World+Geography+Wikispace

=**Ms. Fenwick's World Geography Classroom Wikispace**=

=Unit 1: Tools of the Geographer= Vocabulary Maps (on Angel) Latitude and Longitude (on Angel) Relative Location Regions

=Unit 2: Physical Geography= Four Spheres of Earth Climate Vegetation Landforms Physical Processes: Plate Tectonics and Weathering Seasons and Weather

=Unit 3: Human Geography= Population Patterns Demographics Reading Population Pyramids and Cartograms Government Systems Economic Systems Culture

=Unit 4: US and Canada= Political and Physical Geography Population Patterns Comparing Parliamentary and Presidential Democracies Comparing Regions Migration Urban Sprawl

=Unit 5: Latin America= Political and Physical Geography Population Patterns Columbian Exchange and the Effects of Colonialism Urbanization and Spatial Inequality Rainforests and Deforestation

=Unit 6: Europe= Political and Physical Geography Population Patterns The European Union Population Dilemmas Environmental Problems Comparing East and West Europe =Unit 7: Russia and Central Asia= Political and Physical Geography Population Patterns Time Zones Communism Command vs. Market Economies Comparing Regions and Standards of Living =Unit 8: Africa= Political and Physical Geography Population Patterns Colonialism and Economic Development Health Issues Conflicts =Unit 9: Southwest Asia= Political and Physical Geography Population Patterns Religions - Christianity, Judaism, Islam Economics and Resources Current Conflicts and Issues =Unit 10: South, Southeast, and East Asia= Political and Physical Geography Population Patterns Religions - Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, animism Globalization and Economic Relationships Population Dilemma in China Population Density in Japan Comparing Cultures

=**Unit 11: Antarctica, Australia, and Oceania**= Political and Physical Geography Population Patterns Cultural Diffusion Climate Change