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Class: Early American History

Grade: 10-11 

Unit: Geography, History, and the Social Sciences

Lesson Plan: Thinking Geographically

Time Frame: 3 Days

Objectives: TSWBAT explain how the five themes of geography help define the connectionsbetween geography and history

TSWBAT discuss how geography influenced population trends in United States

HistoryTSWBAT describe how maps are made and used

Materials Needed:

Textbook 

Robinson, Mercator ProjectionsTheme Maps

Five Themes Graphic OrganizerPaper to create map

Magazines for project

Poster board

 I.  Motivation

Method:  Brainstorm

  How does geography affect us today?

  How do the rivers in Philly affect us?

 Does the weather affect us?

  What geographic features do you know about that have impacted history?

 II.  Input 

Method: Graphic Organizer

  Student will complete the five themes of geography Graphic Organizer

 III. Closure

Method: Case Studies

  Teacher will read three case studies. Student will identify which themes play arole in the study and how.

Method: Poster  Student will be assigned one theme and create a poster representing that theme

 IV. Input 

Method: Maps

  Student will view Robinson and Mercator projections.

  What are the differences of these maps?

  Which is more accurate?

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  Student will look at thematic maps.

  Why are thematic maps important?

  Identify parts of maps:

o  Grid System

o  Key

o  Titleo  Orientation

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Name:

Using the chart on page 5, complete this graphic organizer.

Short Answer

What is difference between Location and Place?

Explain, in your own words, what Human/Environment Interaction is.

Five Themes of Geography Chapter 1/Section 1

Five

Themes

Region

Human/Environment Interaction

Place

Location

Movement

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How is movement still an important part of geography today?

How are regions identified?

Give an example from your own life of the five themes of geography

(i.e. I live 2 miles from Dominoes). 

Location:

Place:

Human/Environment Interaction:

Movement:

Region:

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Name:

List the five components of a map

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In the space below, create a map of ICHS and its surrounding neighborhood. You MUST include

all five components.

Five Themes of Geography Chapter 1/Section 1

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List the five components of a map.

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Label this map with components above.

Five Themes of Geography Quiz Chapter 1/Section 1

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Read the case studies below. Which themes of geography are present? Explain how.

Mandie and Fred decided that they no longer wanted to live in Arizona due to the dry climate.

Mandie suggested they look north for a home, to an area that is typically cooler. Fred wanted

to move to an area with greater rainfall. They settled on Seattle.

Hannibal’s march was severely hampered by the mountainous area in which he found himself.

Knowing that his men and supplies would never make it on foot, Hannibal elected to recruit

some elephants to help.

Answer the following questions.

Which of the five themes would be most concerned with trade among nations?

Which is more accurate: the Robinson or the Mercator Projection? Why?