Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

World Population and Food Distribution

This lesson was created by Matt Hoodjer for students from ninth to tenth grade. During this lesson plan, students will simulate the differences in population density among the continents as well as the distribution of the world's supply.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

Human Geography

Theme

Environmental

Population

Cultural/Social

21st Century Universal Constructs

Critical Thinking

Region

North America

Latin America

Europe

Sub-Saharan Africa

Middle East

Asia

Australia/Oceania

Five Themes of Geography

Place

Human-Environment Interaction

Region

Common Core Standards

Speaking and Listening Standards (SL)

National Geographic Standards

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

14. How human actions modify the physical environment

15. How physical systems affect human systems

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

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

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