Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

Compare and Contrast: India, Iowa, and the USA

This lesson was created by Kelly Davidson for students from sixth to eighth grade. Throughout the lesson plan, students will use facts to compare India, Iowa, and the U.S.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

Human Geography

Physical Geography

English

Computers/Technology

Theme

Environmental

Landforms

Climate

Population

Cultural/Social

Region

Iowa

United States

North America

India

Asia

Five Themes of Geography

Location

Place

Human-Environment Interaction

Movement

Region

Common Core Standards

Speaking and Listening Standards (SL)

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

3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface

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