Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

Rivers in Europe

This lesson was created by Aileen Meyer for seventh grade students. Throughout this lesson plan, students will be able to identify the rivers of Europe and their effects on the world.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

Human Geography

Theme

Environmental

Landforms

Population

Cultural/Social

Region

Europe

Five Themes of Geography

Place

Human-Environment Interaction

Movement

Region

Common Core Standards

Speaking and Listening Standards (SL)

Iowa Core 21st Century Standards

TL 3. Apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information

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

6. How culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions

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

14. How human actions modify the physical environment

15. How physical systems affect human systems

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