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Pacific
World and Antarctica
Chapters 32-34 This unit's themes are Imperialism and
Environment Use and Abuse. This unit will introduce the
students to the physical geography of the Pacific World
and Antarctica as well as the varied cultures to be
found throughout the region. Emphasis on economic and
environmental challenges of the region will help the
students understand the difficulties of the indigenous
peoples adaptation to a modern world.
Further discussions will include the allocation of
natural resources from Antarctica and the impact of
modern technology on that continent. The potential fuel
and non-fuel mineral exploration of Antarctica can be a
focus as well as global warming and the melting ice cap
and shelf-rise in the sea level.
CRITICAL QUESTIONS:
- How has development of natural resources affected
the economies of Pacific World and Antarctica?
- What are the relationships among climate,
population patterns and economic resources in the
Pacific World and Antarctica?
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Student Performance Expectation |
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Key
Information in the brackets that is not in bold (8.2A) is the
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skill (TEKS) that this objective
is aligned to.
Information in
the brackets that is in bold
(8.2.11B) (8.2.12A)
(11.2US10A)
is the specific Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS-
test) objective this objective is aligned to.
Expectations |
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Unit XII Resources |
Use geographic terminology correctly. (WG.22C)
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Use a problem-solving process to identify a problem,
gather information, list and consider options,
consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and
implement a solution and evaluate the effectiveness
of the solution. (WG.23C)
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Construct and interpret maps to answer
geographic questions, infer geographic relationships and
analyze geographic change. (WG.21C); (T10)
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Use historical, geographic and statistical information from
a variety of sources such as databases, field interviews, media
services and questionnaires to answer geographic
questions and infer geographic relationships. (WG.21A);
(T10)
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Analyze how the character of a place is related to its
political, economic, social, and cultural characteristics.
(WG.5A) |
Give examples of ways various groups of people view
cultures, places, and regions differently. (WG.16B); (T10)
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