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Desertification, Fulani Herders, and Ecosystems in Nigeria

This lesson was created by Dr. Kay Weller (University of Northern Iowa) for students from seventh to twelfth grade. This lesson plan will teach students about the characteristics and spatial distribution of desertification in Africa and specifically Nigeria.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

Physical Geography

English

Reading

Theme

Environmental

Landforms

Climate

Cartography/Maps

21st Century Universal Constructs

Critical Thinking

Creativity

Region

Africa

Nigeria

Five Themes of Geography

Location

Place

Human-Environment Interaction

Movement

Region

Common Core Standards

Writing Standards (W)

Iowa Core 21st Century Standards

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

National Geographic Standards

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

8. The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on Earth's surface

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

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

GE 4. Understand how physical and human processes shape the Earth's surface and major ecosystems