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Middle School Geography Resources

 

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|Location |

|Place |

|Human Environmental Interactions |

|Regions |

|General Materials - Multiple Themes |

|Movement |

|(Teaching materials that cover the concept of the movement of people and ideas is best covered |

|and resources more readily available in the study of historical periods and the settlement of new|

|territories.  Check the History Resource Pages for these materials.) |

        

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            Location

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|Five Themes of Geography |A lesson plan to enable students to apply the five themes of geography.|

|Latitude, Longitude, and Mapmaking |A  lesson for grades 6 - 8, This lesson requires students to review the|

| |concepts of latitude and longitude and to use these concepts to create |

| |maps of different countries on the computer. They’ll conclude by |

| |discussing the reasons why it’s important to understand latitude and |

| |longitude and by creating quizzes in which other students can locate |

| |“mystery” places that they map on the computer.  |

|Slam Jam Geography |Slam-Jam Geography is a program that uses the newspaper and the NBA |

|from NIE - There is a fee for |schedule to teach U.S. geography. Like Pigskin Geography, used |

|materials |successfully in classrooms, the Slam-Jam package is geared to grades |

| |four through ten, includes a quiz for each week, answer sheets, 34 |

| |pages of supplemental activities and newspapers for your classroom. |

|Latitude |from Rice University, exploration of how sailors have used latitude |

| |since the 1400s to navigate the globe |

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        Place

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|What's in a Name? |Toponomy is the science of naming places. Places are named for specific|

| |reasons whether that place is just down the street or halfway around |

| |the globe. The perspectives taken when choosing a name are often |

| |cultural and/or political. Sometimes the history and culture of an area|

| |may become apparent through the names of places within that area. |

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        Human Environmental Interactions

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|Topographic Connections:  |Topography determines stream flow and stream flow continuously sculpts |

|Earth'sSurface Shapes Streams; Streams|the land. The anatomy of a stream is greatly dependent on gradient or |

|Sculpt the Earth  |slope of the land, underlying soils, and relative location whether near|

| |the source or mouth. The anatomy of the river greatly impacts the |

| |human-environment relationship. Although rivers are quite different |

| |from each other, there are some common physical characteristics among |

| |streams. The interaction of streams to the Earth's surface is |

| |communicated through topographic maps. |

|Human Impacts on Major Rivers of the |Humans continue to explore ways of adapting river systems to meet |

|World  |identified needs or desires. These adaptations often result in long |

| |term impacts on the environment and require humans to modify their |

| |behavior in response to such changes. This cause and effect |

| |relationship is especially observable in many of the world's major |

| |river systems. |

|Where, Oh Where Are the Resources? |Because latitude influences climate, there is a relationship between |

| |latitude and resources associated with biomes. Common resources within |

| |a latitudinal region promotes patterns of human activity.  Progress in |

| |technology impacts the availability and use of resources over time.  |

| |Such changes will then affect human activity.  Some patterns of |

| |resources may be more strongly connected to plate tectonics than to |

| |climate. |

|From Sea to Shining Sea: The Highs and|America is a country of many lands.  From the rugged coasts of Maine to|

|Lows of Life in America  |the sandy beaches of California, and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf |

| |Coast, the physical landscape is as varied as the people who inhabit |

| |it.  But what factor underlies the picturesque mountains, valleys, and |

| |plains that we associate with our countryside?  Well, it's all a matter|

| |of your perspective...your elevational perspective, that is.  |

| |elevation, or height above sea level, is responsible for the patterns |

| |we see in the landscape.  It is also an influential factor in weather |

| |patterns, human settlement patterns, industry locations, and population|

| |densities.  In this lesson, students will learn to recognize the |

| |spatial elevation patterns of the U.S., and will gain an appreciation |

| |for the affect elevation has on weather and human populations. |

|Library of Congress Country Studies |The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the |

| |historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national |

| |security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world and|

| |examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are |

| |shaped by cultural factors. |

|Built in America - Historic Buildings |From the Library of Congress, this site and collection document |

|and Structures |achievements in architecture, engineering, and design in the United |

| |States and its territories through a comprehensive range of building |

| |types and engineering technologies including examples as diverse as |

| |windmills, one-room schoolhouses, the Golden Gate Bridge, and buildings|

| |designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. |

|6 Billion Human Beings |From the national Museum of Natural History in Paris, an online |

| |presentation and student interactive learning experience on the impact |

| |of continued population expansion on our planet . |

|The Great Plains |Humans, the environment, and the Great Plains. These lesson plans |

| |should provide you with some good starting places for using this web |

| |site or for teaching other lessons to your students about the |

| |interrelationship of people and the environment on the northern Great |

| |Plains. |

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        Regions

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|Language of the Land |The exhibit's four regional sections feature the voices of writers |

| |deeply rooted in a particular place. These local writers create an |

| |enduring sense of place and of the vast differences among America's |

| |regions. The inspiration for this exhibition was the Library of |

| |Congress's collection of literary maps--maps that acknowledge the |

| |contributions of authors to a specific state or region as well as those|

| |that depict the geographical locations in works of fiction or fantasy. |

| |Throughout the exhibition, these colorful and varied maps reflect the |

| |contributions of authors to specific states or regions and locate their|

| |imagined people and places. |

|Countries and Regional Studies |From the Geography classroom, an extensive set of resources |

|Physical Geography |From the Geography classroom, another thorough list of all related |

| |areas of physical geography |

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                General Geography Materials - Multiple Themes

|Expeditions - National Geographic |The lesson plans on this site were written by educators and have been |

|Lesson Plans Database |tested in the classroom. Together, they address all of the U.S. |

| |National Geography Standards, the five geography skills, and the main |

| |geographic perspectives. Serving a variety of needs, the plans include |

| |a wide range of teaching strategies. The assessment component of each |

| |lesson focuses on the knowledge and skills that students will use to |

| |answer a guiding geographic question as they address real-world |

| |issues.  Many resources from this site—the Atlas, Blue Ribbon Links, |

| |Xpedition Hall, and Activities—are incorporated into the lessons. |

|Five Themes of Geography - Lesson Plan|Application of the five themes of geography.  The objectives are for |

| |the students to be able to:1) Assign relative and absolute location , |

| |2) Determine the significant characteristics of "place" , 3) Describe a|

| |region in terms of culture, physical features, trade, industry , 4) |

| |List reasons why migrations and trade are key events , 5) Explain two |

| |significant human-environment interactions.  Uses this teacher's |

| |extensive website for resource location:  |

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|Daily Geography Lesson Plans from the |Great lesson plans in all areas of geography.  grouped for grades 6 - 8|

|New York Times |and 9 - 12. |

|Mission Geography |Mission Geography is curriculum support materials that link the |

| |content, skills, and perspectives of Geography for Life: The National |

| |Geography Standards with the missions, research, and science of the |

| |National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Modules are |

| |divided into K-4, 5-8. and 9-12. The modules are arranged by grade |

| |level as PDF files.   MS Modules are: Module 1: Volcanoes--Local |

| |hazard, global issue? Module 2: Mars and Earth: The quest for life |

| |Module 3: Human footprints on Earth as seen by NASA scientists and |

| |Module 4: Remote Sensing and Geo-Archaeology |

|ARGUS -  Association of  American |Mission Geography is curriculum support materials that link the |

|Geographers |content, skills, and perspectives of Geography for Life: The National |

| |Geography Standards with the missions, research, and science of the |

| |National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Modules are |

| |divided into K-4, 5-8. and 9-12. The modules are arranged by grade |

| |level as PDF files.             K - 4 Modules are: Module 1: Exploring |

| |our planet from above, Module 2: Water, water, almost everywhere, |

| |Module 3: Where on Earth do humans live? and Module 4.: Paths |

|Virtual Tour and Field Trip Sites |By Continent, Country, and more |

|Games, Quizzes, and Trivia |Hundreds of different links to games, online quizzes, and trivia |

| |question sets here. |

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