Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

Rice: It Feeds the World

This lesson was created by Kelly Davidson for students from sixth to eighth grade. As a result of this lesson plan, students will learn about how nature influences the opportunities a country has.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

Physical Geography

English

Reading

Computers/Technology

Theme

Environmental

Landforms

Climate

Population

Cartography/Maps

Cultural/Social

Region

India

South Asia

Asia

Five Themes of Geography

Place

Human-Environment Interaction

Movement

Region

Common Core Standards

Speaking and Listening Standards (SL)

Iowa Core 21st Century Standards

ES 1. Communicate and work productively with others, incorporating different perspectives and cross cultural understanding, to increase innovation and the quality of work

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

2. How to use mental maps to organize information about people places, and environments in a spatial context

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

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