Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

An Illustrated Monsoon

This lesson was created by Kathy Sundstedt (Dike-New Hartford School District) for students from seventh to tenth grade. Students will learn to compare their home climate to Indian climates.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

Physical Geography

English

Reading

Art

Theme

Environmental

Landforms

Climate

Hazards

Population

21st Century Universal Constructs

Creativity

Region

Iowa

United States

North America

India

Asia

Five Themes of Geography

Location

Place

Common Core Standards

Readings Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies (RH)

National Geographic Standards

7. The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface

15. How physical systems affect human systems

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

GE 4. Understand how physical processes and human actions modify the environment and how the environment affects humans