Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

Our Lady of the Rosary: Andacollo

This lesson was created by Erin Nennig and Ileana Gonzalez (Des Moines Schools) for students from sixth to eighth grade. Throughout this lesson plan, students will learn about the religious side of Chilean culture.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

Human Geography

Theme

Cultural/Social

21st Century Universal Constructs

Creativity

Region

Latin America

Chile

Five Themes of Geography

Place

Human-Environment Interaction

Common Core Standards

Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies (WHST)

National Geographic Standards

10. The characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

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