Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

Comparing and Contrasting Water in the United States and Nigeria

This lesson was created by Kim Daughetee (Dubuque School District) and Anne Hoeper (Davenport School District) for students from fifth to seventh grade. By completing this lesson plan, students will learn about the natural resources available in different parts of the world.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

Physical Geography

English

Theme

Environmental

Landforms

Climate

Population

Cultural/Social

Region

United States

North America

Africa

Nigeria

Five Themes of Geography

Human-Environment Interaction

Movement

Common Core Standards

Writing Standards (W)

National Geographic Standards

4. The physical and human characteristics of places

12. The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement

16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

GE 2. Understand how geographic and human characteristics create culture and define regions

GE 3. Understand how human factors and the distribution of resources affect the development of society and the movement of populations