
Chapter 3 Earth’s People (A Changing Population)
How do people adapt to their environment?
ES.9.7.1 Examine ways people have adapted to the physical environment over time?
Textbooks, Supplemental material, videos, maps, globes
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
death are, birthrate, doubling time, population distribution, population density, urban, rural, emigrate, immigrate, refugee, urbanization, megalopolis
Helena-West Helena School District Year at a Glance Subject: World Geography_____________________________
Spring 2015
Global Cultures
What makes a culture unique?
HS.6.7.1 Examine the cultural characteristics of various regions.
Textbook Maps Globes Supplemental material
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.1A Come to discussions prepared having read or researched material understudy,
culture, ethnic group, dialect, cultural region, democracy, representative democracy, monarchy, dictatorship, human rights, globalization
Economic Why do HS.7.7.1 Textbook RH.6-8.4 WHST.6-8.2 SL.7.5 renewable
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Systems
people make economic choices?
Explain primary, secondary, territory, and quaternary economic activities
Maps Globes Supplemental material
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
resource, nonrenewable resource, opportunity cost, economic system, traditional economy, market economy, command economy, mixed economy, gross domestic product, standard of living, productivity, export, import, free trade
Helena-West Helena School District Year at a Glance Subject: World Geography_____________________________
Spring 2015
Unit 2 North America (Chapter 4 The United States East of the Mississippi River) (Physical Features)
How does geography influence they way people live?
ES.9.7.2 Describe symbiotic relationships between humans and their physical environments.
Textbook Maps Globes Supplemental material, videos
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
subregion, lock, tributary, levee, coastal plain, fall line, hurricane
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History of the Region
Why is history important?
WST.4.7.1 Explain physical and cultural changes in places and regions over time using a variety of sources including geographic representations.
Textbook, supplemental material, videos, maps, globes
RH.6-8.4 .D Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform or explain the topic.
SL.7.4 Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with pertinent descriptions, facts, details, and examples.
indigenous, colonists, agriculture, industry
Helena-West Helena School District Year at a Glance Subject: World Geography_____________________________
Spring 2015
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Life in the Region
What makes a culture unique?
HS.6.7.1 Examine the cultural characteristics of various regions.
Textbook Maps Globes Supplemental material, videos
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
metropolitan, tourism, civil rights, Rust Belt
Helena-West Helena School District Year at a Glance Subject: World Geography_____________________________
Spring 2015
Chapter 5 (The United States West of the Mississippi River)
How does geography influence the way people live?
WST.3.7.2 Analyze perceptions people have of places and regions around the world based on direct experiences and indirect experiences.
Textbook Maps Globes Supplemental material, videos
RH.6-8.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
cordillera, timberline, contiguous, Continental Divide, irrigation, chinook, ethanol, national park
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History of the Region
How do people make economic choices?
HS.7.7.2 Compare advantages of one location over another in the access to factors of production
Textbook Maps Globes Supplemental material, videos
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
nomadic, pueblo, mission, frontier, Manifest Destiny, annex, extinct, reservation
Helena-West Helena School District Year at a Glance Subject: World Geography_____________________________
Spring 2015
Life in the United States West of the Mississipii
How does technology change the way people live?
HS.7.7.3 Analyze movements of people, products, and ideas throughout transportation and communication networks and how they vary among regions.
Textbook Maps Globes Supplemental material, videos
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.2 Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats
Mormon, Dust Bowl, topsoil, agribusiness, aerospace
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Chapter 6 Canada (The Physical Geography of Canada)
How do people adapt to their environment?
ES.9.7.1 Examine ways people have adapted to the physical environment over time.
Textbook, maps, globes, supplemental material, videos
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2 Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
province, territory, shield, coniferous, deciduous, archipelago, tundra, fishery
Helena-West Helena School District Year at a Glance Subject: World Geography_____________________________
Spring 2015
The History of Canada
What makes a culture unique?
HS.6.7.1 Examine the cultural characteristics of various regions.
Textbook Maps Globes Supplemental material, videos
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
aboriginal, Metis, transcontinental, granary
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Life in Canada
What makes a culture unique?
HS.6.7.1 Examine the cultural characteristics of various regions.
Textbook Maps Globes Supplemental material, videos
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
metropolitan area, bilingual, peacekeeping, separatist, autonomy, acid rain
Helena-West Helena School District Year at a Glance Subject: World Geography_____________________________
Spring 2015
Chapter 7 Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean Islands (Physical Geography)
How does geography influence the way people live?
WST.3.7.2 Analyze perceptions people have of places and regions around the world based on direct experiences and indirect experiences.
Textbook, maps, globes, supplemental material, videos
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
isthmus, tierra caliente, tierra templada, tierra fría, bauxite, extinct, dormant
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History of the Regions
Why does conflict develop?
HS.8.7.1 Examine physical and human characteristics the influence the division and control of Earth’s surface.
Textbook, maps, globes, supplemental material, videos
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.4 Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with pertinent descriptions, facts, details, and examples.
staple, surplus, conquistador, colonialism, revolution, plantation, cash crop, caudillo, Colombian Exchange
Helena-West Helena School District Year at a Glance Subject: World Geography_____________________________
Spring 2015
Life in the Region
Why do people trade?
HS.7.7.3 Analyze movements of people, products, and ideas throughout transportation and communication networks and how they vary among regions.
Textbook, maps, globes, supplemental material, videos
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
maquiladora, mural, dependence, free-trade zone remittance, reggae
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Unit 3 South America (Physical Geography of Brazil)
How does geography influence they way people live?
ES.9.7.2 Describe symbiotic relationships between humans and their physical environments.
Textbook, maps, globes, supplemental material, videos
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.2 Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats
tributary, basin, rain forest, canopy, plateau, escarpment, pampas, Tropics, temperate zone
Helena-West Helena School District Year at a Glance Subject: World Geography_____________________________
Spring 2015
History of Brazil
How do governments change?
HS.8.7.1 Examine physical and human characteristics that influence the division and control of Earth’s surface.
Textbook, maps, globes, supplemental material, videos
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
indigenous, slash-and-burn agriculture, emancipate, compulsory
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Life in Brazil What makes a culture unique?
HS.6.7.1 Examine the cultural characteristics of various regions.
Textbook, maps, globes, supplemental material, videos
RH.6-8.2 Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
hinterland, metropolitan area, central city, favela
Helena-West Helena School District Year at a Glance Subject: World Geography_____________________________
Spring 2015
Chapter 9 The Tropical North (Physical Geography of the Region)
How does geography influence the way people live?
WST.3.7.2 Analyze perceptions people have of places and regions around the world based on direct experiences and indirect experiences.
Textbook, maps, globes, supplemental material, videos
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.2 Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats
elevation, trade winds, cash crop
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History of the Countries
Why does conflict develop?
HS.8.7.1 Examine physical and human characteristics that influence the division and control of Earth’s surface.
Textbook, maps, globes, supplemental material, videos
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.2 Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats
immunity, encomienda, hacienda
Helena-West Helena School District Year at a Glance Subject: World Geography_____________________________
Spring 2015
Life in the Tropical North
What makes a culture unique?
HS.6.7.1 Examine the cultural characteristics of various regions.
Textbook, maps, globes, supplemental material, videos
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
Creole, tariff
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Chapter 10 Andes and Midlatitude Countries (Physical Geography of Region)
How does geography influence the way people live?
ES.9.7.2 Describe symbiotic relationships between humans and their physical environments.
Textbooks, Supplemental material, videos, maps, globes
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
cordillera, altiplano, pampas, estuary, altitude
Helena-West Helena School District Year at a Glance Subject: World Geography_____________________________
Spring 2015
History of the Region
Why do civilizations rise and fall?
WST.4.7.1 Explain physical and cultural changes in places and regions over time using a variety of sources including geographic representations.
Textbooks, Supplemental material, videos, maps, globes
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
smallpox, guerrilla, multinational, coup
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Life in the Region
What makes a culture unique?
HS.6.7.1 Examine the cultural characteristics of various regions.
Textbooks, Supplemental material, videos, maps, globes
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
pueblo joven
Helena-West Helena School District Year at a Glance Subject: World Geography_____________________________
Spring 2015
Unit 4 Europe (Physical Geography of Western Europe)
How does geography influence the way people live?
ES.9.7.2 Describe symbiotic relationships between humans and their physical environments.
Textbooks, Supplemental material, videos, maps, globes
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
dike, polder, estuary, Westerlies, deciduous, coniferous
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History of Western Europe
Why do civilizations rise and fall?
WST.4.7.1 Explain physical and cultural changes in places and regions over time using a variety of sources including geographic representations.
Textbooks, Supplemental material, videos, maps, globes
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.2 Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats
smelting, feudalism, Middle Ages, pilgrimage, Parliament, industrialized, Holocaust
Helena-West Helena School District Year at a Glance Subject: World Geography_____________________________
Spring 2015
Life in Western Europe
How do governments change?
HS.8.7.1 Examine physical and human characteristics that influence the division and control of Earth’s surface.
Textbooks, Supplemental material, videos, maps, globes
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
postindustrial
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Northern and Southern Europe
How do people adapt to their environment?
ES.9.7.1 Examine ways people have adapted to the physical environment over time?
Textbooks, Supplemental material, videos, maps, globes
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
glaciation, fjord, tundra, scrubland, trawler
Helena-West Helena School District Year at a Glance Subject: World Geography_____________________________
Spring 2015
History of the Regions
Why do civilizations rise and fall?
WST.4.7.1 Explain physical and cultural changes in places and regions over time using a variety of sources including geographic representations.
Textbooks, Supplemental material, videos, maps, globes
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2 Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
city-state, longship, pagan, Renaissance
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Life in Northern and Southern Europe
How do new ideas change the way people live?
HS.7.7.3 Analyze movements of people, products, and ideas throughout transportation and communication networks and how they vary among regions.
Textbooks, Supplemental material, videos, maps, globes
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2 Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
homogenous, dialect, welfare capitalism, recession
Helena-West Helena School District Year at a Glance Subject: World Geography_____________________________
Spring 2015
Chapter 13 Eastern Europe and Western Russia
How does geography influence the way people live?
ES.9.7.2 Describe symbiotic relationships between humans and their physical environments.
Textbooks, Supplemental material, videos, maps, globes
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
upland, steppe, balkanization, brackish, reserves
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History of the Regions
How do governments change?
HS.8.7.1 Examine physical and human characteristics that influence the division and control of Earth’s surface.
Textbooks, Supplemental material, videos, maps, globes
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2 Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
czar, serf, genocide, communism, collectivization
Helena-West Helena School District Year at a Glance Subject: World Geography_____________________________
Spring 2015
Life in Eastern Europe and Western Russia
How does geography influence they way people live?
ES.9.7.2 Describe symbiotic relationships between humans and their physical environments.
Textbooks, Supplemental material, videos, maps, globes
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to history/social studies.
WHST.6-8.2.D Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
inflation, oligarch, devolution
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