Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

What You Give

This lesson was created by Jennifer Krieger-Coen for English Language Learning students from eighth to ninth grade. In this lesson plan, students will be able to identify the exports of their native country and why the U.S. needs/wants these imports.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

Economics

English

Theme

Economic

Region

None specified

Five Themes of Geography

Location

Movement

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

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

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

16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources

17. How to apply geography to interpret the past

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