Lesson plan

“Ichi-Ni-San-Shi-Go . . . Japan” Studying Japan using the 5 Themes of Geography


GeoLiteracy

Description

This lesson is designed to help students: 1) survey the physical and cultural geography of Japan, 2) build research skills, and 3) analyze Japan’s geography using the Five Themes of Geography.

Duration

3-4 class periods

Author

Jeannine
Kuropatkin

Standards

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
10: The characteristics, distribution and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics
12: The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement
14: How human actions modify the physical environment
15: How physical systems affect human systems

Teacher Instructions

KuropatkinJapanT.pdf (242.75 KB)
ASIAand_Japan.pdf (640.67 KB)
Japan_w_koreaS.pdf (383.28 KB)
mapKeyAsiaMap.pdf (676.77 KB)
mapKeyJapanMap.pdf (278.7 KB)

Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners

Supplemental Files