southwest asia- indiana university（亚洲西南部,印第安纳大学）.docVIP

Southwest Asia Unit Plan By: Jessica Niksch; June, 2007 LaPorte High School,; LaPorte, Indiana Estimated Sessions: 12 (70 minute periods) Grade Levels: 9-12 Purpose: To use geographical and historical skills and concepts to deepen understanding of the region of Southwest Asia and global themes contained within the standards in relationship to the aforementioned region. National Geography Standards Addressed: 1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information.2: How to use mental maps to organize information about people, places, and environments.3: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earths surface. 4: The physical and human characteristics of places.5: That people create regions to interpret Earths complexity.6: How culture and experience influence peoples perception of places and regions. 7: The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earths surface. 9: The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earths surface.10: The characteristics, distributions, and complexity of Earths cultural mosaics.11: The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earths surface.12: The process, patterns, and functions of human settlement.13: How forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earths surface. 14: How human actions modify the physical environment.15: How physical systems affect human systems.16: The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources. 17: How to apply geography to interpret the past.To apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future. Indiana Social Studies Academic Indicators Addressed: Geography and History of the World Use maps, timelines, and/or other graphic representations to identify the location, distribution, and main events in the development of cultural he