The High School World Geography Unit 2: Human Geographic Systems Lesson Plan Unit (TEKS Unit 2) is for high school world geography teachers! The incredible, time-saving resources included with this Unit can easily be used with any textbook or no textbook at all, and they have been used with of students!
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These resources follow the TEKS standards and guidelines (state of Texas). If you're unsure or need some help figuring out if this Unit aligns with the standards you or your district follow, just shoot me an email at jillian@lessonplanguru.com and I'd be happy to help you find out!
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- Unit Outline with Lesson-by-Lesson Overview
- Breakdown of what TEKS are covered in each lesson
- 9 highly curated presentations in PowerPoint (PPT) and Google Slides formats, featuring built-in Bell Ringers and Discussion-Based Questions (DBQ)
- 19 student exercise assignments with teacher answer key
- 4 projects (Team and individual projects!)
- 20+ links to supplemental videos on YouTube
- Notes Handouts for students to help them follow along for lesson and retain the subject matter (come in 3 options: Cornell Method Notes handout, Outline Notes, and Guided Notes!)
- Jeopardy Unit Review Game - interactive, fun, and EASY-TO-USE
- Unit Assessment with teacher answer key
lesson in this unit comes loaded with incredible resources! You'll save of your time and have no problem whatsoever teaching your high schoolers all about these important topics, such as:
National Boundaries
- Why national boundaries matter
- Examples of natural and artificial boundaries
- How natural boundaries are different from artificial boundaries
- How artificial boundaries are commonly formed
- Real-world examples of disputes over national boundaries
- How nations are often divided into smaller political entities such as states and counties
Geopolitics
- How geography influences policy
- Geographic characteristics of a nation (size, shape, and relative location)
- Types of governments and their characteristics
- What GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and GNP (Gross National Product) are
- What GDP and GNP tell us
- How to analyze various measures and statistics, such as GDP, to interpret the level of economic development of a nation
- What defines an ethnic group of people
- The meaning of globalization
- How globalization has contributed to free trade
- What free-trade zones are
- The traits and characteristics of the four types of economic systems:
- Traditional Economy
- Command Economy
- Market Economy
- Mixed Economy
- The traits and characteristics of the four levels of economic activity:
- Primary Economic Activities
- Secondary Economic Activities
- Tertiary Economic Activities
- Quaternary Economic Activities
- How natural resources influence economic geography
- Role of infrastructure in economic development
Population Geography
- How to analyze population trends and patterns
- The significance of numerous statistics and how to interpret them, for example:
- Population Density
- Mortality Rate (aka Death Rate)
- Life Expectancy
- Birth Rate
- Fertility Rate
- How physical factors such as landforms and climates influence where people live
- What push-pull factors are
Urban Geography
- How the global population has transitioned from rural to urban areas
- What suburbs and exurbs are
- What defines a metropolitan area and a megalopolis
- Why many of the world's major cities are located on bodies of water
- Urban land use patterns
- The concentric zone model, sector model, and the multiple nuclei model
Elements of Culture
- The difference between a culture and a society
- What defines an ethnic group of people
- Core factors that drive cultural and societal change
- Meaning of innovation, diffusion, and acculturation as they relate to cultural and societal evolution
- Special emphasis on how language and religion may help define a culture
- What language families and dialects are
- Influence of language diffusion
- Monotheistic, Polytheistic, and Animistic religions
- Overview of the world's five major religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism
Plus, MORE!!
These fantastic lesson plans have been designed to offer maximum flexibility so that you can condense or stretch them out even further if needed!
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This incredible unit covers all of the following TEKS high school social studies standards:
WG.2B; WG.3A, WG.3B, WG.3C; WG.4A, WG.4B, WG.4C; WG.19A; WG.20A; WG.21A, WG.21B, WG.21C, WG.21D, WG.21E; WG.22A, WG.22B, WG.22C, WG.22D; WG.23A, WG.23B, WG.23C
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This unit has been specifically designed and curated following the TEKS Social Studies standards and guidelines; HOWEVER, if you're not following the TEKS, it'll most likely align with most other state standards! **
(If you're unsure or need some help figuring out if this Unit aligns with the standards you or your district follow, just shoot me an email at jillian@lessonplanguru.com and I'd be happy to help you find out!)
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