Lesson plan

EconoGeography


GeoLiteracy

Description

In this lesson, students will examine factors that
influence economic choices, such as scarcity and
opportunity costs while looking at how geographic
factors determine what can be produced for sale.

Duration

4 class periods

Author

Danna
Lagerquist

Standards

3: How to analyze the spatial organization of people places, and environments on Earth's surface
11: The patterns and networks of economic interdependence
12: The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement
13: How the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface
15: How physical systems affect human systems
16: The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources

Teacher Instructions

Student Materials

Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners

Supplemental Files