Lesson plan
It’s Where??? A Look at the Location of Our Territorial Capital and Why It Was Located There
GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Legacy
Description
In this lesson, students learn about different issues facing territorial Arizona , including the Civil War, and how such issues affected the choice of the capital’s location. By examining maps, students will understand the importance of having enough facts to make an informed decision—in this case, where to locate our new territorial capital.Duration
1-2 class periodsAuthor
Patricia
Sepp
Standards
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information4: The physical and human characteristics of places
9: The characteristics, distribution and migration of human populations
12: The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past
Teacher Instructions
SeppCapitalT.pdf
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Student Materials
SeppCapitalS.pdf
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