Lesson 1: Human Geography

How does the geography of a place affect the people who live there?

7.Geo.10.a – Analyze how cultural characteristics vary among regions and shape diversity of local communities.

7.Geo.10.b – Analyze how environmental characteristics vary among regions (e.g., climate, natural disasters, waterways, mountain ranges, deserts).

7.Geo.8.a – Analyze how human-environment interactions influence movement and settlement (e.g., Floating City of Ganvie, The Dry Corridor, Tenochtitlán, Silk Road, trans-Saharan caravans).

7.Geo.12.a – Explain how global changes in population distribution patterns have affected land use in a region (e.g., the Pampas, deforestation in the Amazon, Southwest United States population boom).

7.Geo.7.b – Describe how growth in communication technology has led to the diffusion of ideas and cultural practices (e.g., Hollywood, global news networks, television, telecommunication infrastructure, social media).

7.Geo.3.a – Analyze cultural diffusion among regions using paper-based and digital mapping techniques (e.g., expansion, relocation).

DOK 1 – Define Human Geography vocabulary

DOK 2 – Explain Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs

DOK 2 – Describe the impact geography has on culture

DOK 3 – Explain how geography impacts migration and populations

DOK 3 – Analyze the effects of globalization

Guided instruction with guided practice
Teacher directed instruction with visual reinforcements
Group work with teacher created groups and teacher assigned tasks
Use of graphic organizers for note taking/writing assignments
Brief and frequent reviews of previously taught concepts

Formative assessment/CFU