This 9th grade Social Studies course is a study of the physical and human geography of our world. Students will use and construct maps, globes, and other geographic tools to obtain information and examine how physical processes impact the earth's surface and systems. Students will also consider how economic factors, migration and population changes, culture and religions, and human-environment interactions continue to shape our world. Students will learn about each region's countries and physical characteristics before exploring that part of the world through a human geographic lens. Finally, this course also includes a civic action project to encourage students to be active participants in their communities, nations, and world.
The course's essential questions include:
The course's essential questions include:
- What does it mean to think like a geographer?
- How do the physical and human characteristics shape a place?
- How do economic factors impact quality of life?
- How do migration and changes in population influence a region?
- How do people shape the world in which they live?
- How does the relationship between people and their natural environment influence people’s lives?
Civic Action Project
Poverty Cycle Project | |
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Poverty Cycle Project Gallery Walk | |
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Introduction to Geography
Map Skills
Map Skills Slides
Map Skills Notes - Cornell Style
Five Themes of Geography Notes - Cornell Style
Scale Bar Activity - USA
Map Skills Review - Google Form
Map Skills Review Sheet
Map Skills Notes - Cornell Style
Five Themes of Geography Notes - Cornell Style
Scale Bar Activity - USA
Map Skills Review - Google Form
Map Skills Review Sheet
World Regions
Latin America
Latin America Map Packet
Latin America Slides
Latin America Scale Bar Activity
Latin America Physical Features Practice
Latin America Slides
Latin America Scale Bar Activity
Latin America Physical Features Practice
Europe
Europe Map Packet
Europe Slides
Europe Scale Bar Activity
Map Analysis - Europe Resources
Europe Physical Features Practice
Europe Slides
Europe Scale Bar Activity
Map Analysis - Europe Resources
Europe Physical Features Practice
Southwest and Central Asia
Africa
Southeast Asia
Human Geography
Economics
Economics Slides
Economics Notes - Cornell Style
Map Analysis - Latin America Resources
Economics Check - Google Form
Economics Review Sheet
Economics Notes - Cornell Style
Map Analysis - Latin America Resources
Economics Check - Google Form
Economics Review Sheet
Population and Migration
Population and Migration Slides
Population and Migration Notes
Population Check - Google Form
Migration Check - Google Form
Rural-Urban Migration in Brazil Reading
Population and Migration Notes
Population Check - Google Form
Migration Check - Google Form
Rural-Urban Migration in Brazil Reading
Government
Culture
Culture Slides
Culture Notes
Culture Check - Google Form
Culture of Me Project
Culture of Me Collage Slides
Culture Notes
Culture Check - Google Form
Culture of Me Project
Culture of Me Collage Slides
Resources and Energy
Resources and Energy Slides
Resources and Energy Notes
Water Slides
Water Notes
Resources and Water Check - Google Form
Resources and Energy Notes
Water Slides
Water Notes
Resources and Water Check - Google Form
Abrahamic Religions
Judaism Slides
Christianity Slides
Islam Slides
Abrahamic Religions Graphic Organizer
Religions Check - Google Form
Abrahamic Religions Review Sheet
Christianity Slides
Islam Slides
Abrahamic Religions Graphic Organizer
Religions Check - Google Form
Abrahamic Religions Review Sheet
Ecosystems
Ecosystems and Desertification Slides
Ecosystems and Desertification Notes
Ecosystems and Desertification Check - Google Form
Human Impact Slides
Human Impact Notes
Human Impact Check - Google Form
Ecosystems and Desertification Notes
Ecosystems and Desertification Check - Google Form
Human Impact Slides
Human Impact Notes
Human Impact Check - Google Form
Belief Systems
Belief Systems Slides
Belief Systems Graphic Organizer
Belief Systems Check - Google Form
Desertification, Ecosystems, and Belief Systems Review Sheet
Belief Systems Graphic Organizer
Belief Systems Check - Google Form
Desertification, Ecosystems, and Belief Systems Review Sheet