03-6th/7th Grade Geography- OConnell

GLCE and
Verb

6-G1.2.5 Locate and use information from Geographic

Information Systems(GIS) and satellite remote sensing to answer
geographic questions.

Knowledge
(K)

Understand (U)

The Geographic
Information
System is a
system that
refers to all
different types
of geographic
material. (e.g.
Latitude,
Longitude, Zip
Codes,Topograp
hy,
Cartography,
and many
more). This
information can
be used to
make
connections to
geography in
many ways.
The amount of
information is
so broad that it
will be
important for
students to
know how to
explore the
information
system for
future
references.
Satellite
Remote
Sensing uses
satellite
technology to
observe
geography from
above mainly

Students will
understand that they
can discover useful
information about
geography and how to
make use out of the
information they find
from the GIS and
satellite sensing. They
will understand how to
use the information
they find to answer
geographic questions.

DOL:
Demonstrati
on of
Learning
(DO)
Students will
demonstrate
their
knowledge of
this GLCE by
using the GIS
and satellite
remote
sensing to
answer
random
geographic
questions.
(example,
Find the five
oceans and
write them
down from
largest to
smallest) This
web quest
style
assignment
will be
designed to
explore
multiple
aspects of
geography so
students will
be able to
demonstrate
their
knowledge of
the GIS and
satellite
remote
sensing and
how to locate
the
information.

Vocabula
ry

Geographi
c
Informatio
n Systems
Satellite
remote
sensing
Latitude
Longitude
Topograph
y

I Can

I can use
the
informatio
n I find
from GIS
and
satellite
remote
sensing to
answer
geographic
questions.

physical. Using
this satellite
technology
offers a way of
observing data
without having
to be there.
(e.g. a
hurricane in the
ocean).
Geographic
Information
Systems
Satellite remote
sensing
Latitude
Longitude
GLCE and
Verb
Knowledge
(K)
There are
multiple factors
that go into the
distribution of
the population.
Some are
based on
physical
conditions such
as the climate
or the geology
of the land,
while others are
more socioeconomic, and
rely on certain
types of
industries or
other money
influences.
Maps are often
used to display
this type of
information

6-G1.2.6 Create or interpret a map of the population

distribution of a region and generalize about the factors
influencing the distribution of the population.
Understand (U)
DOL:
Vocabula
I Can
Demonstration ry
of Learning
(DO)
Students will
Students will
Physical
I can
understand that
demonstrate
Conditions illustrate
there are multiple
their knowledge
factors
kinds of factors that of a GLCE by
Climate
that
go into the
creating their
influence
distribution of a
own useful map
Socioecon the
population.
of a region. The
omic
distributio
students will be
Conditions n of
provided with a
population
blank map of
Population and map
that region and
Distributio it.
they will have to
n
create a key and
use their
Key
symbols to
project their
Symbols
information they
know about the
population
distribution of
that region.
Students will pick
2-3 main
components of

because it
projects a good
visual on why
certain groups
of people are in
certain
locations.
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distribution of
population to
elaborate on and
illustrate their
understanding to
the class.

Physical
Conditions
Climate
Socioeconomic
Conditions
Population
Distribution
Key
Symbols

GLCE and
Verb
Knowledge
(K)
Everywhere
you go there
are both
physical
characteristics
and human
characteristics
that define a
world region.
Human
characteristics
are anything
contributed to

6-G1.2.4- Use images as a basis for answering questions for

human and physical characteristics of places and major world
regions. Simple Skills
Understand
DOL:
Vocabulary
I Can
(U)
Demonstratio
n of Learning
(DO)
"Students will
Students will
Human
I can use
understand
demonstrate
characteristic
images such
that images
their
Physical
as pictures and
can be used to knowledge of
Characteristic
maps to
answer
this GLCE by
World Region
answer
questions
placing images Race
questions
regarding
of both people
Culture
about
people and
and geologic
Geography
characteristics
places all over features on a
Climate
of places and
the world.
map in the
world regions.
region theyd
be found in.

humans (e.g.
buildings,
bridges,
tunnels,
religion,
political
system,
economic
activities,
population
distribution.)
Physical
Characteristics
are anything
that is natural
to a region
without human
influence(e.g.
landforms,
bodies of
water,
weather,
climate, soil,
minerals,
vegetation,
animal life.)
Human
characteristic
Physical
Characteristic
World Region
Race
Culture
Geography
GLCE and
Verb
Knowledge
(K)
Population
Characteristics
is a term that
refers to
anything used
to define a
population
(birth rate,
death rate,

6-G1.2.3- Use, interpret, and create maps and graphs

representing population characteristics, features, and land-use of
the region under study.
Understand
DOL:
Vocabulary
I Can
(U)
Demonstratio
n of Learning
(DO)
Students will
Students will
I can use,
understand
demonstrate
Land-use
interpret, and
that there is a
their
create maps
proper way to
knowledge
Ethnicity
and graphs
develop a map when provided
that represent
and interpret it with a blank
Demographics region by the
while providing map of a
following:
information.
region of a
Immigration
Population
They can do
teachers
characteristics,

immigration,
emigration,
population
distribution,
population
density,
growth rate,
ect.) Any
features can
be used to
separate a
region, both
physical
features and
man-made
features. A
physical
feature( e.g.
Grand Canyon,
Atlantic Ocean,
ect.) A manmade
feature(e.g.
Empire
Building, The
Pyramids, The
Leaning
Tower.)
Land-use is
basically how
the humans in
a region use
the land they
live upon. (e.g.
If a group of
people live by
an Ocean their
land-use may
consist of
highly fishing,
If a group lives
inland it may
consist of
farming or
hunting.).
Land-use
Ethnicity
Demographics
Immigration

this with the

information
they have
learned such
as population
characteristics,
features, and
land-use of
regions.

choice. The
student will
then have to
research
population
characteristics,
certain
features, and
land-use for
that region and
apply it to the
map using
symbols and a
legend. After
creating this
map each
student will
give a quick 23 minute
presentation
on what their
map means.

Emigration

features, landuse

Emigration