World Food Programme/Country Comparison | Geographic Alliance of Iowa

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This lesson was created by Julia Swallow for students from fifth to seventh grade. During this lesson plan, studnets will analyze data on countries to compare the hunger needs and their causes in order to discuss causes involved with other students and debate possible solutions.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

Human Geography

Talented/Gifted

Computers/Technology

Theme

Cultural/Social

Region

None specified

Five Themes of Geography

Location

Place

Human-Environment Interaction

Movement

Region

National Geographic Standards

4. The physical and human characteristics of places

8. The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on Earth's surface

9. The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface

11. The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface

13. How the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's 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

18. How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future

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

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

GE 4. Understand how physical processes and human actions modify the environment and how the environment affects humans