Wednesday 2-24-16

Bell Buster: Skim Read Ch. 18 beginning on pg. 415

1. Ch. 18 Physical Geography of Africa Notes PPT

2. Guided Reading 18-1 if time permits

3. Sub Review for Thursday, Friday, Monday.

Tuesday 2-23-16

Bell Buster: Complete Making Comparisons of Africa pg. 402-414

1. Review Making Comparisons

2. Map of Africa Discovery

3. Read Ch. 18-1 pg. 415-418

Monday 2-22-16

Bell Buster: Pass out Exams

1. Review/Correct Exams

2. Making Comparisons of Africa Pages. 402-414. 17 Total Questions.
Work with a partner.

Friday 2-19-16

Bell Buster:STUDY!!

1. Russia and the Republics EXAM
-Open Book, Search Packets

GO EAGLES! Softball Tournament @ Clifton, Powerlifting @ Alvarado Saturday.

Thursday 2-18-16

Bell Buster: Get Review out.

1. Complete Review over Russia and the Republics

2. Go Over Review as a class.

EXAM TOMORROW!!!

Tuesday 2-16-16

Bell Buster: Check Searches

1. Go over Human Geography of Russia Search.

2. ZAP Period Make up work to complete.

EXTRA CREDIT: 2 Russian Current Events

EXAM ON FRIDAY!!

GO EAGLES Basketball @ Keen JVB 5:00 VB 6:30

Friday 2-12-16

Bell Buster: Happy Friday! Go EAGLES!

1. Complete Human Geography of Russia and Republics Search.

2. Flash Card Review

Go Eagles!! Basketball vs. Brock 5:00 JVB, VB. Softball Scrimmage vs. Mildred.

Thursday 2-11-16

Bell Buster: Read pg. 380 over Comparing Cultures.

1. PPT Notes: Current Issues in Russia and the Republics.
-Regional tensions, once under Soviet control, have flared up in Russia and the Republics.
-Some of the most violent conflicts have occurred in the Caucasus region.
-Russia has struggled to move from a command economy to a market economy.
- Russia's enormous size and widespread criminal activity have made economic reform difficult.

Vocabulary: Caucasus, Chechnya, Nagorno-Karabakh, privatization, distance decay

2. Human Geography of Russia Search. (Partners) Due at the beginning of class Friday.

Wednesday 2-10-16

Bell Buster: Skim Read Ch. 16-2&3 pg. 370-379

1. PPT- Transcaucasia, Central Asia
- Transcaucasia has been a gateway between Europe and Asia.
- The Caspian Sea's oil and gas reserves have given the region great economic potential.
-Soviet officials drew borders in Central Asia that are making it difficult for the region's new leaders to establish stability.
- Central Asians have preserved many cultural traditions despite decades of colonization.

Vocabulary: Red Army, supra, Silk Road, nomad, Great Game, yurt

2. Ch. 16 2&3 Guided Reading Activity

Tuesday 2-9-16

Bell Buster: Ch. 15 Quiz Review/Corrections: Corrections are due tomorrow by the end of class. Write the question and correct answer!

1. Human Geography of Russia and the Western Republics. PPT NOTES
Main Ideas
-From modest beginnings Russia expanded to become the largest country in the world.
-The rise and fall of the Soviet Union affected the world's political geography.

Vocabulary: Baltic Republics, czar, Russian Revolution, USSR, Cold War, command economy, collective farm.

2. Pg. 362 Copy Timeline of Russian History into your spiral.

3. Ch. 16-1 Guided Reading Activity

GO EAGLES Basketball @ Glen Rose JVG, JVB 5:00 VG, VB

Monday 2-8-16

Bell Buster: Study!!

1. Class Flash Card Review

2. Ch. 15 Quiz

3. Read Ch. 16-1 pg. 360

4. Discuss Ch. 16 Human Geography of Russia and the Republics

Friday 2-5-16

Bell Buster: Study Search.

1. Whiteboard Matching Game.  (4 Groups)  Keep your own score. Board rotates a person every question.

2. Quiz Review.

QUIZ ON MONDAY!! STUDY!!!

GO EAGLES @ Hillsboro VG JVB 5:00 VB JVG 6:30

Thursday 2-4-16

Bell Buster: What would you do if environmental pollution seriously damaged your health or threatened to shorten  your lifespan?

1. Group Discovery, find a partner and answer the questions over the Physical Geography Facts of Russia.
DUE AT THE END OF CLASS!!

Wednesday 2-3-16

Bell Buster: Skim Read Ch. 15 2&3 pg. 350-356.

1. Climate and Vegetation PPT
- Much of Russia and the Republics lies in subartic and humid continental climate zones.
- IN the region's southern areas, semiarid and desert climates feature warmer winters and hot summers.

Human Environment Interaction PPT
-The Region's harsh climate has been both an obstacle and an advantage to its inhabitants.
- Attempts to overcome the region's geographic limits have sometimes had negative consequences.

2. Map Skills pg. 357 Time Zones (In Spiral)

3. Ch. 15 2&3 Guided Reading

Vocabulary: continentality, taiga, runoff, Trans-Siberian Railroad.

Tuesday 2-2-16

Bell Buster:Finish Making Comparisons in Russia. 10 Minutes

1. Russia and the Republics Landforms and Resources. PPT.
Main Idea:
- Flat plains stretch across the western and central areas of the region. In the South and east, the terrain is more mountainous.
- Many resources in Russia and the Republics are in hard to reach regions with brutal climates.

Vocabulary: chernozem, Ural Mountains, Eurasia, Transcaucasia, Central Asia, Siberia

2. Ch. 15-1 Guided Reading Activity

Go Eagles!!! Basketball @ Grandview 5:00 JVB JVG, VG, VB

Monday 2-1-16

Bell Buster: What do you know about Russia?

1. Europe Exam Review/Corrections

2. Group Work, Making Comparisons in Russia. pg. 333-343
Groups of 3 answer the questions in spiral that will be checked at the end of class.
Questions on pg. 336 1-3, 338 1-3, 340 1-2, 342 1-2