James M. Williams
August 2004
Lesson Plans for FACDIS ‘04 : U.S. AND THE WORLD
ACTIVITIES to be used with 7th Grade World Geography in Group A-7 grade at Eastern Greenbrier Junior High School 2004-2005/Eastern Greenbrier Middle School 2005 on.
ACTIVITY 1: ISSUES FOR TODAY(with Chapter 3: Physical Geography)
ACTIVITY 2: MAP EXERCISES (with appropriate Units)
UNIT 2: NORTH AMERICA
UNIT 3: CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN ISLANDS
UNIT 3: SOUTH AMERICA
UNIT 4: EUROPE
UNIT 5: RUSSIA AND THE OLD SOVIET UNION COUNTRIES AND EASTERN
EUROPE
UNIT 6/7: NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST (SOUTHWEST ASIA)
UNIT 7: SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
UNIT 8: SOUTH ASIA
UNIT 9: EAST ASIA
UNIT 10: SOUTHEAST ASIA
UNIT 10: AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AND OCEANIA
ACTIVITY 3: COMPARISON OF WORLD TO DIFFERENT GENERATIONS (with Chapter 4: Human Geography)
ACTIVITY 4: WHERE I WANT TO LIVE/DO NOT WANT TO LIVE (with Chapter 2: Physical Geography and again in the late spring)
ACTIVITY 5: THE AFFECT OF TOO MANY NEIGHBORS (with Chapter 18: Physical Geography of Africa)
ACTIVITY 6: POWER POINT SLIDE PRESENTATIONS FROM DR. BILL ARNETT (with Chapter 22: Human Geography of Southwest Asia and Chapter 23: Today's Issues for Southwest Asia)
ACTIVITY 1: To be used at the end of Unit 1/ Chapter 3
As the teacher write a list of important issue of today. Write a description of each. Give an example of each. As you go over each issue ask the students to come up with addition examples. Ask the students to come up with possible solutions for an issue as it is discussed. At the end ask the students to come up with other possible issues.
1. Hunger
2. War
3. Terrorism
4. Illiteracy
5. Crop failures
6. Disease
7. Fuel shortages
8. Deforestation
9. Erosion
10. Desertification
11. Air Pollution
12. Water Pollution
13. Noise Pollution
14. Transportation Shortages
15. Nuclear Proliferation
16. Crime
17. Corruption in Governments
18. Unstable Governments
19. Population Explosion
ACTIVITY 1
20. Sanitation Problems
21. Destruction of the Ozone Layer
22. Global Warming
23. Prejudices/Discrimination
24. Genocide/Ethnic Cleansing
25. Urban Sprawl
26. Natural Disasters
27. Trade Blockades/Trade Wars
Approximate time required: three 45-minute class periods minimum
Appropriate West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives for Social Studies 7
7.1.4 locate, assess and organize information about an issue of public concern
7.2.5 differentiate various methods that nations use to interact with one another to
resolve problems and conflicts
7.2.6 recognize the influence of the United States on other nations and the influence
of other nations on the American political process and society
7.3.5 identify and compare different types of economic systems
7.3.6 describe the impact of technology on agriculture and industry throughout the world
7.3.8 identify the impact of natural and human events and their global effects on industry
7.3.9 explain how countries are economically interdependent
7.4.5 identify countries, cities and transportation networks on maps
7.4.10 compare and contrast geographic regions
7.4.11 identify geographic factors and cultural factors that block the movement of ideas and innovations
7.4.13 analyze interconnections between regions
7.4.14 identify how human processes impact the world's physical environment
7.4.16 analyze renewable and nonrenewable resources and explain how technology affects the ways in which culture groups perceive and use their resources
7.4.17 analyze the technological improvements in transportation and communication that have helped create a global society
7.4.19 explain cooperation and conflict over control of the world's resources
7.4.21define culture in a geographic context
7.5.6 compare and contrast beliefs, religion and mythology around the world
7.5.16 describe the role geo-politics played in historic events
ACTIVITY 2: Map exercises as an introduction to each unit or sub-portion of each unit.
Use maps as a source of information. These include exercises for each region of the world. Questions for each of these will be attached.
UNIT MAPS AVAILABLE
2. North America A10-A11, 103, 105, 109
3. Central American and Caribbean A10-A11, 191, 193
3. South America A12-A13, 191, 193
4. Europe A14-A15, 263, 265
5. Russia, etc. A14-A15, A16-A17, 336-337, 338-339
6/7. North Africa and Middle East A16-A17, A18-A19, A20,403, 405, 479, 481
7. Sub-Saharan Africa A18-A19, 403, 404, 405
8. South Asia A20-A21, A22-A23, 543, 545
9. East Asia A20-A21, A22-A23, 610-611, 612-613
10. Southeast Asia A20-A21, A22-A23, 678, 680
10. Australia, New Zealand, Oceania A24, 678-679, 680-681
Approximate time required: in class to introduce and next day to discuss 30 minutes
outside of class to work on about 30-45 minutes each
Appropriate West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives for Social Studies 7
7.4.2 draw conclusions about information presented on special purpose maps and be able
to differentiate among map types
7.4.3 understand the use of directions
7.4.4 identify and locate the seven continents of the world and their associated oceans,
seas, rivers and landforms
7.4.5 identify countries, cities, and transportation networks on maps
7.4.8 locate and identify major world rivers, climate areas and rain forests
7.4.10 compare and contrast geographic regions
7.4.11 identify geographic factors and cultural factors that block the movement of ideas
and innovations
7.4.13 analyze interconnections between regions
7.4.14 identify how human processes impact the world's physical environment
7.4.15
7.4.16
ACTIVITY 3: Comparison of lifetimes
Use with Chapter 4: Human Geography
Determine what year your Father or Grandfather/Mother or Grandmother was your age. For Seventh Graders I recommend using the Grandparents. Compare their world to yours today. What things can you do or exist in your world that at your age they could not do or did not exist.
Approximate time: maximum about one 45 minute class period. May actually take less.
Appropriate West Virginia Content Standard and Objective:
7.4.17 analyze the technological improvements in transportation and communication
that have helped create a global society
ACTIVITY 4: Dual Exercises: Fall and Spring
These exercises should be done twice during the school year; once at the beginning of the year, gone over, and filed for later comparison. Do the exercises a second time near the end of the school year after most of the material has been covered and discussed.
Part 1: A. Name five (5) positive places in the World/U.S. you would like to live and explain why.
B. Name five (5) negative places in the World/U.S. you would NOT like to live and explain why.
Part 2: Investigate to determine how valid your reasons are when compared to factual evidence
from the textbook, CIA World Factbook on the internet, and other library sources.
Part 3: In the spring, near the end of the school year, do sections A. and B. of Part I again.
Part 4. Once again investigate to determine how valid your reasons are when compared to factual
evidence from the textbook, internet CIA World Factbook, and other library sources.
Part 5. Compare the work done in the Fall to the work done in the Spring. Each student should
compare his own work and determine why they made any changes.
In the fall this exercise should be done as a part of Chapter 2: Physical Geography
Approximate time needed: Two sets of two 45-minute class periods.
Appropriate West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives:
7.1.4 locate, access and organize information about an issue of public concern
7.2.1 ? identify and explain the different forms of government in various world regions
7.2.2 ? compare and contrast the lawmaking processes of world governments
7.2.3 ? analyze the different ways nations provide order and protect justice
7.3.8 identify the impact of natural and human events and their global effects on industry
7.4.1 use correct geographic terminology
7.4.2 draw conclusions about information presented on special purpose maps and be able
to differentiate among map types
7.4.5 identify countries, cities and transportation networks on maps
7.4.10 compare and contrast geographic regions
7.4.14 identify how human processes impact the world's physical environment
7.4.15 identify the world's climatic regions and the ways in which they influence lifestyle
7.4.17 analyze the technological improvements in transportation and communication that
have helped create a global society
ACTIVITY 5: based on Tom Collins' Activities using the maps on pages A18-A19, 403, 404, and 405
A. Using the map of Africa have the students determine which African countries are bordered by
1. Seven (7) other countries
2. Eight (8) other countries
3. Nine (9) other countries
B. What affect does having so many neighbors have on a country's
1. Exports and their prices
2. Imports and their prices
3. Portion of National Budget spent on
a. Military/Defense
b. Infrastructure
c. Public Education and Higher Learning
C. Which African countries have coastal port cities that serve as capitals? Why did each of the capital ports come into existence? Possible answers: slave trade; European expansion; American Colonization Society(or similar); Arab trade center; traditional port center.
This exercise should be attached to Chapter 18: Physical Geography of Africa
Approximate time: one 45-minute class period
Appropriate West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives for Social Studies 7:
7.1.2 explain actions citizens take to influence public policy decisions
7.3.2 analyze how geography influences the economy of a region
7.3.9 explain how countries are economically interdependent
7.4.1 use correct geographic terminology
7.4.2 draw conclusions about information presented on special purpose maps and be able
to differentiate among map types
7.4.5 identify countries, cities and transportation networks on maps
7.5.2 draw world history conclusions from maps, globes, charts, posters, graphs, and
timelines
7.5.9 use a variety of credible sources to construct and interpret the past
ACTIVITY 6: Power Point Slide Presentations from William "Bill" Arnett, PHD, Professor at West Virginia University.
= Part I: To use with Chapter 22: Human Geography of Southwest Asia"
a. "Ancient Middle East"-a survey
b. "Arab Heritage"
c. "Art Unit"
Approximate time: one 45 minute class period for viewing and discussion.
Appropriate West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives:
7.4.1 use correct geographic terminology
7.4.2 draw conclusions about information presented on special purpose maps and be able
to differentiate among map types
7.4.5 identify countries, cities and transportation networks on maps
7.4.6 identify and explain the advantages and disadvantages of different map projectionsand their uses
7.4.8 locate and identify major world rivers, climate areas and rain forests
7.4.13 analyze interconnections between regions
7.4.14 identify how human processes impact the world's physical environment
7.4.15 identify the world's climatic regions and the ways in which they influence lifestyle
7.4.21 define culture in a geographic context
7.5.1 describe the development of early civilizations
7.5.2 draw world history conclusions from maps, globes, charts, posters, graphs and
timelines
Part II: To use with Chapter 23: "Today's Issues for Southwest Asia"
a. "Women"
b. "Women in Iraq and Afghanistan 2004"
c. Women I-1: Afghanistan"
Approximate time: one 45 minute class period for viewing and discussion
Appropriate West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives:
7.1.1 compare and contrast individual rights of citizens in a variety of world regions
7.2.1 identify and explain the different forms of government in various world regions
7.2.6 recognize the influence of the United States on other nations and the influence of
other nations on the American political process and society
7.4.5 identify countries, cities and transportation networks on maps
7.4.6 identify and explain the advantages and disadvantages of different map projections
and their uses
7.4.21 define culture in a geographic context
7.5.5 (for Afghanistan) explain the role of racial and ethnic minorities, women and
children in the advancement of civil rights