🌎 Human Settlement and Geography Note to Students

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Human Settlement and Geography - Student Instructions

 

In this module, you will become familiar with the relationships between human settlement and the earth's physical geography.  You will have the opportunity to learn map skills and how to identify natural features on a map through Nearpod presentations. You will use these skills to explore maps and identify how natural features affect human settlement.  As a final activity, you will have the opportunity to create a map for an imaginary country and a map that shows the population density for your imaginary country to show the relationships between human settlement and geography. 

Lesson Activities

 

SSQuestion1.png Activity 1 - Map Skills Nearpod Lesson 

Target.pngLearning Objective:You will be able to read a map including map symbols, a map key, and a compass rose.

      • Think about the following essential question: What are maps and how does a map key help me read a map?
      • Learn about maps including map view, map symbols, map keys, cardinal directions, compass roses, and lines of latitude and longitude. 

 

SSComunicating4.png Activity 2 - Discussion: What are Natural Features?

Target.pngLearning Objective: You will be able to list and describe natural features.  

      • Learn about different types of natural features while watching videos about landforms and water bodies. 
      • Respond to the writing prompt on the discussion board:
        • What are two types of landforms? What are 1-2 interesting things you learned about these two types of landforms in the video?
        • What are two types of water bodies? What are 1-2 interesting things you learned about these two types of water bodies in the video?

 

SSQuestion1.png Activity 3 - Natural Features on a Map  Nearpod Lesson 

Target.pngLearning Objective: You will be able to identify natural features on a map. 

      • Think about the following essential question: How can I identify natural features on a map?
      • Learn how to identify natural features on a map.

 

SSQuestion1.png Activity 4 - Natural and Human-Made Boundaries 

Target.pngLearning Objective: You will be able to identify natural and human-made boundaries of cities, counties and states. 

      • Learn about natural and human-made boundaries and how states got their shapes. 
      • Identify natural and human-made boundaries on a map of the United States. 

 

SSConcepts2.png Activity 5 - Mapping North America 

Target.pngLearning Objective: You will be able to add symbols to a map key and locate and label natural and cultural features on a map.

      • Add symbols to a map key and locate and label natural and cultural features on a map.

 

SSConcepts2.png Activity 6 - Identifying Features on Map of Utah 

Target.pngLearning Objective: You will be able to identify natural and cultural features on a map. 

      • Identify natural and cultural features on a map of Utah. 
      • Students will examine a geographic map of Utah and answer a variety of questions about natural and cultural features found on the map. 

 

SSComunicating4.png Activity 7 - Discussion: Human Settlement and Geography in Utah 

Target.pngLearning Objective: You will be able to identify natural features near the most populated cities in Utah.

      • Examine a geographic map of Utah and explore Google Earth to locate the most populated cities in Utah and identify natural features that are nearby.
      • Respond to the writing prompt on the discussion board:
        • What natural features do you see on the map near the most populated cities? Why do you think people would want to live in these cities? 

 

SSEvaluating3.png Activity 8 - Human Settlement and Geography in the United States 

Target.pngLearning Objective: You will be able to use a map to describe the relationship between the U.S. population and the physical geography .

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      • You will compare a population density map and a geographic map of the United States. They will describe the relationships between the maps. 

 

SSEvaluating3.png Activity 9 - Create an Imaginary Country 

Target.pngLearning Objective: You can create a geographical map and a population density map of an imaginary country that shows the relationship between human settlement and geography.  

      • Create a geographic map and a population density map for an imaginary country that shows the relationship between human settlement and geography.
        • First, you will brainstorm names of natural and cultural features that they will include on their map.
        • Next, you will draw a map of their country which will include a compass rose and a map key.
        • Last, you will draw a population density map. They will draw their maps on pieces of paper and submit a photo through Canvas.  

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