Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

Mapping World News

This lesson was created by Beth Miller (Davenport Community School District) for students from fourth to eighth grade. As a result of this lesson plan, students will understand how locating countries in the news provides a context for studying current events and for seeing the earth as an integrated system of regions.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

Human Geography

Physical Geography

Sociology

Political Science

Theme

Cartography/Maps

Cultural/Social

Region

None specified

Five Themes of Geography

Location

Region

National Geographic Standards

1. How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective

4. The physical and human characteristics of places

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

GE 1. Understand the use of geographic tools to locate and analyze information about people, places, and environments

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