Geography – Unit 2 Mapping Part 1
STUDENT MATERIALSSTUDENT MATERIALSS-1GEOGRAPHY – UNIT 2 MAPPING PART 1WORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1750 / LESSON 2.0 ACTIVITYPreparation• Access the 1750 Political Map and the 1750 Blank MapPurposeIn this course, we explore the period between 1750 and 1914—what is sometimes called the “long nineteenth century”—as an era of great change. In later units, we will look at social, cultural, economic, and technological transformation. In this unit, we focus on political change. We particularly look at political revolutions—big changes in government. Before you start reading about these revolutions, you might want to make some predictions about the changes you will see. The tool you’ll use for making these predictions is a political map of the world in 1750—a map that shows many of the states that existed in this period and their borders.ProcessYou’ll begin this activity by predicting some factors that might lead to political revolutions. Then, you’ll use a political map to identify some states, including empires, that existed in this period. You’ll annotate a blank map with these identifications. Finally, you’ll use your annotated map to make some predictions. Step 1With your teacher, brainstorm some factors that might have led to political revolutions in the nineteenth century. Why do you think there might have been revolutions in many places during this period? Your teacher may add some factors you haven’t thought about.Step 2In small groups, you should select one of the “political units” categories from the table and label the four places listed on the blank map. When this is complete, each group should share their answers until all 20 features are labeled on your map.Step 3Now make a prediction about two places where revolutions are likely to happen during the long nineteenth century that follows the period depicted on this map. Remember the factors you discussed earlier. You should annotate the blank map you labelled with those predictions.
Name:Date:Name:Date:STUDENT MATERIALSS-2GEOGRAPHY – UNIT 2 MAPPING PART 1WORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1750 / LESSON 2.0 ACTIVITYStep 1Directions: Your teacher will lead a discussion. Try to identify all of the factors that might have led to political revolutions during the long nineteenth century. You won’t know them all, of course. This is just a brainstorming session.Step 2Directions: Choose one of the categories of political units from the table below. On the blank map, label each of those four locations. You can use the 1750 Political Map to find any of the political units with which you’re unfamiliar. Finally, share your map with the other groups so that everybody has all twenty locations labeled.Political units (choose one category)Land empiresLarge African statesSpanish EmpireBritish EmpireFrench EmpireQing EmpireFuta ToroSpainBritainFranceMughal EmpireAsanteNew Spain (colony)Jamaica (colony)St. Domingue (colony)Comanche EmpireBornuPeru (colony)Ireland (colony)New France (colony)Ottoman EmpireLundaNew Granada (colony)The Thirteen ColoniesMadras (colony)
Name:Date:Name:Date:STUDENT MATERIALSS-3GEOGRAPHY – UNIT 2 MAPPING PART 1WORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1750 / LESSON 2.0 ACTIVITY
Name:Date:Name:Date:STUDENT MATERIALSS-4GEOGRAPHY – UNIT 2 MAPPING PART 1WORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1750 / LESSON 2.0 ACTIVITYStep 3Directions: Examine the map you have created. Identify two places where you think revolutions were likely to happen in the long nineteenth century. Be prepared to explain why you made these choices.LocationExplanation (1–2 sentences)