Geographic Alliance of Iowa

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Around the World in Five Days

This lesson was created by Monte DeArmoun (Northwood-Kensett Community School District) for students from seventh to twelfth grade. As they complete this lesson plan, students will learn the ways of the world.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

Human Geography

Mathematics

English

Theme

Environmental

Cartography/Maps

Cultural/Social

Region

None specified

Five Themes of Geography

Place

Human-Environment Interaction

Region

Iowa Core 21st Century Standards

TL 1. Demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology

National Geographic Standards

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

3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

GE 1. Understand the use of geographic tools to locate and analyze information about people, places, and environments