GEOGRAPHY WEBSITE PROTOCOL:
Geography World
By: Judy Carnine; 6/15/1997, Indianapolis,
IN
Site address: http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/101n.html
Theme:"The World of Geography"
Grade Level(s): upper elementary and middle
and high school ages
Annotation of Site:
The above web site is an excellent "location"
for incorporating all aspects of Geography: physical, human, economic,
historic, future, ... The web site entitled, Geography World, provides
information about the environment, maps, population distribution, census,
water, pollution, facts about various countries, and much more. Any of
the topics can be utilized for individual student or group research or
teacher large group instruction.
Geography Standards addressed:
- #1) How to use maps and other geographic representations,
tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from
a spatial perspective.
- #2) How to use mental maps to organize information about
people, places and environments in a spatial context.
- #3) How to analyze the spatial organization of people,
places and environments on the Earth’s surface.
- #4) The physical and human characteristics of places.
- #5) That people create regions to interpret Earth’s complexity.
- #6) How culture and experience influence people’s perceptions
of places and regions.
- #7) The physical processes that shape the patterns of
Earth’s surface.
- #8) The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems
on Earth’s surface.
- #9) The characteristics, distribution, and migration
of human populations on Earth’s surface.
- #10) The characteristics, distribution, and complexity
of Earth’s cultural mosaic.
- #11) The patterns and networks of economic interdependence
on Earth’s surface.
- #12) The processes, patterns, and functions of human
settlement.
- #13) How the forces of cooperation and conflict among
people influence the division and control of 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.
- #17) How to apply geography to interpret the past.
- #18) How to apply geography to interpret the present
and plan for the future.
Indiana Social Studies Proficiency Guidelines addressed:
This web site addressed proficiencies specified under
inquiry skills and geographic relationships for all grade levels.