The end of World War II saw the world deeply changed over the last few years. Four thorough lessons explore post-war Europe, America, and Asia through reading assignments and discussion questions about the Grand Alliance and the signing...

Students participate in hands-on activities using maps and globes to identify geographical features. Students use map legends to identify direction. Students locate oceans, continents, countries, states and cities. Handouts and...

At the heart of this resource is a beautifully detailed PowerPoint presentation (provided in PDF form) on the overall physical geography of Australia, basic facts about the country, Aboriginal history, and Australia culture and lifestyle.

Human migration—often the result of push and pull factors—sometimes has dramatic outcomes for both those leaving their homelands and the host countries. Using a variety of case studies, learners consider those issues. Then, by completing...

Students transfer what they have learned about China into an electronic project. In this collaborative project, students take what they have learned from their textbooks and synthesize the information in order to create an electronic...

Students identify places and landmarks in North America, specifically Canada and the United States, by using and constructing maps. Six lessons on one page; includes test.

Students research books, watch movies, and look on the internet to find information on ancient America, Mexico, and Central America. In this Mesoamerica lesson plan, students participate in a social studies unit on North America of the...

Students explore facts about South America in the four lessons of this unit. Booklets are created from the materials produced as the class delves into the topic.

Students create a "Landform Dictionary". They develop an overlay map and participate in hands-on activities to identify the key characteristics of landforms. They discuss the plant and animal life of these areas. Handouts for the lessons...

The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on earth's surface

An understanding of the geography of East Asia - its land, water, people, agriculture, and why we call it "East Asia" - is crucial to understanding the history, civilization, and contemporary events in East Asia and the world. In this...

A diverse range of musical styles can be found around the world. Music from Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East all have their own unique musical features and instruments. One of the most influential types of music-making in...

World Geography learning unit on Eastern Asia considers questions about population, foreign relations and production of goods. Comprehensive multi-media course materials.

How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective

How to use mental maps to organize information about people, places, and environments in a spatial context

Physical and Human Characteristics of Places

People create regions to interpret earth's complexity

How culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions

Physical Processes That Shape the Patterns of Earth's Surface

The characteristics, distribution, and complexity of earth's cultural mosaics

The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on earth's surface

Process, Patterns, and Functions of Human Settlement

How forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of earth's surface.

Human actions that modify the physical environment