Map
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Asset: Map
Illustration of globe being flattened to map.
Student Application
Our world in called Earth. People, plants and animals live all over the Earth.
Learning Objectives
- Students will understand the characteristics of our world, Earth.
- Earth is made up of land and water. The large bodies of land are called continents. There are seven continents: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica. These continents contain areas of ...
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- Earth is made up of land and water. The large bodies of land are called continents. There are seven continents: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica. These continents contain areas of ...
Supporting Activities
- Model of the Earth: Make a paper mâchè model of the Earth. Have students paint their Earth with the appropriate oceans and continents, and label their country, state and city.
- Interview Project: Have students take home a piece of paper with an interview question on it. Have them ask a member of their family the qu...
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Map
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Asset: Map
Flat map of earth.
Student Application
Explore different regions of the world and how they are changed by humans and geographic factors.
Learning Objectives
- Students will review their basic understanding of map and globe terms.
- Students will learn how geographers break the world into regions.
- Students will determine the human and physical characteristics that affect the lives of people all over the world.
- Students will understand how differe...
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Supporting Activities
- Thinking locally. Draw a labeled map of your community, complete with physical features. Now think about where most of the people in your community live. Does this match what the video said about the way people settle in areas? Why or why not? Do you think that the way a community forms is different from the way people locate themselves arou...
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