Grade 6 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER 5 Themes of Geography – Europe Europe st (1 week or 2) E.1 E.1 A. absolute and relative On a map of the world, locate On a map of the world, locate locations, B. climate, C. the continent of Europe. On a the continent of Europe. On a major physical characteristics, map of Europe, locate the map of Europe, locate the D. major natural resources, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, E. population size Norwegian Sea, and Barents Norwegian Sea, and Barents Sea. Locate the Volga, Sea. Locate the Volga, Europe Danube, Ural, Rhine, Elbe, Danube, Ural, Rhine, Elbe, E.1 Seine, Po, and Thames Seine, Po, and Thames On a map of the world, locate Rivers. Locate the Alps, Rivers. Locate the Alps, the continent of Europe. On a Pyrenees, and Balkan Pyrenees, and Balkan map of Europe, locate the Mountains. Locate the Mountains. Locate the Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, countries in the northern, countries in the northern, Norwegian Sea, and Barents southern, central, eastern, and southern, central, eastern, and Sea. Locate the Volga, western regions of Europe. western regions of Europe. Danube, Ural, Rhine, Elbe, E.2 E.2 Seine, Po, and Thames Use a map key to locate Use a map key to locate Rivers. Locate the Alps, countries and major cities in countries and major cities in Pyrenees, and Balkan Europe. (G) Europe. (G) Mountains. Locate the E.3 E.3 countries in the northern, Explain how the following five Explain how the following five southern, central, eastern, and factors have influenced factors have influenced western regions of Europe. settlement and the economies settlement and the economies E.2 of major European countries of major European countries Use a map key to locate (G, E) (G, E) countries and major cities in A. absolute and relative A. absolute and relative Europe. (G) locations D. major natural locations D. major natural E.3 resources resources Explain how the following five B. climate E. population size B. climate E. population size factors have influenced C. major physical C. major physical settlement and the economies characteristics characteristics of major European countries (G, E) A. absolute and relative locations D. major natural resources B. climate E. population size C. major physical characteristics DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY Europe and Africa Africa Africa Follow previous standards for A.1 A.1 Europe PLUS On a map of the world, locate On a map of the world, locate the continent of Africa, the the continent of Africa, the A.1 Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Atlantic Ocean, the Indian On a map of the world, locate Ocean, the Mediterranean Ocean, the Mediterranean the continent of Africa, the Sea, and the Great Rift Valley. Sea, and the Great Rift Valley. Atlantic Ocean, the Indian On a map of Africa, locate the On a map of Africa, locate the Ocean, the Mediterranean northern, eastern, western, northern, eastern, western, Sea, and the Great Rift Valley. central, and southern regions central, and southern regions On a map of Africa, locate the of Africa, the Sahara Desert, of Africa, the Sahara Desert, northern, eastern, western, the Nile River, Lake Victoria, the Nile River, Lake Victoria, central, and southern regions Mount Kilimanjaro, and the Mount Kilimanjaro, and the of Africa, the Sahara Desert, Cape of Good Hope. (G) Cape of Good Hope. (G) the Nile River, Lake Victoria, A.2 A.2 Mount Kilimanjaro, and the Use a map key to locate Use a map key to locate Cape of Good Hope. (G) countries and major cities in countries and major cities in A.2 Africa. (G, E) Africa. (G, E) Use a map key to locate A.3 A.3 countries and major cities in Explain how the following five Explain how the following five Africa. (G, E) factors have influenced factors have influenced A.3 settlement and the economies settlement and the economies Explain how the following five of major African regions and of major African regions and factors have influenced countries. (G, E) countries. (G, E) settlement and the economies A. absolute and relative A. absolute and relative of major African regions and locations D. major natural locations D. major natural countries. (G, E) resources resources A.4 B. climate E. population size B. climate E. population size Identify the locations and time C. major physical C. major physical periods of the sub-Saharan characteristics characteristics empires of Ghana, Mali, and A.4 A.4 Songhay. (H, G) Identify the locations and time Identify the locations and time A.5 periods of the sub-Saharan periods of the sub-Saharan Identify when modern African empires of Ghana, Mali, and empires of Ghana, Mali, and countries became independent Songhay. (H, G) Songhay. (H, G) nations and explain how A.5 A.5 independence was achieved. Identify when modern African Identify when modern African (H, G) countries became independent countries became independent nations and explain how nations and explain how independence was achieved. independence was achieved. (H, G) (H, G) MARCH APRIL MAY Africa and Asia/Oceania Asia/Oceania Asia/Oceania Follow previous standards for Follow previous standards Africa PLUS Western Asia (Middle East) WA.1 On a map of the world, Western Asia (Middle East) Western Asia (Middle East) locate Western Asia, or the WA.1 On a map of the world, WA.1 On a map of the world, Middle East. On a map of locate Western Asia, or the locate Western Asia, or the the Middle East, locate the Middle East. On a map of Middle East. On a map of Black Sea, Mediterranean the Middle East, locate the the Middle East, locate the Sea, Caspian Sea, Red Black Sea, Mediterranean Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, Caspian Sea, Red Sea, Caspian Sea, Red Peninsula, and the Persian Sea, Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, Arabian Gulf. (G) Peninsula, and the Persian Peninsula, and the Persian Gulf. (G) WA.2 Gulf. (G) Use a map key to locate countries and major cities in WA.2 Use a map key to locate WA.2 Use a map key to locate the Middle East. (G, E) countries and major cities in countries and major cities in the Middle East. (G, E) WA.3 the Middle East. (G, E) Explain how the following five factors have WA.3 Explain how the WA.3 Explain how the influenced settlement and following five factors have following five factors have the economies of major influenced settlement and influenced settlement and Middle Eastern countries. the economies of major the economies of major (G, E) Middle Eastern countries. Middle Eastern countries. (G, E) (G, E) WA.4 Locate and describe the various ethnic and religious WA.4 Locate and describe the WA.4 Locate and describe the groups of the Middle East. various ethnic and religious various ethnic and religious (G, H, C) groups of the Middle East. groups of the Middle East. (G, H, C) (G, H, C) WA.5 Identify when the countries in the Middle WA.5 Identify when the WA.5 Identify when the East became countries in the Middle countries in the Middle independent nations East became East became and explain how independent nations independent nations independence was and explain how and explain how achieved. (H, G) independence was independence was achieved. (H, G) achieved. (H, G) Central Asia Central Asia Central Asia CSA.1 On a map of the world, locate Central and South CSA.1 On a map of the world, CSA.1 On a map of the world, Asia. On a map of Central locate Central and South locate Central and South and South Asia, locate the Asia. On a map of Central Asia. On a map of Central Indian Ocean, the Arabian and South Asia, locate the and South Asia, locate the Sea, the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Indian Ocean, the Arabian Ganges River, the Indo- Sea, the Bay of Bengal, the Sea, the Bay of Bengal, the Gangetic Plain, the Ganges River, the Indo- Ganges River, the Indo- Northern Mountains, the Gangetic Plain, the Gangetic Plain, the Deccan Plateau, the Northern Mountains, the Northern Mountains, the Himalayan Mountains, and Deccan Plateau, the Deccan Plateau, the the Steppes. (G) Himalayan Mountains, and Himalayan Mountains, and the Steppes. (G) the Steppes. (G) CSA.2 Use a map key to locate the countries and CSA.2 Use a map key to CSA.2 Use a map key to major cities in Central and locate the countries and locate the countries and South Asia. (G,) major cities in Central and major cities in Central and South Asia. (G,) South Asia. (G,) CSA.3 Explain how the following five factors have CSA.3 Explain how the CSA.3 Explain how the influenced settlement and following five factors have following five factors have the economies of major influenced settlement and influenced settlement and Central and South Asian the economies of major the economies of major countries. (G, E) Central and South Asian Central and South Asian countries. (G, E) Southeast Asia / Oceania countries. (G, E) Southeast Asia / Oceania SEAO.1 On a map of the Southeast Asia / Oceania world, locate Southeast SEAO.1 On a map of the SEAO.1 On a map of the Asia, the Indian Ocean, world, locate Southeast world, locate Southeast Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the Indian Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, Antarctica, the major Pacific Australia, New Zealand, Australia, New Zealand, Islands, the Pacific Ocean, Antarctica, the major Pacific Antarctica, the major Pacific and the Coral Sea. On a Islands, the Pacific Ocean, Islands, the Pacific Ocean, map of Southeast Asia and and the Coral Sea.