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Conflict Minerals in the Congo

This lesson was created by Patrick Davis (Decorah School District) for ninth grade students. Throughout this lesson plan, students will be able to identify and discuss the role of conflict minerals to the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

Human Geography

Economics

Theme

Environmental

Economic

Cultural/Social

Region

Africa

Five Themes of Geography

Location

Place

Human-Environment Interaction

Movement

Region

Common Core Standards

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

National Geographic Standards

4. The physical and human characteristics of places

9. The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface

16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources

18. How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

GE 2. Understand how physical and human characteristics create and define regions

GE 6. Understand how culture affects the interaction of human populations through time and space

HI 1. Understand historical patterns, periods of time, and the relationships among these elements