File - World Geography with Mr. Gow

 Theme: HEI Sub Theme: Adapt/Modify Topic: Desertification/Deforestation Objectives: ❏ Identify pros vs. cons ❏ decipher between points of view ❏ understand the difference between primary and secondary sources ❏ compose and submit an email to seek information ❏ create a project that explains how an NGO is trying to solve the problems presented by deforestation and desertification Project ❏ Create a tri­fold poster that visually answers the essential questions and uses digital technology to embed an infomercial showing the effects of either desertification or deforestation and one organization trying to solve either problem. Resource Materials ❏ textbook ❏ The Atlas of the Real World book ❏ various article from various sources ❏ various NGO internet sites Digital Resources ❏ Google Earth ❏ Google Drive ❏ Popplet ❏ QR codes ❏ iMovie? Essential Questions Desertification ❏ Why does desertification occur? ❏ How does desertification affect the lives of people? ❏ How are people trying to solve the problem of desertification? Deforestation ❏ Why does deforestation occur? ❏ How does deforestation affect the lives of people? ❏ How are people trying to solve the problem of deforestation? Countries/Regions to Compare and Contrast ❏ 8 major deserts from across the world ❏ Sahel region of Africa ❏ Amazon Rainforest ❏ various countries that include the above mentioned information What do I need to know? What do I need to understand? Places ❏ 8 major deserts of the world ❏ Tropic of Cancer ❏ Tropic of Capricorn ❏ Amazon Rainforest ❏ Sahel ❏ Madagascar Terms ❏ desertification ❏ Sahel ❏ deforestation ❏ reforestation ❏ culture group ❏ primary sources ❏ secondary sources ❏ pro ❏ con ❏ NGO People ❏ Wangari Maathai ❏ Tuareg Tribe ❏ Tukuna Tribe Reflections after the unit is taught What do I have to do? ❏ desertification and why Identify it occurs ❏ 8 major deserts on map ❏ deforestation and why it ❏ the Tropic of Cancer and occurs Capricorn on a map ❏ how desertification ❏ the locations of the affects the lives of rainforests and the people Sahel on a map ❏ how deforestation affects the lives of Project people ❏ Create an infomercial ❏ the difference between that explains how primary and secondary people are trying to sources solve the problem of desertification or deforestation OR ❏ Create an infomercial that explains how desertification or deforestation affect the lives of people