Review of Geographical Concepts

Bring your traditional lesson on folk tales to the next level by combining it with a review of the five themes of geography! Pupils practice analyzing a story from a foreign country, apply their knowledge of the five themes, draw a map...

Fifth graders examine the geographic concept of absolute location. Using a variety of resources, they create a life-size classroom grid and locate the coordinates of a point, identify latitude and longitude of different locations, and...

Learn about Mexican culture while simultaneously strengthening reading, writing and computer skills. In order to get the most out of Esperanza Rising, pupils should have prior knowledge of Mexican culture. Therefore, there are links to a...

Young scholars use a software program to build queries. In groups, they use the queries in GIS programs to determine what they need to search for. They complete the inquires and review their answers with the class to end the...

Students investigate different geographical terms and concepts. This is done with practicing with maps of the United States to find major coasts, lakes, and rivers. They also put together a floor map of the United States. Students create...

In this geographic terminology learning exercise, students after discussing and reviewing concepts dealing with the environment and community, locate and circle thirteen key terms within a word search puzzle.

Feeling all turned around? Use an elementary map skills lesson to teach young cartographers about relative and absolute location, cardinal directions, and map legends. Class members draw a map of their school community to direct others...

Students participate in small groups to create a California's Region map. They research and identify the climate, geographic features, and one or two special features of their assigned region.

Students brainstorm a list of the different types of maps they have seen or used. Using the activity sheet, they look through a social studies book to find all the maps and to determine what they are used for. Using a poster, they review...

Students discover the importance of peace. In this peace lesson, students agree to have a week with no harassment, fighting or derogatory talk. Each classroom chooses a different country to represent and they create geographic themed...