Looking at Pandemics Through the Geographic Lens of the 5 Themes

Author First Name: 
Gale Ekiss
Author Last Name: 
Heather Moll
Category: 
Student Geographic Literacy - Classroom Applications
Description: 
Because geography straddles both human and physical worlds, it sits at a unique position to study pandemics. Relying on the work of Dr. Helen Hazen (University of Denver), this session will present various ways to approach the topic with a focus on the 1918-19 Flu and COVID- 9 pandemics as well as a local example of an epidemic (hantavirus). Compelling questions and lessons will be shared. Web-based resources and maps will be provided so students can initiate research for their own inquiries. Grade Level: Secondary
Grade Range: 
Secondary
Related Materials: 
application/pdf icon5 Themes Overview
application/pdf iconAzGA Pandemic Lessons
application/pdf iconHyperlinked Resources
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Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919 Lesson
Hantavirus Lesson
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
3: How to analyze the spatial organization of people places, and environments on 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
11: The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on the Earth’s surface
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
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past
18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future