7th Grade Geography
World Geography
Topics covered in this curriculum include...
- Basics of geography including reading maps, distances, human vs. physical geography, etc.
- Globalization, outsourcing, and automation
- Market, National, and International Economics
- Demographics and demography
- Environment and Society / Global Issues
- Purposes, Structures, and Functions of Government
- Relationship of the United States to other Nations
- And a lot more!
The above topics are split into five unit questions:
- Does where we live determine how we live?
- Is it better to make goods here or there?
- What is the right amount of people?
- Are social structures fair?
- Who is us? Who is them?
New state standards!
2019 Social Studies Standards.pdfThe middle school portion starts on page 50 of the standards document above.
I am quite happy to be teaching more of this type of content this year. Learning more about geography, government and economics goes a very long way in helping students to understand the world around them. I get really excited about these topics, and my students certainly see my enthusiasm. I am already looking forward to the great discussions we are going to have!
While only a small part of geography, you will notice if you ever come into my classroom, that I am a map person. There are SO MANY great maps out there and they can do such a good job of visually representing information. Maps for everything. My students will quickly learn, I also have a ton of interesting maps that I have found and saved over the years.