Introduction to Egypt | Geographic Alliance of Iowa

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This lesson plan was created by Hank Easterling (St. Albert High School) for students in the 10th grade. In this lesson plan, students will use Google Earth, maps, and information on population and physiological density to develop a general understanding of the basic geography of Egypt.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

Physical Geography

World History

Theme

Environmental

Landforms

Climate

Cartography/Maps

Historical

Region

Africa

Middle East

Five Themes of Geography

Location

Place

Human-Environment Interaction

Movement

Region

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

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

4. The physical and human characteristics of places

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

12. The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement

14. How human actions modify the physical environment

15. How physical systems affect human systems

17. How to apply geography to interpret the past

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 physical and human characteristics create 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 and human processes shape the Earth's surface and major ecosystems

GE 5. Understand how human actions modify the environment and how the environment affects humans