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Essential Question: How can you measure success? Chapters * The United States * Eastern Europe * China and Its Neighbors Preview Before you begin the chapter, think about the Essential Question. Understanding how the Essential Question connects to your life will help you understand the chapter you are about to read. Watch the video below and think about how the Essential Question connects to Xiao's life.

Connect to Your Life 1. Think of some ways to measure personal success using categories such as family, friends, school, and others. List at least one way to measure success for each category you named. For example, in the family category you could list getting along with your siblings. 2. After you have made your list, compare the ways to measure success. How are they alike? How do they differ? Connect to the Chapter 3. Think about how to measure a country's success. For instance, a strong economy shows economic success. Pollution levels can measure a country's success with environmental protection. Preview the chapter by skimming the chapter's text, headings, and images. Then list different ways with which to measure national success. After reading the chapter, return here. Were any of your predictions correct? Writer's Workshop 4. Throughout this chapter, you have explored the Essential Question in your text, journal, and On Assignment at myworldgeography.com. Use what you've learned to write an essay in response to the Essential Question. Use the Writer's Workshop page in your journal to learn more about your assignment and to plan your essay. Write the essay using the Writing tool in this classroom.

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