Friday 1-29-16

Bell Buster: Study!

1. Europe Exam- Do not write on packet, use answer sheet.

2. Read Ch. 15

GO  EAGLES Basketball vs. Peaster 5:00 JVB, JVG, VG, VB

Thursday 1-28-16

Bell Buster: Review Packets

1. Review Game. Whiteboard Answers

2. Group Study

EXAM TOMORROW!!! STUDY!!

Wednesday 1-27-16

Bell Buster: Review Check.

1. Review Completion

2. Check Answers

Tuesday 1-26-16

Bell Buster: Review Ch. 14 Guided Reading

1. Review European Geography Discussion: What do you know?

2. Exam Review

Go EAGLES!! Basketball @ Millsap JVG, JVB, VG, VB

Monday 1-25-16

Bell Buster: What was the most interesting current event you found about Europe?

1. Today's Issues in Europe PPT.
Turmoil in the Balkans
Cleaning up Europe
European Union

Vocabulary: South Slavs, Slobodan Milosevic, ethnic cleansing, KLA, Vojislav Kostunica, European Environmental Agency, particulate, smog, ozone, unification, alliance, European Economic Community EEC, European Union.

2. Ch. 14 Guided Reading

Friday 1-22-16

Bell Buster: Ch. 13 quiz Review

1. Quiz Corrections

2. European Current Events:
Need 4 Current Events 1/2 a page in description.
Use your phone or Computer.

Go EAGLES!! Basketball vs Keene JVB&G 5:00, VG, VB

Thursday 1-21-16

Bell Buster: STUDY!! CH. 13

1. Ch. 13 Quiz

2. Read Ch. 14 pg. 318

3. Discuss Ch. 14

Wednesday 1-20-16

Bell Buster: Finalize Presentation Poster

1. Present Posters.
What Countries are in the region?
What cultural factors influence the region?
Type of Government?
Religion?
Language?
Economy?
What do people do every day?

2. Ch. 13 Quiz Review

QUIZ TOMORROW!!

Tuesday 1-19-16

Bell Buster: Get into groups.

1. GROUP POSTER: Sub regions of Europe

What Countries are in the region?
What cultural factors influence the region?
Type of Government?
Religion?
Language?
Economy?
What do people do every day?

Describe this in a poster.

GO EAGLES!! Basketball Girls & Boys @ Brock JV Starts @ 4:00 JVB, JVG, VG, VB

Friday 1-15-16

Bell Buster: Complete Ch. 13-4 Assessment pg. 315 1-4 (15 Minutes)

1. GROUP POSTER: Sub regions of Europe

What Countries are in the region?
What cultural factors influence the region?
Type of Government?
Religion?
Language?
Economy?
What do people do every day?

Describe this in a poster.

GO EAGLES!! Basketball Girls & Boys vs. Glen Rose JV @ 5:00 VG 6:00 VB 7:30

Thursday 1-14-16

Bell Buster: How does cultural diversity enrich society? What problems might it cause?

1. Eastern Europe PPT
Main Ideas:
-Eastern Europe has great cultural diversity because many ethnic groups have settled there.
-Many empires have controlled parts of the region, leaving it with little experience of self-rule.

Vocabulary: cultural crossroads, balkanization, satellite nation, market economy, fold art, anti Semitism.

2. Ch. 13-4 Assessment pg. 315 1-4

3. Exit Questions. "Who's Line is It Anyway"

Wednesday 1-13-16

Bell Buster: Read Ch. 13-3 pg. 302

1. Northern Europe PPT
Main Ideas:
- The United Kingdom and Nordic countries have seafaring histories that often led to conquest.
- The region played a role in developing representative government and industry.

Vocabulary: Nordic countries, parliament, Silicon Glen, euro

2. Compare Cultures pg. 308

3. Ch. 13-3 Guided Reading Activity

4. Exit Questions

Tuesday 1-12-16

Bell Buster: Read pg. 294 over the Bubonic Plague

1. Western Europe PPT.

Main Ideas:
- France and the Germanic countries developed very different cultures.
- These cultural differences led to conflicts that shaped the history of Western Europe.
Vocabulary: Benelux, Reformation, feudalism, nationalism, Holocaust, Berlin Wall.

2. Ch. 13-2 Guided Reading.

3. Exit Questions

GO EAGLES!! Basketball vs. Hillsboro JV starts at 5 p.m.

Monday 1-11-16

Bell Buster: Ch. 12 Quiz Review/Corrections. If you have not taken Quiz you will do so now.

1. Why have Mediterranean countries preserved their ancient culture?

2. Mediterranean Europe PPT. Notes
Main Ideas:
- The ancient Greek and Roman civilizations and the Renaissance all began in Mediterranean Europe.
- In the 20th century, the region has seen economic growth and political turmoil.
-Video over Greek History

Vocabulary: city-state, republic, Crusades, Renaissance, aqueduct.

3. Ch. 13-1 Guided Reading

4. Exit Questions.

Friday 1-8-16

Bell Buster: STUDY!

1. Ch. 12 Quiz: Physical Geography of Europe

2. Read Ch. 13 pg. 288\

GO EAGLES!! Basketball vs Grandview JV Starts at 5 with Varsity to follow. BE THERE YELL LOUD!

Thursday 1-7-16

Bell Buster: In what ways do people interact with their environment in Europe?

1. Ch. 12 Assessment pg. 286
1-20, 1-10, GS. 1-3

2. Quiz Review.

CH. 12 QUIZ TOMORROW!! STUDY!!

Wednesday 1-6-16

Bell Buster: What kinds of climatic and natural landforms act as tourist attractions?

Main Ideas:
- Much of Europe has a relatively mild climate because of ocean currents and warm winds.
-Eastern Europe has a harsher climate because it is farther from the Atlantic Ocean.
-The Dutch and the Venetians altered lands to fit their needs by constructing polders and canals.
- Uncontrolled logging and acid rain destroy forests.

Vocabulary: North Atlantic Drift, sirocco, mistral, dike, polder, seaworks, terpen, Zuider Zee, ljsselmeer

1. Skim Ch. 12-2&3 pg. 278-285

2. Climate and Vegetation and Human Environment Interaction of Europe.

3. Graph Skills Activity pg. 281 1-3 in spiral.

4. Guided Reading Ch. 12-2&3

Tuesday 1-5-16

Bell Buster: How might land forms and resources have helped make Europe rich and powerful?

Main Ideas: Europe is composed of many peninsulas and islands.
Europe's land forms also include large plains and mountain ranges.

Vocabulary: fjord, uplands, Massif Central, Meseta, peat.

1. Skim Read Ch. 12-1 pages 273-277

2. Landforms and Resources of Europe PPT. Notes

3. Guided Reading Activity 12-1

GO EAGLES! All Basketball teams @ Peaster.

Monday 1-4-16

Bell Buster: WELCOME BACK! What about the map of Europe stands out to you?

Get a Textbook

1. Europe Introduction pg. 258-267

2. Regional Data File. Find a partner and in your spiral complete questions 1-5 on pages 268-270.

3. Go over Data File findings.