Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

Effects of the Monsoon as Seen Through Google Earth

This lesson was created by Tami McInroy (Forest City School District) for ninth grade students. This lesson allows students to understand components of monsoons and how they affect Asia, specifically India.

Discipline/Subject

Human Geography

Physical Geography

Computers/Technology

Theme

Environmental

Landforms

Climate

Hazards

Cultural/Social

Region

Asia

Five Themes of Geography

Location

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

TL 3. Apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information

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

6. How culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions

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

9. The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations 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

GE 3. Understand how human factors and the distribution of resources affect the development of society and the movement of populations

GE 4. Understand how physical and human processes shape the Earth's surface and major ecosystems