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World History and Geography

The Industrial Revolution to the Contemporary World
Lesson Plans

W.100 Using census data and population pyramids, identify and describe the demographic changes worldwide since 1980. (C, E, G, H, P)  

Lesson Plan: Population Pyramids
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Power Point Presentation: Population Pyramids
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Student Handout: US and Foreign Population Pyramid Analysis
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Population Lessons and Ideas
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W.90 Evaluate the geographic impact, such as the growing innovations of technical geographical tools including GPS and GIS, these resources are having on retail, transportation, communication, and tech industries. (C, E, G)

W.92 Analyze the use of geo-technology in the search for new sources of oil and the geographic causes and effects of transitioning to alternative energy sources. (E, G)

Lesson Plan: Geographic Technology
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Power Point: Geographic Technology
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W.73 List the reasons for, and the effects of, the partition of the Indian subcontinent into India and Pakistan in 1947. (G, H, P) 

Lesson Plan: Partition of the Indian Subcontinent
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Power Point: Partition of the Indian Subcontinent
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Student Worksheet #1
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Student Worksheet #2
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Student Worksheet #3
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Student Worksheet #4
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Student Worksheet #5
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W.75 Explain why the Chinese and Indian governments have sought to control population growth and the methods they use. (C, G, P) 

Lesson Plan: Population Control in China and India
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Power Point: Population Control in China and India
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Population Campaigns in China and India
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Student Worksheet: Population Campaigns
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W.82 Evaluate the consequences of the Soviet Union’s breakup, including the development of market economies, political and social instability, ethnic struggles, oil and gas politics, and the dangers of the spread of weapons and technologies of mass destruction to rogue states and terrorist organizations. (C, E, G, P) 

Lesson Plan: Breakup of the Soviet Union
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Power Point: Breakup of the Soviet Union
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soviet_union_concept_map.docx
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 USEFUL WEBSITES

Tennessee Social Studies Standards: www.tn.gov/education/standards/index.shtml

USA Cities Data - www.city-data.com

Twitter & World Cup Soccer - sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/twitter-lights-up-worldwide-with-every-world-cup-goal-185246136.html

Population Reference Bureau - www.prb.org

Daily Satellite Photo - www.overv.eu

Religious Statistics - religions.pewforum.org - www.thearda.com

Zip Code Descriptions - www.esri.com/data/esri_data/ziptapestry

World Development - www.gapminder.org

Download Videos from Youtube - savefrom.net

Census Data - www.census.gov

Mapping 2010 Census Data - projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/map

Germany Information - www.goethe.de/ins/us/lp/prj/top/enindex.htm

Outline Maps - www.eduplace.com/ss/maps

Rich and Poor US Counties - storymaps.esri.com/stories/richpoor_embed


Where is My Milk From - whereismymilkfrom.com

USA Migration - www.forbes.com/special-report/2011/migration.html

USDA Agriculture Maps - www.nass.usda.gov/Charts_and_Maps

USA Economic Maps - clustermapping.us

USA Presidential Election Atlas - atlas.esri.com/Atlas/VoterAtlas.html

USA Immigration Maps - www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/10/us/20090310-immigration-explorer.html?_r=0

USA Census Ancestry PDF - www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/censusatlas/pdf/9_Ancestry.pdf

USA and Mexico Border - apps.npr.org/borderland

USA Foreign-born Workers - www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/04/07/us/20090407-immigration-occupation.html

9/11 - www.wherewereyouon911.com


Twitter Languages - bigthink.com/strange-maps/539-vive-le-tweet-a-map-of-twitters-languages

Names - names.whitepages.com

Where Children Sleep - jamesmollison.com/books/where-children-sleep

International Waters Map - donutholes.ch
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  • Home
    • TGA Main Site
  • Geog/Hist Resources
  • 2014 Geog/Hist Workshop
    • Elementary >
      • Grade Specific Lesson Plans
      • Third Grade Standards
      • 3rd - 5th Grade Lesson Plans
    • Middle >
      • Sixth Grade Lesson Plans
      • Seventh Grade Lesson Plans
      • Eighth Grade Lesson Plans
    • Secondary >
      • World History and Geography
      • U.S. History and Geography
  • 2015 Geog/Hist Workshop
    • World Regions
    • Writing and Assessments
  • 2016 Geog/Hist Workshop
  • 2017 East Asia Workshop
  • 2019 Geog/Hist Workshop
    • Workshop Resources