Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- The ways geographic feature can effect historical events.
- The ways environmental issues can effect historical events.
- Geographic features: fall line, Cumberland Gap, desert southwest, global and local landscape patterns, climate and weather conditions (local to global), central business district/downtown.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Read and interpret physical geography maps related to historical events.
- Trace the progression of a historical event or era on a map.
- Analyze changing realities of natural resources.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- Historical events are influenced by geographic features and environmental issues.
Vocabulary
- geographic features
- physical environments
- environmental issues
- revitalization
