Unit 1: The Essentials of Geography

Learning Targets

1. I can understand how geographers think about the world.
2. I can explain how people use geography.
3. I can describe how the earth continually changes.
4. I can describe what shapes the world's varied environments.
5. I can analyze geography's influence on cultures around the world.

Resources and Assignments

• Chapter 1
  • Chapter 1 Packet
  • 1.3: World Regions
  • Latitude and Longitude Games
    • Treasure Hunt
    • Coordinates
  • Map Scale Game
• Chapter 2
  • Chapter 2 Packet