Water & Drought:
Two Sides of the Same Coin
Classroom sessions/estimated time:
2-5 class periods with use of a computer lab:
1-3 to work through the Tutorial and 2
for small group research and presentations (optional)
Grade Level(s):
high school (tailored for students in
Geography & History of the World
and
Advanced Placement Human
Geography
)
Purpose:
Students will understand the geographic concept of human/environmental interactions over time utilizing fresh
water as an example.
National Geography Standards (2
nd
Edition):
1 (1.1, 1.2, 1.4) – How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial
thinking to understand and communicate information
3 (3.1, 3.2, 3.3) – How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth’s surface
4 (4.2) – The physical and human characteristics of places
6 (6.1) – How culture and experience influence people’s perceptions of places and regions
7 (7.1) – The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth’s surface
9 (9.2B, 9.3) – The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth’s surface
12 (12.1, 12.2, 12.3A) – The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement
14 (14.1, 14.2, 14.3) – How human actions modify the physical environment
15 (15.1, 15.2, 15.3) – How physical systems affect human systems
16 (16.3) – the changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources
18 (18.1, 18.2, 18.3) – How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future
Indiana GHW Academic Standards:
3.4, 3.5 – Population Characteristics, Distribution and Migration
5.5 – Urban Growth
9.2, 9.3 – Human and Environmental Interactions:
Resources, Hazards and Health
AP Human Geography:
IA; C1, 2, 4, 5; D, E:
Geography:
Its Nature and Perspectives
II A1 and 2; B1, 3, 5:
Population and Migration
IV A6:
Political Organization of Space
VC3:
Agriculture, Food Production, and Rural Land Use
VI C5, 6, 7:
Industrialization and Economic Development
VII D2, 4, 5; E5:
Cities and Urban Land Use
