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Choices Curriculum Lessons that build Geography Skills
Beneath the title is a description of one of the lessons in the curriculum unit.From Conflict in Iraq: Searching for Solutions
The Geography of Iraq
By identifying the major geographical landmarks, resources, and demographic patterns, students draw connections between geography and events in Iraq.
From Global Environmental Problems: Implications for U.S. Policy
Defining Global Environmental Problems
After investigating some problems in the Amazon rainforest, students define environmental problems and weigh the challenges and trade-offs involved in protecting the environment. From Caught Between Two Worlds: Mexico at the Crossroads
Political Geography
Reading maps, students explore how the political geography of North America has changed since the colonial period and draw connections between geography and history.
From Shifting Sands: Balancing U.S. Interests in the Middle East
Political Geography of the Middle East
Using historical maps which show border changes, students understand the geography of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The Partition of Palestine
Students tackle the difficult task of partitioning Palestine in 1947 using contemporaneous data.From The Challenge of Nuclear Weapons
Mapping the Nuclear World
Students analyze maps and data to draw conclusions about the status of nuclear weapons stockpiles today.
From U.S. Trade Policy: Competing in a Global Economy
An Introduction to U.S. Trade
By checking their clothing labels and mapping out where their clothes were made, students examine the nature of trade and why nations trade.
From A Forgotten History: The Slave Trade and Slavery in New England
Slavery Connects the North and the South
Utilizing primary documents such as letters, a map, a slave auction advertisement and sales records, students reconstruct the route of an actual slave ship. (Documents are also accessible on the Choices web site.)
From To End All Wars: World War I and the League of Nations Debate
The Big Four
Recreating the Paris Peace Conference, students attempt to redraw the map of Europe, taking into consideration Wilson’s Fourteen Points, competing national concerns, historical state boundaries ,and ethnolinguistic patterns.From Between World Wars: FDR and the Age of Isolationism
Political Geography of Interwar Period
Students connect history to geography by identifying and mapping major political landmarks discussed previously in the text.
From Colonialism in the Congo: Conquest, Conflict, and Commerce
Europe in Africa
By comparing pre- and postcolonial maps of Africa, students analyze the extent and effects of European colonialism in Africa.
From The Russian Revolution
Geography of Russia
Using a series of political and physical maps, students practice map reading skills and consider how geography affects history.
From Weimar Germany and the Rise of Hitler
The Birth of the Weimar Republic
Students explore maps, sections of the Versailles Treaty, and other documents to analyze the events and decisions that led to the creation of the Weimar Republic.
From Indian Independence and the Question of Pakistan
Understanding India’s Early History
Students compare the religious beliefs of Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs and evaluate how the British were able to conquer and hold India. The lesson also involves reading selections from literature and maps of the monsoon.