Supporting Question:

• How can a global perspective help me understand my world?
• What factors should we consider when using maps and why?
• How and why do people organize (categorize or regionalize) the world to study global issues or problems?
• How do the physical (natural) features and physical processes of Earth present challenges and opportunities for human societies?
• How and why does a natural hazard become a global natural disaster?

Student Texts Lessons 1-9

Lesson 1: How Can Maps Help Us Better Understand the Earth?

Lesson 2: How Can the Global Grid Help Us Better Understand the Earth?

Lesson 3: How Does Perspective & Purpose Influence the Creation of Maps?

Lesson 4: What are the Significant Physical Features of Earth?

Lesson 5: What are Some Ways to Organize and Regionalize the Earth?

Lesson 6: What Opportunities and Challenges do the Physical Features of the Earth Present to Humans?

Lesson 7: Investigating Global Events: Natural Hazards

Lesson 8: Investigating Global Events: Natural Disasters

Lesson 9: Why do the Effects of Natural Disasters Vary?