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Five Themes of Geography Lesson Plans
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Students develop an awareness of how world events, geography, and cultures inter-relate. They use longitude and latitude to reinforce their place in geography. They use the five themes of geography.
Students examine and discuss the five themes of geography, location, place, movement, human-environment interactions, and regions. They select magazine pictures that represent each of the five themes of geography.
Students describe the five themes of Geography. They discover the impact of ecotourism in an area of Canada. They research the Pacific Maritime or Mountain Regions of Canada.
Students examine a region in Canada using the five themes of Geography to determine if it is a suitable place for an ecotourism operation. As a class, they identify the characteristics of two regions and assess the impact of a ecotourism operation. They defend a position and present them to the class.
Students use the five themes of geography. They utilize any media source - TV, radio, newspaper, magazines, etc. Using the five themes, they break down and analyze a news event and report to the class.
Learners describe the White Mountains in New Hampshire using the five themes of geography. They discuss the five themes of geography, categorize objects into each theme of geography, and develop a list of words to describe the White Mountains.
Students trace American adventurer Steve Fossett's solo global flight, using the five themes of geography to describe some of the places on or near his route.
Students begin to see the definition of regions and how flexible they are in geographic terms. In the process they encounter information and terms that are unique to this area that help them define one of the five themes of geography, "region."
Seventh graders examine different countries in Africa to research. They choose one to concentrate their research on using the five themes of geography. They design a multimedia presentation that will make up the African safari.
